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Biasing topological charge injection in topological matter

  • Mostafa Tanhayi Ahari
  • , Shu Zhang
  • , Ji Zou
  • , Yaroslav Tserkovnyak

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Abstract

We explore the interplay between topologies in the momentum and real spaces to formulate a thermodynamic description of nonequilibrium injection of topological charges under external bias. We show that the edge modes engendered by the momentum-space topology can play a functional role of connecting the external reservoirs to the bulk transport of topological charges in the real space. We illustrate our general results with two examples: the spin-torque injection of skyrmions in an electrically biased integer quantum Hall system, and the vortex injection in a topological p+ip superconductor coupled to heat reservoirs. Based on the universal fractional entropy of the Majorana zero modes bound to the vortices, their controllable injection proposed in this work could provide a route for creating and manipulating Majorana fermions.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberL201401
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume104
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2021
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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