Half-integer thermal conductance in the absence of Majorana mode
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| author | Roy, Ujjal Manna, Sourav Chakraborty, Souvik Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Das, Ankur Goldstein, Moshe Gefen, Yuval Das, Anindya |
| author_facet | Roy, Ujjal Manna, Sourav Chakraborty, Souvik Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Das, Ankur Goldstein, Moshe Gefen, Yuval Das, Anindya |
| contents | Considering a range of candidate quantum phases of matter, half-integer thermal conductance ($κ_{\text{th}}$) is believed to be an unambiguous evidence of non-Abelian states. It has been long known that such half-integer values arise due to the presence of Majorana edge modes, representing a significant step towards topological quantum computing platforms. Here, we challenge this prevailing notion by presenting a comprehensive theoretical and experimental study where half-integer two-terminal thermal conductance plateau is realized employing Abelian phases. Our proposed setup features a confined geometry of bilayer graphene, interfacing distinct particle-like and hole-like integer quantum Hall states. Each segment of the device exhibits full charge and thermal equilibration. Our approach is amenable to generalization to other quantum Hall platforms, and may give rise to other values of fractional (electrical and thermal) quantized transport. Our study demonstrates that the observation of robust non-integer values of thermal conductance can arise as a manifestation of mundane equilibration dynamics as opposed to underlying non-trivial topology. |
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| spellingShingle | Half-integer thermal conductance in the absence of Majorana mode Roy, Ujjal Manna, Sourav Chakraborty, Souvik Watanabe, Kenji Taniguchi, Takashi Das, Ankur Goldstein, Moshe Gefen, Yuval Das, Anindya Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons Considering a range of candidate quantum phases of matter, half-integer thermal conductance ($κ_{\text{th}}$) is believed to be an unambiguous evidence of non-Abelian states. It has been long known that such half-integer values arise due to the presence of Majorana edge modes, representing a significant step towards topological quantum computing platforms. Here, we challenge this prevailing notion by presenting a comprehensive theoretical and experimental study where half-integer two-terminal thermal conductance plateau is realized employing Abelian phases. Our proposed setup features a confined geometry of bilayer graphene, interfacing distinct particle-like and hole-like integer quantum Hall states. Each segment of the device exhibits full charge and thermal equilibration. Our approach is amenable to generalization to other quantum Hall platforms, and may give rise to other values of fractional (electrical and thermal) quantized transport. Our study demonstrates that the observation of robust non-integer values of thermal conductance can arise as a manifestation of mundane equilibration dynamics as opposed to underlying non-trivial topology. |
| title | Half-integer thermal conductance in the absence of Majorana mode |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Strongly Correlated Electrons |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12526 |