Universal conductance scaling of Andreev reflections using a dissipative probe

Abstract

The Majorana search is caught up in an extensive debate about the false-positive signals from non-topological Andreev bound states (ABSs). We introduce a remedy using the dissipative probe to generate electron-boson interaction. We theoretically show that the interaction-induced renormalization leads to significantly distinct universal zero-bias conductance behaviors, i.e. distinct characteristic power-law in temperature, for different types of Andreev reflections, which shows a sharp contrast to that of a Majorana zero mode. Various specific cases have been studied, including the cases that two charges involved in an Andreev reflection process maintain/lose coherence, and the cases for multiple ABSs with or without a Majorana present. A transparent list of conductance features in each case is provided to help distinguishing the observed subgap states in experiments, which also promotes the identification of Majorana zero modes.

arXiv comment15 pages, 4 figures, 1 talbe, with text, figures and reference updated

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