Abstract
We consider a Floquet triple-layer setup composed of a two-dimensional electron gas with spin-orbit interactions, proximity coupled to an s-wave superconductor and to a ferromagnet driven at resonance. The ferromagnetic layer generates a time-oscillating Zeeman field which competes with the induced superconducting gap and leads to a topological phase transition. The resulting Floquet states support a second-order topological superconducting phase with a pair of localized zero-energy Floquet Majorana corner states. Moreover, the phase diagram comprises a Floquet helical topological superconductor, hosting a Kramers pair of Majorana edge modes protected by an effective time-reversal symmetry, as well as a gapless Floquet Weyl phase. The topological phases are stable against disorder as well as against parameter variations and are within experimental reach.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 032013 |
| Journal | Physical Review Research |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2019 authors. Published by the American Physical Society.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy