Majorana-Weyl crossings in topological multi-terminal junctions

Manuel Houzet (1) , Julia Meyer (1)

1 GT - Laboratory of Quantum Theory

We analyze the Andreev spectrum in a four-terminal Josephson junction between one-dimensional topological superconductors in class D. We find that a topologically protected crossing in the space of three superconducting phase differences can occur between the two lowest Andreev bound states. This crossing can be detected through the transconductance quantization, in units of $2e^2/h$, between two voltage-biased terminals. Our prediction provides yet another example of topology in multi-terminal Josephson junctions. We discuss possible realizations of such junctions with semiconducting crossed nanowires and with quantum-spin Hall insulators.

Domaines: Physique [physics]; Matière Condensée [cond-mat]; Systèmes mésoscopiques et effet Hall quantique [cond-mat.mes-hall]

Manuel Houzet, Julia Meyer. Majorana-Weyl crossings in topological multi-terminal junctions. Physical Review B, 2019, 100 (1), pp.014521. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevB.100.014521⟩. ⟨hal-01989124⟩