Eur. Phys. J. B (2016) 89: 174
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2016-60819-x

Regular Article

Electronic transport through a Majorana bound state coupled to a T-shaped quantum-dot system with Coulomb interaction

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, P.R. China

^a e-mail: scu_hdm@163.com

Received: 14 October 2015
Received in final form: 14 March 2016
Published online: 1 August 2016

Abstract

Using the Green’s function technique, we respectively investigate the electron transport properties of two spin components through the system of a T-shaped double quantum dot structure coupled to a Majorana bound state, in which only one quantum dot is connected with two metallic leads. We explore the interplay between the Fano effect and the MBSs for different dot-MBS coupling strength λ, dot-dot coupling strength t, and MBS-MBS coupling strength ε_M in the noninteracting case. Then the Coulomb interaction and magnetic field effect on the conductance spectra are investigated. Our results indicate that G_↓(ω) is not affected by the Majorana bound states, but a “0.5” conductance signature occurs in the vicinities of Fermi level of G_↑(ω). This robust property persists for a wide range of dot-dot coupling strength and dot-MBS coupling strength, but it can be destroyed by Coulomb interaction in quantum dots. By adjusting the size and direction of magnetic field around the quantum dots, the “0.5” conductance signature damaged by U can be restored. At last, the spin magnetic moments of two dots by applying external magnetic field are also predicted.