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New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries
We classify gapped topological superconducting (TSC) phases of one-dimensional quantum wires with local magnetic symmetries, in which the time-reversal symmetry [Formula: see text] is broken, but its combinations with certain crystalline symmetries, such as [Formula: see text] , [Formula: see text]...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8288464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34691633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa169 |
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author | Zou, Jinyu Xie, Qing Song, Zhida Xu, Gang |
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description | We classify gapped topological superconducting (TSC) phases of one-dimensional quantum wires with local magnetic symmetries, in which the time-reversal symmetry [Formula: see text] is broken, but its combinations with certain crystalline symmetries, such as [Formula: see text] , [Formula: see text] , [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] , are preserved. Our results demonstrate that an equivalent BDI class TSC can be realized in the [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text] superconducting wire, which is characterized by a chiral Z(c) invariant. More interestingly, we also find two types of totally new TSC phases in the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] superinducting wires, which are beyond the known AZ class, and are characterized by a helical Z(h) invariant and Z(h)⊕Z(c) invariants, respectively. In the Z(h) TSC phase, Z pairs of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are protected at each end. In the [Formula: see text] case, the MZMs can be either chiral or helical, and even helical-chiral coexisting. The minimal models preserving [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text] symmetry are presented to illustrate their novel TSC properties and MZMs. |
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spelling | pubmed-82884642021-10-21 New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries Zou, Jinyu Xie, Qing Song, Zhida Xu, Gang Natl Sci Rev Physics We classify gapped topological superconducting (TSC) phases of one-dimensional quantum wires with local magnetic symmetries, in which the time-reversal symmetry [Formula: see text] is broken, but its combinations with certain crystalline symmetries, such as [Formula: see text] , [Formula: see text] , [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] , are preserved. Our results demonstrate that an equivalent BDI class TSC can be realized in the [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text] superconducting wire, which is characterized by a chiral Z(c) invariant. More interestingly, we also find two types of totally new TSC phases in the [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] superinducting wires, which are beyond the known AZ class, and are characterized by a helical Z(h) invariant and Z(h)⊕Z(c) invariants, respectively. In the Z(h) TSC phase, Z pairs of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are protected at each end. In the [Formula: see text] case, the MZMs can be either chiral or helical, and even helical-chiral coexisting. The minimal models preserving [Formula: see text] or [Formula: see text] symmetry are presented to illustrate their novel TSC properties and MZMs. Oxford University Press 2020-07-24 /pmc/articles/PMC8288464/ /pubmed/34691633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa169 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Physics Zou, Jinyu Xie, Qing Song, Zhida Xu, Gang New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries |
title | New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries |
title_full | New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries |
title_fullStr | New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries |
title_full_unstemmed | New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries |
title_short | New types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries |
title_sort | new types of topological superconductors under local magnetic symmetries |
topic | Physics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8288464/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34691633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaa169 |
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