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      Synthesizing Majorana zero-energy modes in a periodically gated quantum wire

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          We explore a scheme for engineering a one-dimensional spinless p-wave superconductor hosting unpaired Majorana zero-energy modes, using an all-electric setup with a spin-orbit coupled quantum wire in proximity to an s-wave superconductor. The required crossing of the Fermi level by a single spin-split energy band is ensured by employing a periodically modulated Rashba interaction, which, assisted by electron-electron interactions and a uniform Dresselhaus interaction, opens a gap at two of the spin-orbit shifted Fermi points. While an implementation in a hybrid superconductor semiconductor device requires improvements upon present-day capabilities, a variant of our scheme where spin-orbit-coupled cold fermions are effectively proximity-coupled to a BEC reservoir of Feshbach molecules may provide a ready-to-use platform.

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          2015-12-02
          2015-12-08
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          1512.00827
          57083d32-5a59-4914-8c9c-951fddbd13cc

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          Condensed matter,Nanophysics
          Condensed matter, Nanophysics

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