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Due to their nonlocality, qubits nested in Majorana bound states may be the key to realize decoherence-free quantum computation. Majorana bound states could be achieved at the ends of a one-dimensional topological superconductor. However,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Hai-Feng Lu , Hai-Zhou Lu , Shun-Qing Shen

Electron teleportation via two separate Majorana bound states(MBSs) is a manifestation of the non-locality of MBSs. A superconductor may host multiple separate or partial overlapping MBSs, and it is difficult to distinguish them. Here, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-06-27 Zhen-Tao Zhang , Bao-Long Liang , Zhen-Shan Yang

We consider theoretically tunneling characteristic of a junction between a normal metal and a chain of coupled Majorana bound states generated at crossings between topological and non-topological superconducting sections, as a result of,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-20 Karsten Flensberg

We investigate the transport properties through a nanostructure composed of parallel double quantum dots coupled to two normal contacts. Additionally, each quantum dot is connected to a topological superconducting nanowire, hosting Majorana…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-01 A. P. Garrido , D. Zambrano , J. P. Ramos-Andrade , P. A. Orellana

We explore the tunneling transport properties of a quantum dot embedded in an optical microcavity and coupled to a semiconductor-superconductor one-dimensional nanowire (Majorana nanowire) hosting Majorana zero modes (MZMs) at their edges.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-09 L. S. Ricco , V. K. Kozin , A. C. Seridonio , I. A. Shelykh

We investigate transport properties through a crossbar-shaped structure formed by a quantum dot (QD) coupled to two normal leads and embedded between two one-dimensional topological superconductors (TSCs). Each TSC hosts Majorana bound…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-23 J. P. Ramos-Andrade , D. Zambrano , P. A. Orellana

Recent experimental efforts towards the detection of Majorana bound states have focused on creating the conditions for topological superconductivity. Here we demonstrate an alternative route, which achieves fully localised zero-energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-07 Pablo San-Jose , Jorge Cayao , Elsa Prada , Ramón Aguado

In this work, we investigate a quantum-ring coupled to a topological superconductor, hosting Majorana bound states (MBSs). We study the MBSs effects over the spectrum and persistent current along the quantum-ring. To obtain physical…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-28 F. G. Medina , J. P. Ramos-Andrade , L. Rosales , P. A. Orellana

We study the thermoelectric transport through a single-level quantum dot (QD) coupled to two normal metallic leads and side-coupled to Majorana bound state (MBS). The Coulomb interaction in QD is considered. To investigate only the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-10 Chol Won Ri , Kum Hyok Jong , Song Jin Im , Hak Chol Pak

We consider theoretically the physics of bulk topological superconductivity accompanied by boundary non-Abelian Majorana zero modes in semiconductor-superconductor (SM-SC) hybrid systems consisting of finite wires in the presence of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-21 Sankar Das Sarma , Jay D. Sau , Tudor D. Stanescu

We theoretically study a spin-orbit-coupled nanowire proximitized by a superconductor in the presence of an externally applied Zeeman field ("Majorana nanowire") with zero-energy Majorana bound states localized at the two ends of the wire…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-26 Yingyi Huang , Jay D. Sau , Tudor D. Stanescu , S. Das Sarma

Majorana bound states (MBSs) located at the ends of a hybrid superconductor-semiconductor nanowire are only true zero modes if their characteristic localization length is much smaller than the nanowire length, $\xi_M\ll L$. Otherwise, their…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-09-13 Carlos Payá , Pablo San-Jose , Carlos J. Sánchez Martínez , Ramón Aguado , Elsa Prada

We examine the transport properties of a double quantum dot system coupled to a topological superconducting nanowire hosting Majorana quasiparticles at its ends, with the central quantum dot attached to the left and right leads. We focus on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-21 Piotr Majek , Ireneusz Weymann

We show that a pair of overlapping Majorana bound states (MBSs) forming a partially-separated Andreev bound state (ps-ABS) represents a generic low-energy feature in spin-orbit coupled semiconductor-superconductor (SM-SC) hybrid nanowires…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-13 Christopher Moore , Tudor D. Stanescu , Sumanta Tewari

We theoretically analyze phonon-assisted tunneling transport in a quantum dot side connected to a Majorana bound state in a topological superconducting nanowire. We investigate the behavior of the current through the dot, for a range of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-07 Levente Máthé , Zoltán Kovács-Krausz , Ioan Botiz , Ioan Grosu , Khadija El Anouz , Abderrahim El Allati , Liviu P. Zârbo

Majorana modes emerge in non-trivial topological phases at the edges of some specific materials, like proximitized semiconducting nanowires under a external magnetic field. Ideally, they are non-local states that are charge neutral…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-13 Samuel D. Escribano , Alfredo Levy Yeyati , Elsa Prada

We study current correlations in a $T$-junction composed of a grounded topological superconductor and of two normal-metal leads which are biased at a voltage $V$. We show that the existence of an isolated Majorana zero mode in the junction…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-12-16 Arbel Haim , Erez Berg , Felix von Oppen , Yuval Oreg

By calculating the differential tunneling conductance spectra from the two ends of a Majorana nanowire with a quantum dot embedded at one end, we establish that a careful examination of the nonlocal correlations of the zero bias conductance…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-07-08 Yi-Hua Lai , Jay D. Sau , Sankar Das Sarma

Majorana bound states emerge in topological superconductors as zero-energy edge states exhibiting spatial nonlocality. Despite the enormous advances, the detection of Majorana bound states is still challenging mainly because topologically…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-13 Vimalesh Kumar Vimal , Jorge Cayao

Majorana bound states (MBSs), with their non-Abelian statistics and topological protection, are key candidates for fault-tolerant quantum computation. However, their unambiguous identification in solid-state systems remains a fundamental…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Zi-Wei Li , Jiaojiao Chen , Wei Xiong , Xiao Xue , Zeng-Zhao Li