Influence of the Accumulation Layer on the Spectral Properties of Full-Shell Majorana Nanowires

We study the influence of the accumulation layer on the spectral properties of semiconducting nanowires fully covered by a superconducting shell within the framework of the Bogoliubov–de Gennes equations. It is shown that both the decrease in the thickness of the layer and the increase in the ratio...

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Published in:Physics of the solid state 2020-09, Vol.62 (9), p.1592-1597
Main Authors: Kopasov, A. A., Mel’nikov, A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accumulation
Analysis
Charge transport
Magnetic flux
Nanowires
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Solid State Physics
Spectra
Superconductivity
Superconductors
Thickness
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Summary:We study the influence of the accumulation layer on the spectral properties of semiconducting nanowires fully covered by a superconducting shell within the framework of the Bogoliubov–de Gennes equations. It is shown that both the decrease in the thickness of the layer and the increase in the ratio of the Fermi velocities in the shell and the core result in the enhancement of the spectral gap and restrict the parameter range corresponding to the topologically nontrivial phase. The presence of the accumulation layer can also lead to reentrant magnetic flux dependencies of the gap, which can be experimentally observed in measurements of charge transport through the nanowire in the Coulomb blockade conditions.
ISSN:1063-7834
1090-6460
DOI:10.1134/S1063783420090164