Large Andreev bound state zero-bias peaks in a weakly dissipative environment

Zhichuan Wang, Shan Zhang, Dong Pan, Gu Zhang, Zezhou Xia, Zonglin Li, Donghao Liu, Zhan Cao, Lei Liu, Lianjun Wen, Dunyuan Liao, Ran Zhuo, Yongqing Li, Dong E. Liu, Runan Shang, Jianhua Zhao, Hao Zhang

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Abstract

The detection of Majorana zero modes still remains elusive after extensive searches. The current debates focus on the experimental observation of large zero-bias peaks (ZBPs) near 2e2/h in tunneling conductance. These large ZBPs, induced by Andreev bound states, mimic the Majorana signature and suggest that new diagnostic tools or experimental knobs are highly desired. In this paper, we introduce an interaction effect on these large ZBPs using a weakly dissipative probe. By increasing temperature (T), we establish that these large ZBPs can reveal a zero-bias conductance increase, a non-Fermi-liquid behavior due to the environmental Coulomb blockade. This observation forms a sharp contrast to nondissipative devices where ZBPs follow a Fermi-liquid T dependence. Our results open prospects for a better understanding of large ZBPs induced by Andreev bound states and hold relevance for future Majorana detection.

Original languageEnglish
Article number205421
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume106
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2022
Externally publishedYes

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Funding

Raw data and processing codes within this paper are available online . This work is supported by Tsinghua University Initiative Scientific Research Program, Alibaba Innovative Research Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants No. 92065106, No. 61974138, No. 11974198, and No. 12004040), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 1192017), and the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. XDB28000000). D.P. acknowledges the support from Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grants No. 2017156 and No. Y2021043).

FundersFunder number
National Natural Science Foundation of China11974198, 92065106, 12004040, 61974138
Chinese Academy of SciencesXDB28000000
Tsinghua University
Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality1192017
Youth Innovation Promotion Association2017156, Y2021043

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