Enhancement of the thermoelectric effect due to the Majorana zero modes coupled to one quantum-dot system

Abstract

By considering Majorana zero modes to laterally couple to the quantum dot, we evaluate the thermoelectric effect in one single-dot system. The calculation results show that if one Majorana zero mode couples to the dot, the thermoelectric effect will exhibit its change, but the thermoelectric efficiency cannot be enhanced apparently. However, the thermoelectric effect can be efficiently strengthened when two Majorana zero modes are introduced simultaneously. We believe that the findings in this work provide an alternative method for the detection of Majorana bound state.

8 pages, 7 figures, submitted to PRB

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