Selective equal-spin Andreev reflections induced by Majorana fermions.
In this work, we find that Majorana fermions induce selective equal spin Andreev reflections (SESARs), in which incoming electrons with certain spin polarization in the lead are reflected as counterpropagating holes with the same spin. The spin polarization direction of the electrons of this Andreev reflected channel is selected by the Majorana fermions. Moreover, electrons with opposite spin polarization are always reflected as electrons with unchanged spin. As a result, the charge current in the lead is spin polarized. Therefore, a topological superconductor which supports Majorana fermions can be used as a novel device to create fully spin-polarized currents in paramagnetic leads. We point out that SESARs can also be used to detect Majorana fermions in topological superconductors.
Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
James J
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He
Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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TK
Ng
Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA.
Patrick A
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Lee
Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.
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Law