Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1544727 Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures 2014 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

We investigate interference of Majorana fermions (MFs) in NS junctions. A general formula of charge conductance G for NS junctions with two MFs is derived based on the low energy effective model. It is found that G   for two MFs takes various values 0≤G≤4e2/h0≤G≤4e2/h owing to interference of the MFs, while G   is quantized as G=2e2/hG=2e2/h for a single MF. The value of G is determined by symmetry of the system. As an example, we investigate the complete destructive interference of two degenerate MFs reported by Ii et al. [A. Ii, A. Yamakage, K. Yada, M. Sato, Y. Tanaka, Physical Review B 86 (2012) 174512.], and identify the symmetry responsible for the destructive interference.

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