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Abstract
We investigate the effect of edges on the intrinsic d-wave superconducting state in graphene doped close to the van Hove singularity. While the bulk is in a chiral d(x(2)-y(2)) + id(xy) state, the order parameter at any edge is enhanced and has d(x(2)-y(2))-symmetry, with a decay length strongly increasing with weakening superconductivity. No graphene edge is pair breaking for the d((x(2)-y{2)) state, and there are no localized zero-energy edge states. We find two chiral edge modes which carry a spontaneous, but not quantized, quasiparticle current related to the zero-energy momentum. Moreover, for realistic values of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling, a Majorana fermion appears at the edge when tuning a Zeeman field.Entities:
Year: 2012 PMID: 23215416 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.197001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161