https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2013-31045-1
Regular Article
Topological superfluid in a fermionic bilayer optical lattice
Department of Physics, Beijing Normal
University, Beijing
100875, P.R.
China
a e-mail: spkou@bnu.edu.cn
Received:
15
November
2012
Published online:
20
March
2013
In this paper, a topological superfluid phase with Chern number 𝒞 = ±1, possessing gapless edge states and non-Abelian anyons is designed in a 𝒞 = ±1 topological insulator proximity to an s-wave superfluid on an optical lattice with the effective gauge field and layer-dependent Zeeman field coupled to ultracold fermionic atoms’ pseudo spin. We also study its topological properties and calculate the phase stiffness by using the random-phase-approximation approach. Finally we derive the temperature of the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition by means of renormalized group theory. Owning to the existence of non-Abelian anyons, this 𝒞 = ±1 topological superfluid may be a possible candidate for topological quantum computation.
Key words: Solid State and Materials
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