Observation of magnetic adatom-induced Majorana vortex and its hybridization with field-induced Majorana vortex in an iron-based superconductor

oleh: Peng Fan, Fazhi Yang, Guojian Qian, Hui Chen, Yu-Yang Zhang, Geng Li, Zihao Huang, Yuqing Xing, Lingyuan Kong, Wenyao Liu, Kun Jiang, Chengmin Shen, Shixuan Du, John Schneeloch, Ruidan Zhong, Genda Gu, Ziqiang Wang, Hong Ding, Hong-Jun Gao

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01

Deskripsi

Braiding Majorana modes is essential for topological quantum computing, but it remains difficult to find a suitable platform. Here, the authors report the evidence of hybridization between field-induced and magnetic adatom induced Majorana modes in an iron-based superconductor FeTe0.55Se0.45, providing a possible single-material platform for braiding Majorana modes.