Intrinsic emergence of Majorana modes in Luttinger j=3/2 systems
arXiv:2203.13646 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.105.224513
Abstract
We analyze theoretically two different setups for s-wave superconductivity (SC) proximitized particles in Luttinger materials that are able to host Majorana bound states (MBSs). First, we consider a one-dimensional SC wire with intrinsic bulk inversion asymmetry (BIA). In contrast to wires, modeled by a quadratic dispersion with Rashba spin-orbit coupling, there are two topological phase transitions in our systems at finite magnetic fields. Second, we analyze a two-dimensional Josephson junction on the Luttinger model finding a topological region even in the absence of BIA and Rashba spin-orbit couplings. This originates from the hybridization of the light and heavy hole bands of the states in combination with the SC pairing. As a consequence, both systems can be driven into a topological phase hosting MBSs. Hence, we predict that MBSs form in any SC proximitized Josephson junction on 2D Luttinger materials by the application of magnetic field alone. This opens a new avenue for the search of topological SC.
arXiv comment7 pages, 4 figures
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