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Condensed Matter > Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics

Title: Magnetic flux-induced topological superconductivity in magnetic atomic rings

Abstract: There have been numerous studies on topological superconductivity in magnetic atomic chains deposited on s-wave superconductors. Most of these investigations have focused on spin-orbit interactions or helical spin orders. In this paper, we propose a new model for achieving one-dimensional topological superconductivity in a magnetic atomic ring. This model utilizes a magnetic field and an antiferromagnetic/ferromagnetic order, under the condition that the magnetic field is perpendicular to the moments of the magnetic order. On a quasi-one-dimensional substrate surface, where the half-filled ring favors an antiferromagnetic configuration, we demonstrate that either the magnetic field itself or a Rashba spin-orbit coupling guarantees the perpendicularity. On a two-dimensional surface, where the ring favors ferromagnetic orders, the perpendicularity is achieved by introducing a minor Rashba spin-orbit coupling.
Comments: 5 figures
Subjects: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall)
Cite as: arXiv:2404.15605 [cond-mat.mes-hall]
  (or arXiv:2404.15605v2 [cond-mat.mes-hall] for this version)

Submission history

From: Jinpeng Xiao [view email]
[v1] Wed, 24 Apr 2024 02:45:04 GMT (1300kb,D)
[v2] Sun, 28 Apr 2024 00:45:15 GMT (1300kb,D)

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