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This is a tutorial review of methods to braid the world lines of non-Abelian anyons (Majorana zero-modes) in topological superconductors. That "Holy Grail" of topological quantum information processing has not yet been reached in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-08-06 C. W. J. Beenakker

We summarize the key ingredients required for universal topological quantum computation using Majorana zero modes in networks of topological superconductor nanowires. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of both sparse and dense logical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-07 Philipp Frey , Themba Hodge , Eric Mascot , Stephan Rachel

We provide a current perspective on the rapidly developing field of Majorana zero modes in solid state systems. We emphasize the theoretical prediction, experimental realization, and potential use of Majorana zero modes in future…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-11-09 Sankar Das Sarma , Michael Freedman , Chetan Nayak

Superconductors hosting long-sought excitations called Majorana fermions may be ultimately used as qubits of fault-tolerant topological quantum computers. A crucial challenge toward the topological quantum computer is to implement quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 Cássio Sozinho Amorim , Kazuto Ebihara , Ai Yamakage , Yukio Tanaka , Masatoshi Sato

We discuss a network of Kitaev wires coupled to several individually-tunable quantum dots as an extension of the recent experiments on a quantum dot coupled to a nanowire hosting Majorana zero modes [Deng et al. Science 354 1557 (2016) and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-24 Corneliu Malciu , Leonardo Mazza , Christophe Mora

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 propose a platform for braiding Majorana non-Abelian anyons based on a heterostructure between a $d$-wave high-$T_c$ superconductor and a quantum spin-Hall insulator. It has been recently shown that such a setup for a quantum spin-Hall…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-07-30 Matthew F. Lapa , Meng Cheng , Yuxuan Wang

Majorana zero modes are a promising platform for topologically protected quantum information processing. Their non-Abelian nature, which is key for performing quantum gates, is most prominently exhibited through braiding. While originally…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-07-10 Bela Bauer , T. Pereg-Barnea , Torsten Karzig , Maria-Theresa Rieder , Gil Refael , Erez Berg , Yuval Oreg

The creation of topological quantum gates using Majorana zero modes -- an outstanding problem in the field of topological quantum computing -- relies on our ability to control the braiding process of these particles in time and space. Here,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-13 Jasmin Bedow , Eric Mascot , Themba Hodge , Stephan Rachel , Dirk K. Morr

Majorana zero modes are localized quasiparticles that obey non-Abelian exchange statistics. Braiding Majorana zero modes forms the basis of topologically protected quantum operations which could in principle significantly reduce qubit…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-11-14 Hao Zhang , Dong E. Liu , Michael Wimmer , Leo P. Kouwenhoven

Majorana-based topological qubits are expected to exploit the nonabelian braiding statistics of Majorana modes in topological superconductors to realize fault-tolerant topological quantum computation. Scalable qubit designs require several…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-12-27 Pasquale Marra , Daisuke Inotani , Muneto Nitta

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

Braiding Majorana zero modes (MZMs) is the key procedure toward topological quantum computation. However, the complexity of the braiding manipulation hinders its experimental realization. Here we propose an experimental setup composing of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-04-20 Jie Liu , Wenqin Chen , Ming Gong , Yijia Wu , X. C. Xie

Topological superconductivity could host quasiparticles that are key candidates for fault-tolerant quantum computation due to their immunity to noise as they obey non-Abelian exchange statistics. For example, in the case of Majorana Zero…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-09 Rahul Singh , Weixin Lu , Kaelyn J Ferris , Javad Shabani

We introduce a scheme for preparation, manipulation, and readout of Majorana zero modes in semiconducting wires with mesoscopic superconducting islands. Our approach synthesizes recent advances in materials growth with tools commonly used…

The realization and manipulation of Majorana zero modes have drawn significant attention for their crucial role in enabling topological quantum computation. Conventional approaches to the braiding of Majorana zero modes rely on adiabatic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-28 Fei Yu , P. Z. Zhao , Jiangbin Gong

We present a new measurement-based scheme for performing braiding operations on Majorana zero modes and for detecting their non-Abelian statistics without moving or hybridizing them. In our scheme, the topological qubit encoded in any pair…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-01-04 Sagar Vijay , Liang Fu

Majorana zero modes are quasiparticles that hold promise as building blocks for topological quantum computing. However, the litmus test for their detection, the observation of exotic non-abelian statistics revealed by braiding, has so far…

Majorana-based quantum computation seeks to encode information non-locally in pairs of Majorana zero modes, thereby isolating qubit states from a local noisy environment. In addition to long coherence times, the attractiveness of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-03-18 Christina Knapp , Jukka I. Väyrynen , Roman M. Lutchyn

We propose and analyze a physical system capable of performing topological quantum computation with Majorana zero modes (MZM) in a one-dimensional topological superconductor (1DTS). One of the leading methods to realize quantum gates in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-02 Marek Narozniak , Matthieu Dartiailh , Jonathan P. Dowling , Javad Shabani , Tim Byrnes
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