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arxiv: 1408.3804 · v3 · pith:Q2MTVGWDnew · submitted 2014-08-17 · ❄️ cond-mat.str-el · cond-mat.mes-hall

Detecting a quantum critical point in topological SN junctions

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A spin-orbit coupled quantum wire, with one end proximate to an s-wave superconductor, can become a topological superconductor, with a Majorana mode localized at each end of the superconducting region. It was recently shown that coupling one end of such a topological superconductor to $two$ normal channels of interacting electrons leads to a novel type of frustration and a quantum critical point when both channels couple with equal strength. We propose an experimental method to access this critical point in a $single$ quantum wire and show its resilience to disorder.

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