Classification of Two Dimensional Topological Crystalline Superconductors and Majorana Bound States at Disclinations
ORAL
Abstract
We classify discrete-rotation symmetric topological crystalline superconductors (TCS) in two dimensions and provide the criteria for a zero energy Majorana bound state (MBS) to be present at composite defects made from magnetic flux, dislocations, and disclinations. In addition to the Chern number that encodes chirality, discrete rotation symmetry further divides TCS into distinct stable topological classes according to the rotation eigenspectrum of Bogoliubov-de Gennes quasi-particles. Conical crystalline defects are shown to be able to accommodate robust MBS when a certain combination of these bulk topological invariants is non-trivial as dictated by the index theorems proved within. The number parity of MBS is counted by a $Z_2$-valued index that solely depends on the disclination and the topological class of the TCS. We also discuss the implications for corner-bound Majorana modes on the boundary of topological crystalline superconductors
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Authors
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Wladimir Benalcazar
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Jeffrey Teo
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Taylor L Hughes
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, University of Illinois, 1110 West Green St, Urbana IL 61801