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Phase transitions in quantum dot-Majorana zero mode coupling systems

by Yue Mao, Qing-Feng Sun

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Authors (as registered SciPost users): Yue Mao
Submission information
Preprint Link: scipost_202406_00024v3  (pdf)
Date accepted: 2025-02-26
Date submitted: 2025-02-03 13:18
Submitted by: Mao, Yue
Submitted to: SciPost Physics Core
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Academic field: Physics
Specialties:
  • Condensed Matter Physics - Theory

Abstract

The magnetic doublet ground state (GS) of a quantum dot (QD) could be changed to a spin-singlet GS by coupling to a superconductor. In analogy, here we study the GS phase transitions in QD-Majorana zero mode (MZM) coupling systems: GS behaves phase transition versus intra-dot energy level and QD-MZM coupling strength. The phase diagrams of GS are obtained, for cases with and without Zeeman term. Along with the phase transition, we also study the change of spin feature and density of states. The properties of the phase transition are understood via a mean-field picture. Our study not only serves as an analogue to QD-superconductor phase transitions, but also gives alternative explanations on MZM-relevant experiments.

Author comments upon resubmission

We thank the editor for taking care of our paper and processing it. We thank the referee for the feedback, saying the acceptance criteria for Scipost Physics Core are fulfilled''. We also thank the referee's suggestion on revising our language errors. We have carefully checked and modified the language of our manuscript.

List of changes

- We revise the language problems, including spelling, grammar, and expressions.
The changes are marked as red color in the manuscript.

Published as SciPost Phys. Core 8, 031 (2025)

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