Majorana corner states in square and Kagome quantum spin liquids
arXiv:2101.01180 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.104.214422
Abstract
Quantum spin liquids hosting Majorana excitations have recently experienced renewed interest for potential applications to topological quantum computation. Performing logical operations with reduced poisoning requires to localize such quasiparticles at specific point of the system, with energies that are well defined and inside the bulk energy gap. These are two defining features of second order topological insulators (SOTIs). Here, we show two spin models that support quantum spin liquid phases characterised by Majorana excitations and that behave as SOTIs, one of which is analytically solvable thanks to a theorem by Lieb. We show that, depending on the values of spin couplings, it is possible to localize either fermions or Majorana particles at their corners.
arXiv comment4+epsilon pages, 3 figures, 1 appendix (supplemental material - included in the main arXiv text)
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