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arxiv: 1509.00463 · v3 · pith:N2VMWFWAnew · submitted 2015-09-01 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · cond-mat.supr-con

Current Correlations in a Majorana Beam Splitter

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall cond-mat.supr-con
keywords behaviorcorrelationcrossjunctioncorrelationscurrentleadsmajorana
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We study current correlations in a $T$-junction composed of a grounded topological superconductor and of two normal-metal leads which are biased at a voltage $V$. We show that the existence of an isolated Majorana zero mode in the junction dictates a universal behavior for the cross correlation of the currents through the two normal-metal leads of the junction. The cross correlation is negative and approaches zero at high bias voltages as -1/$V$. This behavior is robust in the presence of disorder and multiple transverse channels, and persists at finite temperatures. In contrast, an accidental low-energy Andreev bound state gives rise to nonuniversal behavior of the cross correlation. We employ numerical transport simulations to corroborate our conclusions.

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