Symmetry-Protected Topological Phases in the Triangular Majorana-Hubbard Ladder

Abstract

We map the phase diagram of the triangular-lattice Majorana-Hubbard model on a four-leg ladder using DMRG and variational uniform matrix product states, revealing a richer variety of phases than previously known. Analysis of entanglement-spectrum degeneracies and adiabatic connections identifies multiple symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases. These phases could be realized in arrays of vortex-bound Majorana modes on the surface of a topological superconductor.