DIII topological superconductivity with emergent time-reversal symmetry

  • Christopher Reeg
  • , Constantin Schrade
  • , Jelena Klinovaja
  • , Daniel Loss

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Abstract

We find a class of topological superconductors which possess an emergent time-reversal symmetry that is present only after projecting to an effective low-dimensional model. We show that a topological phase in symmetry class DIII can be realized in a noninteracting system coupled to an s-wave superconductor only if the physical time-reversal symmetry of the system is broken, and we provide three general criteria that must be satisfied in order to have such a phase. We also provide an explicit model which realizes the class DIII topological superconductor in 1D. We show that, just as in time-reversal invariant topological superconductors, the topological phase is characterized by a Kramers pair of Majorana fermions that are protected by the emergent time-reversal symmetry.

Original languageEnglish
Article number161407
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume96
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes

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© 2017 American Physical Society.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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