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Encrypting Majorana Fermions-qubits as Bound States in the Continuum

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2017-07-19 v3

Abstract

We theoretically investigate a topological Kitaev chain connected to a double quantum-dot (QD) setup hybridized with metallic leads. In this system we observe the emergence of two striking phenomena: (i) a decrypted Majorana fermion (MF) qubit recorded over a single QD, which is detectable by means of conductance measurements due to the asymmetrical MF-qubit leaked state into the QDs; (ii) an encrypted qubit recorded in both QDs when the leakage is symmetrical. In such a regime, we have a cryptographylike manifestation, since the MF qubit becomes bound states in the continuum, which is not detectable in conductance experiments.

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@article{arxiv.1703.10226,
  title  = {Encrypting Majorana Fermions-qubits as Bound States in the Continuum},
  author = {L. H. Guessi and F. A. Dessotti and Y. Marques and L. S. Ricco and G. M. Pereira and P. Menegasso and M. de Souza and A. C. Seridonio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.10226},
  year   = {2017}
}