Enhanced Proximity Effect in Zigzag-Shaped Majorana Josephson Junctions
T.M. Laeven (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QRD/Kouwenhoven Lab)
Bas Nijholt (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QRD/Kouwenhoven Lab)
M.T. Wimmer (Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft, TU Delft - QuTech Advanced Research Centre, TU Delft - QRD/Wimmer Group)
A.R. Akhmerov (TU Delft - QN/Akhmerov Group, Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft)
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Abstract
High density superconductor-semiconductor-superconductor junctions have a small induced superconducting gap due to the quasiparticle trajectories with a large momentum parallel to the junction having a very long flight time. Because a large induced gap protects Majorana modes, these long trajectories constrain Majorana devices to a low electron density. We show that a zigzag-shaped geometry eliminates these trajectories, allowing the robust creation of Majorana states with both the induced gap E_{gap} and the Majorana size ξ_{M} improved by more than an order of magnitude for realistic parameters. In addition to the improved robustness of Majoranas, this new zigzag geometry is insensitive to the geometric details and the device tuning.