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Odd-frequency pairing due to Majorana and trivial Andreev bound states
Nagoya Univ, Dept Appl Phys, Nagoya 4648603, Japan..ORCID iD: 0009-0001-0066-2560
Nagoya Univ, Dept Phys, Nagoya 4648602, Japan..
Nagoya Univ, Dept Appl Phys, Nagoya 4648603, Japan.;Nagoya Univ, Res Ctr Crystalline Mat Engn, Nagoya 4648603, Japan..
Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Science and Technology, Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Materials Theory.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6037-6243
2025 (English)In: Physical Review B, ISSN 2469-9950, E-ISSN 2469-9969, Vol. 111, no 22, article id 224508Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Majorana and trivial Andreev bound states are predicted to appear in superconductor-semiconductor hybrid systems, but their identification is still a challenging task. Here, we consider superconducting junctions with Rashba spin-orbit coupling and explore the signatures of Majorana and trivial Andreev bound states in the emergent superconducting correlations when the systems are subjected to an external Zeeman field. We first show that robust zero-energy Andreev bound states naturally appear because of confinement and helicity when the normal sector of the junction becomes helical. These Andreev states can evolve into Majorana states, developing alike oscillations around zero energy as a function of Zeeman field. Unlike Majorana states located at both ends, helical Andreev states are located at the interface. We then demonstrate that the emergent superconducting correlations are locally composed of even-frequency spin-singlet even-parity and odd-frequency spin-triplet even-parity pair amplitudes, which coexist due to the interplay of spin-orbit coupling, Zeeman field, and spatial translation invariance breaking. In the helical regime, trivial Andreev states enhance odd-frequency spin-triplet pairing, which decays in the superconductor and has a homogeneous long-range profile in the normal region. At zero frequency, however, odd-frequency spin-triplet pairing vanishes in the helical regime. In the topological phase, Majorana states enhance odd-frequency spin-triplet pairing, producing a long-range homogeneous leakage into the normal region. Interestingly, we discover that when Majorana states are truly zero-energy modes, odd-frequency pairing develops a divergent low-frequency profile, which we interpret as the unambiguous self-conjugated Majorana signature. Our results help understand Majorana and trivial Andreev states from a superconducting correlations perspective in Majorana devices.

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American Physical Society, 2025. Vol. 111, no 22, article id 224508
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URN: urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-563367DOI: 10.1103/fksg-x8prISI: 001514245300003OAI: oai:DiVA.org:uu-563367DiVA, id: diva2:1982461
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Non-Hermitian topology for novel superconducting states, Swedish Research Council
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Swedish Research Council, 2021-04121Available from: 2025-07-08 Created: 2025-07-08 Last updated: 2025-07-08Bibliographically approved

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