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We investigate electron transport through multiterminal networks hosting Majorana bound states (MBS) in the framework of full counting statistics (FCS). In particular, we apply our general results to T-shaped junctions of two Majorana…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-11-26 Luzie Weithofer , Patrik Recher , Thomas L. Schmidt

We consider a three-dimensional topological insulator (TI) wire with a non-uniform chemical potential induced by gating across the cross-section. This inhomogeneity in chemical potential lifts the degeneracy between two one-dimensional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-13 Henry F. Legg , Daniel Loss , Jelena Klinovaja

We study the stability of the topological quantum computation proposals involving Majorana fermions against thermal fluctuations. We use a minimal realistic model of a spinless px+ipy superconductor and consider effect of excited midgap…

Superconductivity · Physics 2012-04-25 Meng Cheng , Roman M. Lutchyn , S. Das Sarma

After a decade of intense theoretical and experimental efforts, demonstrating braiding of Majorana modes remains an unsolved problem in condensed matter physics due to platform specific challenges. In this work, we propose topological…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-10-20 Shiva T. Konakanchi , Jukka I. Väyrynen , Yong P. Chen , Pramey Upadhyaya , Leonid P. Rokhinson

Topology-related ideas might lead to noise-resilient quantum computing. For example, it is expected that the slow spatial exchange (`braiding') of Majorana zero modes in superconductors yields quantum gates that are robust against disorder.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-03-13 Péter Boross , András Pályi

Certain one-dimensional Fermi systems have an energy gap in the bulk spectrum while boundary states are described by one Majorana operator per boundary point. A finite system of length $L$ possesses two ground states with an energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Alexei Kitaev

Braiding of Majorana fermions gives accurate topological quantum operations that are intrinsically robust to noise and imperfection, providing a natural method to realize fault-tolerant quantum information processing. Unfortunately, it is…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-03-27 Dong-Ling Deng , Lu-Ming Duan

Nonequilibrium states produced by electric and thermal voltages ($V$, $V_T$) provide a straightforward insight into underlying degrees of freedom of composite nanostructures and are of particular interest to probe Majorana bound states.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-07 Sergey Smirnov

Braiding of non-Abelian Majorana anyons is a first step towards using them in quantum computing. We propose a protocol for braiding Majorana zero modes formed at the edges of nanowires with strong spin orbit coupling and proximity induced…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-05-22 Pranay Gorantla , Rajdeep Sensarma

Non-Abelian braiding is a key property of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) that can be utilized for topological quantum computation. However, the presence of trivial Andreev bound states (ABSs) in topological superconductors can hinder the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-23 Yu Zhang , Yijia Wu , Jie Liu , X. C. Xie

Topological superconductors are prime candidates for the implementation of topological-quantum-computation ideas because they can support non-Abelian excitations like Majorana fermions. We go beyond the low-energy effective-model…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-09-14 Dibyendu Roy , C. J. Bolech , Nayana Shah

In this minireview, we outline the recent experimental and theoretical progress in the creation, characterization and manipulation of Majorana bound states (MBSs) in semiconductor-superconductor (SC) hybrid structures. After an introductory…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-07-10 Alexander Schuray , Daniel Frombach , Sunghun Park , Patrik Recher

Majorana bound states have been proposed as building blocks for qubits on which certain operations can be performed in a topologically protected way using braiding. However, the set of these protected operations is not sufficient to realize…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-03-08 Thomas L. Schmidt , Andreas Nunnenkamp , Christoph Bruder

Braiding of Majorana zero modes provides a promising platform for quantum information processing, which is topologically protected against errors. Strictly speaking, however, the scheme relies on infinite braiding times as it utilizes the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-18 Torsten Karzig , Armin Rahmani , Felix von Oppen , Gil Refael

We prove that quantum information encoded in some topological excitations, including certain Majorana zero modes, is protected in closed systems for a time scale exponentially long in system parameters. This protection holds even at…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2017-12-20 Dominic V. Else , Paul Fendley , Jack Kemp , Chetan Nayak

Majorana zero modes are quasiparticle excitations in condensed matter systems that have been proposed as building blocks of fault-tolerant quantum computers [1]. They are expected to exhibit non-Abelian particle statistics, in contrast to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-03-18 S. M. Albrecht , A. P. Higginbotham , M. Madsen , F. Kuemmeth , T. S. Jespersen , J. Nygård , P. Krogstrup , C. M. Marcus

Planar Josephson junctions are theoretically predicted to harbor zero-energy Majorana bound states (MBS) in a tunable two-dimensional geometry, at the two ends of the middle metallic channel. Here we show that three distinct topological…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-14 Pankaj Sharma , Narayan Mohanta

Majorana zero modes in superconductor-nanowire hybrid structures are a promising candidate for topologically protected qubits with the potential to be used in scalable structures. Currently, disorder in such Majorana wires is a major…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-22 Matthias Thamm , Bernd Rosenow

One-dimensional topological superconductors are known to host Majorana zero modes at domain walls terminating the topological phase. Their nonabelian nature allows for processing quantum information by braiding operations which are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-11-27 Torsten Karzig , Gil Refael , Felix von Oppen

We study the dynamical process of braiding Majorana bound states in the presence of the coupling to photons in a microwave cavity. We show theoretically that the $\pi/4$ phase associated with the braiding of Majoranas, as well as the parity…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-06-19 Mircea Trif , Pascal Simon