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arxiv: 1202.6357 · v3 · pith:7FI6ATDWnew · submitted 2012-02-28 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall

Josephson-Majorana cycle in topological single-electron hybrid transistors

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keywords cyclejosephson-majoranaboundelectrodemajoranamechanismnormalsingle-electron
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Charge transport through a small topological superconducting island in contact with a normal and a superconducting electrode occurs through a cycle that involves coherent oscillations of Cooper pairs and tunneling in/out the normal electrode through a Majorana bound state, the Josephson-Majorana cycle. We illustrate this mechanism by studying the current-voltage characteristics of a superconductor-topological superconductor-normal metal single-electron transistor. At low bias and temperature the Josephson-Majorana cycle is the dominant mechanism for transport. We discuss a three-terminal configuration where the non-local character of the Majorana bound states is emergent.

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