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arxiv: 1403.6239 · v2 · pith:BHM633B4new · submitted 2014-03-25 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall

Quantum Resistor-Capacitor Circuit with Majorana Fermion Modes in Chiral Topological Superconductor

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We investigate the mesoscopic resistor-capacitor circuit consisting of a quantum dot coupled to spatially separated Majorana fermion modes in a chiral topological superconductor. We find substantially enhanced relaxation resistance due to the nature of Majorana fermions, which are their own anti-particles and composed of particle and hole excitations in the same abundance. Further, if only a single Majorana mode is involved, the zero-frequency relaxation resistance is completely suppressed due to a destructive interference. As a result, the Majorana mode opens an exotic dissipative channel on a superconductor which is typically regarded as dissipationless due to its finite superconducting gap.

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