Detecting the existence of Majorana fermions via the Dicke-like effect in a triple quantum-dot system

Abstract

We have proposed a feasible scheme to detect the Majorana fermions via a triple quantum-dot structure coupled a normal-metal lead and a Majorana nanowire. Our results show that the conductance spectrum display the clear Dicke-like effect, and the increase of the coupling strength between the central dot and the quantum nanowire can enhance the pronounced property. The nonzero Majorana level induce the split of the conductance peak, the dip with zero value is permanently pinned at the zero Fermi level, we find that the conductance spectrum exhibit the symmetrical feature with respect to the energy levels of two side quantum dots, and the strong coupling coefficient can reduce the region of the zero conductance. Moreover, the current-noise Fano factor can approach 2 at low bias and the large Majorana level due to the Majorana-assisted resonant transport, the significant dips of the Fano curve also indicate the coherent oscillations resulting from the nonzero Majorana level. These results are expected to serve as a sensitive indication for the detection of the Majorana bound states.