Fermionic influence superoperator for transport through majorana zero modes
In recent years, the study of Majorana signatures in quantum transport has become acentral focus in condensed matter physics. Here, we present a rigorous and systematic derivation of the fermionic superoperator describing the open quantum dynamics of electron transport through Majorana zero modes, building on the techniques introduced in Phys. Rev. B 105, 035121 (2022). The numerical implementation of this super-operator is to construct its differential equivalence, the hierarchical equations of motion (HEOM). The HEOM approach describes the system-bath correlated dynamics. Furthermore, we also develop a functional derivative scheme that provides exact expressions for the transport observables in terms of the auxiliary density operators introduced in the HEOM formulation. The superoperator formalism establishes a solid theoretical foundation for analyzing key transport signatures that may uncover the unique characteristics of Majorana physics in mesoscopic systems.
Authors
- Yu Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7086-8804)
- J. Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2619-888X)
- Yao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0470-9511)
- Shixuan Chen
- Zi-Fan Zhu
Institutions
- University of Science and Technology of China (CN)
- Hefei National Center for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2509147
- Primary Topic
- Topological Materials and Phenomena
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00