Majorana edge modes in one-dimensional Kitaev chain with staggered $p$-wave superconducting pairing

Xiao-Jue Zhang, Rong Lü, Qi-Bo Zeng

We introduce a new type of one-dimensional Kitaev chain with staggered $p$-wave superconducting pairing. We find three physical regimes in this model by tuning the $p$-wave pairing…