Majorana Kramers pairs in higher-order topological insulators

Abstract

We propose a tune-free scheme to realize Kramers pairs of Majorana bound states in recently discovered higher-order topological insulators (HOTIs). We show that, by bringing two hinges of a HOTI into the proximity of an $s$-wave superconductor, the competition between local and crossed-Andreev pairing leads to the formation of Majorana Kramers pairs, when the latter pairing dominates over the former. We demonstrate that such a topological superconductivity is stabilized by moderate electron-electron interactions. The proposed setup avoids the application of a magnetic field or local voltage gates, and requires weaker interactions compared with nonhelical nanowires.

15 pages, 8 figures; accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett

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