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Majorana zero modes (MZMs) realize a representation of non-abelian braid groups that enable topological quantum computation, wherein the storage and manipulation of information occur in decoherence-free degrees of freedom. This paper is…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-11-17 Sihao Huang

We study the possibility to realize Majorana zero mode that's robust and may be easily manipulated for braiding in quantum computing in the ground state of the Kitaev model in this work. To achieve this we first apply a uniform [111]…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-12-13 Lu Yang , Jia-Xing Zhang , Shuang Liang , Wei Chen , Qiang-Hua Wang

Starting from a double quantum dot realization of a minimal Kitaev chain, we demonstrate that non-Hermicity stabilizes the so-called poor man's Majorana zero modes in a region of parameter space that is much broader than in the Hermitian…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-30 Jorge Cayao , Ramón Aguado

We introduce a one-dimensional non-Hermitian Kitaev chain with staggered imbalance in the $p$-wave superconducting pairing. By tuning the chemical potential and the pairing imbalance, we find that the eigenenergy spectrum undergoes…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-19 Xiao-Jue Zhang , Rong Lü , Qi-Bo Zeng

We derive the zero mode solutions for a Majorana fermion in the background of a cosmic string and contrast it with the zero mode solution for a (neutral) Dirac fermion. A Majorana zero mode carries no vector or axial charge, and it cannot…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Rachel Jeannerot , Marieke Postma

We propose to realize Majorana edge and corner states in electric circuits. First, we simulate the Kitaev model by an LC electric circuit and the $p_{x}+ip_{y}$ model by an LC circuit together with operational amplifiers. Zero-energy edge…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-07-17 Motohiko Ezawa

Majorana modes and fractional fermions are two types of edge zero modes appearing separately in topological superconductors and dimerized chains. Here we reveal how to harvest both types of edge modes simultaneously in an exotic chain. Such…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-02-04 Dan-bo Zhang , Qiang-Hua Wang , Z. D. Wang

We investigate dissipation-induced p-wave paired states of fermions in two dimensions and show the existence of spatially separated Majorana zero modes in a phase with vanishing Chern number. We construct an explicit and natural model of a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2013-03-07 C. -E. Bardyn , M. A. Baranov , E. Rico , A. Imamoglu , P. Zoller , S. Diehl

The Kitaev chain has been extensively explored in the context of uniform couplings, with studies focusing either on purely nearest-neighbor interactions or on systems dominated by long-range superconducting pairing. Building on these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-25 Rajiv Kumar , Rohit Kumar Shukla , Levan Chotorlishvili , Sunil Kumar Mishra

We study Kitaev model in one-dimension with open boundary condition by using exact analytic methods for non-interacting system at zero chemical potential as well as in the symmetric case of {\Delta} = t, and by using…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-03-15 Jian-Jian Miao , Hui-Ke Jin , Fu-Chun Zhang , Yi Zhou

We introduce non-Hermitian generalizations of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) which appear in the topological phase of a weakly dissipative Kitaev chain coupled to a Markovian bath. Notably, the presence of MZMs ensures that the steady state in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-08-07 Simon Lieu

The 1D Kitaev model in the topological phase, with open boundary conditions, hosts strong Majorana zero modes. These are fermion parity-odd operators that almost commute with the Hamiltonian and manifest in long coherence times for edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-08-29 Loredana M. Vasiloiu , Apoorv Tiwari , Jens H. Bardarson

Zero modes of massive standard model fermions have been found on electroweak Z-strings. A zero mode solution for a massless left-handed neutrino is also known, but was thought to be non-normalizable. Here we show that although this mode is…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Glenn D. Starkman , Dejan Stojkovic , Tanmay Vachaspati

We investigate the resilience of symmetry-protected topological edge states at the boundaries of Kitaev chains in the presence of a bath which explicitly introduces symmetry-breaking terms. Specifically, we focus on single-particle losses…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2015-11-11 Alexander Carmele , Markus Heyl , Christina Kraus , Marcello Dalmonte

A three-dimensional Kitaev model on a hyperhoneycomb lattice is investigated numerically at finite temperature. The Kitaev model is one of the solvable quantum spin models, where the ground state is given by gapped and gapless spin liquids,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-06-22 Joji Nasu , Masafumi Udagawa , Yukitoshi Motome

We propose an approach to detect the peculiarity of Majorana fermions at the edges of Kitaev magnets. As is well known, a pair of Majorana edge modes is realized when a single complex fermion splits into real and imaginary parts which are,…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-05-17 Tomonari Mizoguchi , Tohru Koma

The hybrid nanowire consisting of semiconductor with proximity to superconductor is expected to serve as an experimental platform to display Majorana zero modes. By rederiving its effective Kitaev model with spins, we discover a novel…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-11-27 Guo-Jian Qiao , Sheng-Wen Li , C. P. Sun

We aim to study a one-dimensional $p$-wave superconductor with quasiperiodic on-site potentials. A modified real-space-Pfaffian method is applied to calculate the topological invariants. We confirm that the Majorana zero mode is protected…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2021-07-20 Shujie Cheng , Yufei Zhu , Gao Xianlong , Tong Liu

Braiding and fusion of Majorana zero modes are key elements of any future topological Majorana-based quantum computer. Here, we investigate the fusion dynamics of Majorana zero modes in the spinless Kitaev model, as well as in a spinful…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-23 Themba Hodge , Tuan Kieu , Jasmin Bedow , Eric Mascot , Dirk K. Morr , Stephan Rachel

Quantum anomalous Hall insulator-superconductor heterostructures are predicted to host chiral Majorana fermions as edge modes, which is essential for topological quantum computing applications. Although the edge states have been extensively…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-09 Xin Yue , Guo-Jian Qiao