Observation of Majorana zero modes emerged from topological Dirac semimetal states under uniaxial strain
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| author | Hu, Quanxin Qin, Shengshan Peng, Yi Song, Yuke Liu, Wenyao Cheng, Yiwei Zhang, Renjie Hu, Yudong Meng, Chengnuo Huang, Yaobo Li, Jin Jin, Changqing Lv, Baiqing Xu, Jinpeng Ding, Hong |
| author_facet | Hu, Quanxin Qin, Shengshan Peng, Yi Song, Yuke Liu, Wenyao Cheng, Yiwei Zhang, Renjie Hu, Yudong Meng, Chengnuo Huang, Yaobo Li, Jin Jin, Changqing Lv, Baiqing Xu, Jinpeng Ding, Hong |
| contents | The topological properties observed in iron-based superconductors extend our understanding of vortex Majorana quasiparticle excitations in unexpected ways. Vortex Majorana physics has been extensively studied within the context of the topologically protected surface Dirac state. By employing an in-situ strain device, we demonstrate that uniaxial strain can generate Majorana zero modes out of the topological Dirac semimetal bulk state in LiFeAs. Uniaxial strain along [100] direction is found to enhance the band renormalization of LiFeAs, effectively reducing the energy separation between the Fermi level and the topological Dirac semimetal state, and breaking C4 symmetry. Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we observe the evolution of vortex bound states in the topological Dirac semimetal state region, accompanied by the emergence of Majorana zero modes and vortex bound states contributed by the bulk band. Our work provides a controllable method for experimentally engineering Majorana physics in iron-based superconductors, and offers valuable insights into the topological Dirac semimetal state with intrinsic s-wave superconductivity. |
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| spellingShingle | Observation of Majorana zero modes emerged from topological Dirac semimetal states under uniaxial strain Hu, Quanxin Qin, Shengshan Peng, Yi Song, Yuke Liu, Wenyao Cheng, Yiwei Zhang, Renjie Hu, Yudong Meng, Chengnuo Huang, Yaobo Li, Jin Jin, Changqing Lv, Baiqing Xu, Jinpeng Ding, Hong Superconductivity Strongly Correlated Electrons The topological properties observed in iron-based superconductors extend our understanding of vortex Majorana quasiparticle excitations in unexpected ways. Vortex Majorana physics has been extensively studied within the context of the topologically protected surface Dirac state. By employing an in-situ strain device, we demonstrate that uniaxial strain can generate Majorana zero modes out of the topological Dirac semimetal bulk state in LiFeAs. Uniaxial strain along [100] direction is found to enhance the band renormalization of LiFeAs, effectively reducing the energy separation between the Fermi level and the topological Dirac semimetal state, and breaking C4 symmetry. Using scanning tunneling microscopy, we observe the evolution of vortex bound states in the topological Dirac semimetal state region, accompanied by the emergence of Majorana zero modes and vortex bound states contributed by the bulk band. Our work provides a controllable method for experimentally engineering Majorana physics in iron-based superconductors, and offers valuable insights into the topological Dirac semimetal state with intrinsic s-wave superconductivity. |
| title | Observation of Majorana zero modes emerged from topological Dirac semimetal states under uniaxial strain |
| topic | Superconductivity Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.01585 |