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Majorana zero modes (MZMs) that obey the non-Abelian statistics have been intensively investigated for potential applications in topological quantum computing. The prevailing signals in tunneling experiments "fingerprinting" the existence…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-03-27 Chaofei Liu , Cheng Chen , Xiaoqiang Liu , Ziqiao Wang , Yi Liu , Shusen Ye , Ziqiang Wang , Jiangping Hu , Jian Wang

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

Parafermionic zero modes, $\mathbb{Z}_n$-symmetric generalizations of the well-known $\mathbb{Z}_2$ Majorana zero modes, can emerge as edge states in topologically nontrivial strongly correlated systems displaying fractionalized…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-07-07 Raphael L. R. C. Teixeira , Luis G. G. V. Dias da Silva

Recent experimental advances in the field of cold atoms led to the development of novel techniques for producing synthetic dimensions and synthetic magnetic fields, thus greatly expanding the utility of cold atomic systems for exploring…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2018-03-28 Or Golan , Eran Sela , Kirill Shtengel

One of the cornerstones for topological quantum computations is the Majorana zero mode, which has been intensively searched in fractional quantum Hall systems and topological superconductors. Several recent works suggest that such an exotic…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-04-18 Rui-Xing Zhang , Chao-Xing Liu

The signatures of Majorana zero-energy mode leaking into a spin-charge entangled double quantum dot are investigated theoretically in the strong electron correlation regime. The considered setup consists of two capacitively coupled quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-05 Piotr Majek , Ireneusz Weymann

We investigate quantum transport in a hybrid system composed of two quantum dots (QDs) coupled through a pair of spatially separated Majorana zero modes (MZMs) with negligible coupling energy. We focus on nonlocal correlations mediated by…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-05 Sirui Yu , Hong Mao , Jinshuang Jin , Chui-Ping Yang

Qubits built out of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) have long been theorized as a potential pathway toward fault-tolerant topological quantum computation. Almost unavoidable in these processes is Majorana wavefunction overlap, known as…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-03-10 Themba Hodge , Eric Mascot , Dan Crawford , Stephan Rachel

One-dimensional topological superconductors host Majorana zero modes (MZMs), the non-local property of which could be exploited for quantum computing applications. Spin- polarized scanning tunneling microscopy measurements show that MZMs…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-16 Sangjun Jeon , Yonglong Xie , Jian Li , Zhijun Wang , B. Andrei Bernevig , Ali Yazdani

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

Majorana zero modes (MZMs), emerging as exotic quasiparticles that carry non-Abelian statistics, hold great promise for achieving fault-tolerant topological quantum computation. A key signature of the presence of MZMs is the zero-bias peaks…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-31 Mouyang Cheng , Ryotaro Okabe , Abhijatmedhi Chotrattanapituk , Mingda Li

Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are highly sought-after states with a possible application in quantum computation. Here, we show that vortex-core MZMs can carry a nontrivial angular momentum. This establishes new `flavors' of Majorana modes,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-19 Giulia Venditti , Christophe Berthod , Louk Rademaker

Tunneling spectroscopy cannot be used as an unambiguous detection tool for Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in conventional partial-shell nanowires. The presence of smooth confinement at the end of the hybrid wire (among other sources of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-29 Carlos Payá , César Robles , Pablo San-Jose , Elsa Prada

It has been proposed that a line junction between spiral magnet and superconductor or between ferromagnet and superconductor with Rashba spin-orbital coupling can produce Majorana zero mode (MZM) at the ends of the line. However, a strong…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-03-19 Wenjie Ji , Xiao-Gang Wen

Two semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) coupled through a superconductor constitute a minimal realisation of a Kitaev chain with Majorana zero modes (MZMs). Such MZMs can be detected by e.g., tunneling conductance between each QD and normal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-07-30 Miguel Alvarado , Alfredo Levy Yeyati , Ramón Aguado , Rubén Seoane Souto

Device-independent quantum key distribution (DI-QKD) provides the highest level of cryptographic security by certifying secrecy through observed Bell inequality violations, independent of the internal device physics. However, the transition…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-14 Noureldin Mohamed , Saif Al-Kuwari

Topological quantum computation, featuring qubits built out of anyonic excitations known as Majorana zero modes (MZMs), have long presented an exciting pathway towards scalable quantum computation. Recently, the advent of altermagnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-11 Themba Hodge , Eric Mascot , Stephan Rachel

We explore theoretically the influence of Fano interference in the so-called Majorana oscillations in a T-shaped hybrid setup formed by a quantum dot (QD) placed between conducting leads and side-coupled to a topological superconducting…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-10-02 L. S. Ricco , V. L. Campo , I. A. Shelykh , A. C. Seridonio

Second-order topological superconductors host Majorana corner modes (MCMs), which are confined to specific corners of the system. This spatial restriction presents challenges for manipulating and relocating MCMs. We propose a novel protocol…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-12-31 Ching-Kai Chiu , Yueh-Ting Yao , Tay-Rong Chang , Guang Bian

We study the properties of a quantum dot coupled to a one-dimensional topological superconductor and a normal lead and discuss the interplay between Kondo and Majorana-induced couplings in quantum dot. The latter appears due to the presence…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-09-24 Meng Cheng , Michael Becker , Bela Bauer , Roman M. Lutchyn