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Interplay between superconductivity, spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field can lead to realisation of the topologically non--trivial states which in finite one dimensional nanowires are manifested by emergence of a pair of zero-energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-09-11 Aksel Kobiałka , Tadeusz Domański , Andrzej Ptok

We analyse an exactly solvable spin-$1/2$ chain which is a generalised version of Kitaev's honeycomb model. We show that every state of the system has a $2^{N/4}$ fold degeneracy, where $N$ is the number of sites. We present analytic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2015-05-19 Abhinav Saket , S. R. Hassan , R. Shankar

The one-dimensional $p$-wave superconductor, characterized by boundary Majorana modes, has attracted significant interest owing to its potential application in topological quantum computation. Similarly, spin-1/2 Kitaev ladder systems with…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2024-11-19 Haoting Xu , Hae-Young Kee

We investigate the topological phase diagram of {an extension of the Haldane model with equal spin pairing superconductivity}. In two dimensions, we find a topological nodal superconducting phase, which exhibits a chiral Majorana mode…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Simone Traverso , Niccolò Traverso Ziani , Maura Sassetti , Fernando Dominguez

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…

Altermagnetism provides new routes to realize Majorana zero modes with vanishing net magnetization. We consider a recently proposed heterostructure consisting of a semiconducting wire on top of an altermagnet and with proximity-induced…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-15 Andreas Hadjipaschalis , Sayed Ali Akbar Ghorashi , Jennifer Cano

A family of two-dimensional (2D) spin-1/2 models have been constructed to realize Kitaev's sixteen-fold way of anyon theories. Defining a one-dimensional (1D) path through all the lattice sites, and performing the Jordan-Wigner…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2023-05-02 Jin-Tao Jin , Jian-Jian Miao , Yi Zhou

Certain types of topological superconductors and superfluids are known to host protected Majorana zero modes in cores of Abrikosov vortices. When such vortices are arranged in a dense periodic lattice one expects zero modes from neighboring…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-10-28 Tianyu Liu , M. Franz

Coupling Majorana fermion excitations to coherent external fields is an important stage towards their manipulation and detection. We analyse the charge and transmon regimes of a topological nano-wire embedded within a Cooper-Pair-Box, where…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-09-16 Eran Ginossar , Eytan Grosfeld

In this work we investigate the spin-dependent transport through a double quantum dot embedded in a ferromagnetic tunnel junction and side attached to a topological superconducting nanowire hosting Majorana zero-energy modes. We focus on…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-22 Piotr Majek , Ireneusz Weymann

We present and analyze a hybrid quantum system that interfaces a Majorana-hosted semiconductor nanowire with a single nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center via a magnetized torsional cantilever. We show that, the torsional mode of the mechanical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-04-02 Bo Li , Peng-Bo Li , Yuan Zhou , Jie Liu , Hongrong Li , Fuli Li

High spin-Chern-number topological phases provide a promising low-dimensional platform for realizing double-helical edge states. In this letter, we show how these edge states can host a variety of phases driven by electron interaction…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-06-23 Yi-Chun Hung , Chen-Hsuan Hsu , Arun Bansil

Spin-momentum locking in a semiconductor device with strong spin-orbit coupling (SOC) is a fundamental goal of nanoscale spintronics and an important prerequisite for the formation of Majorana bound states. Such a helical state is predicted…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-07-11 S. Heedt , N. Traverso Ziani , F. Crépin , W. Prost , St. Trellenkamp , J. Schubert , D. Grützmacher , B. Trauzettel , Th. Schäpers

We propose a systematic magnetic-flux-free approach to detect, manipulate and braid Majorana fermions in a semiconductor nanowire-based topological Josephson junction by utilizing the Majorana spin degree of freedom. We find an intrinsic…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-07-18 Xin Liu , Xiaopeng Li , Dong-Ling Deng , Xiong-Jun Liu , S. Das Sarma

We propose Majorana-assisted nonlocal spin correlation as a manifestation of Majorana nonlocality in quasi-one-dimensional (1D) Kitaev spin liquids. Focusing on the flux-free sector of the Kitaev honeycomb model in a quasi-1D geometry, we…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-03-27 Yuki Yamazaki , Shingo Kobayashi , Akira Furusaki

The low-energy effective Hamiltonian of three coupled spin chains with periodic boundary conditions (spin tube) is expressed, in the limit of strong interchain coupling, in terms of XXZ chains coupled by biquadratic exchange interaction. A…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-10-31 E. Orignac , R. Citro , N. Andrei

We propose a simple model consisting of a magnetic domain wall proximity-coupled to an $s$-wave superconductor for realization of Majorana zero-energy modes. A spin-dependent gauge transformation translates the rotating magnetic profile…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-03-24 Babak Zare Rameshti , Yaser Hajati , Imam Makhfudz

We study a model in (2+1)-dimensional spacetime that is realized by an array of chains, each of which realizes relativistic Majorana fields in (1+1)-dimensional spacetime, coupled via current-current interactions. The model is shown to have…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2019-06-05 Jyong-Hao Chen , Christopher Mudry , Claudio Chamon , A. M. Tsvelik

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

We propose a scheme to braid Majorana zero modes (MZMs) through steering the spin degree of freedom, without moving, measuring, or more generically fusing the modes. For a spinful Majorana system, we show that braiding two MZMs is achieved…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-04-17 Xun-Jiang Luo , Ying-Ping He , Ting Fung Jeffrey Poon , Xin Liu , Xiong-Jun Liu