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  "id": "1409.3860",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2014-09-12T20:24:21.000Z",
  "updated": "2014-09-12T20:24:21.000Z",
  "title": "Probing Majorana Physics in Quantum Dot Shot Noise Experiments",
  "authors": [
    "Dong E. Liu",
    "Meng Cheng",
    "Roman M. Lutchyn"
  ],
  "comment": "11 pages, 10 figures",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "cond-mat.supr-con"
  ],
  "abstract": "We consider a quantum dot coupled to a topological superconductor and two normal leads and study transport properties of the system. Using Keldysh path-integral approach, we study current fluctuations (shot noise) within the low-energy effective theory. We argue that the combination of the tunneling conductance and the shot noise through a quantum dot allows one to distinguish between the topological (Majorana) and non-topological (e.g., Kondo) origin of the zero-bias conduction peak. Specifically, we show that, while the tunneling conductance might exhibit zero-bias anomaly due to Majorana or Kondo physics, the shot noise is qualitatively different in the presence of Majorana zero modes.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2014-09-12T20:24:21.000Z"
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    "keywords": [
      "quantum dot shot noise experiments",
      "probing majorana physics",
      "majorana zero modes",
      "study transport properties",
      "zero-bias conduction peak"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevB.91.081405",
      "journal": "Physical Review B",
      "year": 2015,
      "month": "Feb",
      "volume": 91,
      "number": 8,
      "pages": "081405"
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 11,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "inspire": 1316570,
      "adsabs": "2015PhRvB..91h1405L"
    }
  }
}