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arxiv: 1711.03840 · v2 · pith:HDLP2YIJnew · submitted 2017-11-10 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall

Chiral Majorana fermion modes regulated by a scanning tunneling microscope tip

classification ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall
keywords majoranachiralperfectstatetunnelingandreevcrossedfermion
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The Majorana fermion can be described by a real wave function with only two phases (0 and {\pi}) which provide a controllable degree of freedom. We propose a strategy to regulate the phase of the chiral Majorana state by coupling with a scanning tunneling microscope tip in a system consisting of quantum anomalous Hall insulator coupled with a superconductor. With the change of the chemical potential, the chiral Majorana state can be tuned alternately between 0 and {\pi}, in which, correspondingly, the perfect normal tunneling and perfect crossed Andreev reflection appear. The perfect crossed Andreev reflection, by which a Cooper pair can be split into two electrons going into different terminals completely, leads to a pumping current and distinct quantized resistances. These findings may provide a signature of Majorana fermions and pave a feasible avenue to regulate the phase of Majorana state.

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