We report the emergence of zero-energy states in the trivial phase of a short nanowire junction with strong spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field, formed by strong coupling between the nanowire and two superconductors. The zero-energy states appear in the junction when the superconductors induce a large energy shift in the nanowire, such that the junction naturally forms a quantum dot, a process that is highly tunable by the superconductor width. Most importantly, we demonstrate that the zero-energy states produce a π-shift in the phase-biased supercurrent, which can be used as a simple tool for their unambiguous detection, ruling out any Majorana-like interpretation.

Majorana bound states (MBS) are well-established in the clean limit in chains of ferromagnetically aligned impurities deposited on conventional superconductors with finite spin-orbit coupling. Here we show that these MBS are very robust against disorder. By performing self-consistent calculations we find that the MBS are protected as long as the surrounding superconductor show no large signs of inhomogeneity. We also find that longer chains offer more stability against disorder for the MBS, albeit the minigap decreases, as do increasing strengths of spin-orbit coupling and superconductivity.

We study the D-dimensional Schrödinger equation for Eckart plus modified deformed Hylleraas potentials using the generalized parametric form of Nikiforov-Uvarov method. We obtain energy eigenvalues and the corresponding wave function expressed in terms of Jacobi polynomial. We also discussed two special cases of this potential comprises of the Hulthen potential and the Rosen-Morse potential in 3-Dimensions. Numerical results are also computed for the energy spectrum and the potentials, PACS Numbers: 03.65Ge, 03.65-w, 03.65Ca.

We present the bound state solution of Schrödinger equation in D dimensions for quadratic exponential-type potential for arbitrary l-state. We use generalized parametric Nikiforov–Uvarov method to obtain the energy levels and the corresponding eigenfunction in closed form. We also compute the energy eigenvalues numerically.

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