Magnetic Response of Majorana Kramers Pairs Protected by Z2 Invariants

Abstract

On the surface of time-reversal-invariant topological superconductors, Kramers pairs of Majorana fermions with chiral and crystalline symmetries exhibit completely uniaxial or octupole anisotropic magnetic response. This paper reports possible types of magnetic responses of Majorana Kramers pairs with one-dimensional Z2 invariants defined by crystalline symmetry. In particular, the general theory predicts a new type of magnetic response where two Majorana Kramers pairs associated with the Z2 invariant show biaxially (quadrupolar) anisotropic magnetic response, which is a novel type of response that is rarely observed in conventional and Majorana fermions.