
It is known that a non-local complex fermion can be written in terms of two Majorana fermions. We exploit this fact to explain the system of two Majorana zero modes bound to a vortex and an anti-vortex, on the surface of a topological insulator in contact with an s-wave superconductor, as a non-local complex fermion. Although the current density of a single zero mode vanishes, by starting with a wave packet consisted of the positive and negative energy complex fermions, we specify that a time-dependent oscillatory motion emerges in the system. We also show that the amplitude and frequency of the oscillations depend on the relative distance of those two zero modes. Therefore, the observation of this oscillatory motion can be considered as a signature of the Majorana zero modes. Also, as the frequency of such an oscillatory motion depends on the distance between the two zero modes, it can be adjusted to bring this frequency within the resolution of observations. Furthermore, we indicate that the predicted oscillatory current is the reminiscent of the zitterbewegung effect.
Majorana fermion, High Energy Physics - Theory, Statistical mechanics of semiconductors, topological insulator, Condensed Matter - Materials Science, superconductivity, Condensed Matter - Superconductivity, Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci), FOS: Physical sciences, Zitterbewegung, Statistical mechanics of superconductors, Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter, Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con), Fermionic systems in quantum theory, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Time-dependent Schrödinger equations and Dirac equations, Quantum computation, Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory, Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
Majorana fermion, High Energy Physics - Theory, Statistical mechanics of semiconductors, topological insulator, Condensed Matter - Materials Science, superconductivity, Condensed Matter - Superconductivity, Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci), FOS: Physical sciences, Zitterbewegung, Statistical mechanics of superconductors, Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter, Superconductivity (cond-mat.supr-con), Fermionic systems in quantum theory, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), Time-dependent Schrödinger equations and Dirac equations, Quantum computation, Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory, Other Condensed Matter (cond-mat.other)
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