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Manipulation of Majorana states in X-junction geometries

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2016-11-07 v4

Abstract

We study quantum manipulation based on four Majorana bound states in X-junction geometry. The parameter space of this setup is bigger than of the previously studied Y-junction and is described by SO(4) symmetry group. In order for quantum computation to be dephasing free, two Majorana states have to stay degenerate at all times. We find a condition necessary for that and compute the Berry's phase, 2α2\alpha, accumulated during the manipulation. We construct simple protocols for the variety of values of α\alpha, including π/8\pi/8 needed for the purposes of quantum computation. Although the manipulations in general X-junction geometry are not topologically protected, they may prove to be a feasible compromise for aims of quantum computation.

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@article{arxiv.1601.07073,
  title  = {Manipulation of Majorana states in X-junction geometries},
  author = {D. N. Aristov and D. B. Gutman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1601.07073},
  year   = {2016}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures