Splitting of Majorana modes due to intervortex tunneling in a p + ip superconductor

Abstract

We consider a two-dimensional px+i py superconductor in the presence of multiple vortices, which support zero-energy Majorana fermion states in their cores. Intervortex tunnelings of the Majorana fermions lift the topological state degeneracy. Using the Bogoliubov-de Gennes equation, we calculate splitting of the zero-energy modes due to these tunneling events. We also discuss superconducting fluctuations and, in particular, their effect on the energy splitting.

arXiv comment4 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in PRL

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