Fermi arcs mediated transport in inversion symmetry-broken Weyl semimetal nanowire and its hybrid junctions
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| author | Pal, Amartya Dutta, Paramita Saha, Arijit |
| author_facet | Pal, Amartya Dutta, Paramita Saha, Arijit |
| contents | The emergence of gapless surface states, known as Fermi arcs (FAs), is one of the unique properties of the novel topological Weyl semimetal (WSM). However, extracting the signatures of FAs from the bulk states has always been a challenge as both of them are gapless in nature and connected to each other. We capture the signatures of FAs via transport in an inversion symmetry (IS)-broken WSM. We study the band structure and the properties of FAs like shape, spin polarization considering slab and nanowire (NW) geometry, and then compute the two-terminal conductance in WSM NW in terms of the scattering coefficients within the Landauer formalism. We find the FA-mediated conductance to be quantized in units of $2e^2/h$. We extend our study to the transport in WSM/Weyl superconductor (WSC) NW hybrid junction using the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk (BTK) formalism. We show that due to the intricate spin textures, the signatures of the FAs can be captured via Andreev reflection process. We also show that our results of conductance are robust against delta-correlated quenched disorder and thus enhancing the experimental feasibility. |
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| spellingShingle | Fermi arcs mediated transport in inversion symmetry-broken Weyl semimetal nanowire and its hybrid junctions Pal, Amartya Dutta, Paramita Saha, Arijit Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity The emergence of gapless surface states, known as Fermi arcs (FAs), is one of the unique properties of the novel topological Weyl semimetal (WSM). However, extracting the signatures of FAs from the bulk states has always been a challenge as both of them are gapless in nature and connected to each other. We capture the signatures of FAs via transport in an inversion symmetry (IS)-broken WSM. We study the band structure and the properties of FAs like shape, spin polarization considering slab and nanowire (NW) geometry, and then compute the two-terminal conductance in WSM NW in terms of the scattering coefficients within the Landauer formalism. We find the FA-mediated conductance to be quantized in units of $2e^2/h$. We extend our study to the transport in WSM/Weyl superconductor (WSC) NW hybrid junction using the Blonder-Tinkham-Klapwijk (BTK) formalism. We show that due to the intricate spin textures, the signatures of the FAs can be captured via Andreev reflection process. We also show that our results of conductance are robust against delta-correlated quenched disorder and thus enhancing the experimental feasibility. |
| title | Fermi arcs mediated transport in inversion symmetry-broken Weyl semimetal nanowire and its hybrid junctions |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.07490 |