English
Related papers

Related papers: Nonadiabatic braiding of Majorana modes

200 papers

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

In this work we perform real time simulations for the dynamics of braiding a pair of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) through a quantum dot in a minimal setup of pure 1D realization. We reveal the strong nonadiabatic effect when the dot energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-26 Luting Xu , Jing Bai , Wei Feng , Xin-Qi Li

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

In topological quantum computing, unitary operations on qubits are performed by adiabatic braiding of non-Abelian quasiparticles, such as Majorana zero modes, and are protected from local environmental perturbations. In the adiabatic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-08-29 Armin Rahmani , Babak Seradjeh , Marcel Franz

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

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

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

We simulate the non-Abelian exchange of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) on a quantum computer. Rather than utilizing MZMs at the boundaries of quantum Ising chains, which are typically represented as nonlocal operators on a quantum computer,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-07-24 Foster Sabatino , Matthew Brooks , Charles Tahan , Silas Hoffman

Topological qubits composed of unpaired Majorana zero-modes are under intense experimental and theoretical scrutiny in efforts to realize practical quantum computation schemes. In this work, we show the minimum four \textit{unpaired}…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-19 Adipta Pal , Joe H. Winter , Ashley M. Cook

Exchangeless braiding of Majorana modes is studied in minimal networks of weakly hybridized Kitaev chains of finite length using a rigorous many-body framework. In particular, for two coupled chains it is shown that exchangeless braiding is…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-08-12 Robin Quade , Michael Potthoff

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

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

Non-Abelian quasiparticles have been predicted to exist in a variety of condensed matter systems. Their defining property is that an adiabatic braid between two of them results in a nontrivial change of the quantum state of the system. To…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-01-28 Jian Li , Titus Neupert , B. Andrei Bernevig , Ali Yazdani

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

Abrikosov vortices in Fe-based superconductors are a promising platform for hosting Majorana zero modes. Their adiabatic exchange is a key ingredient for Majorana-based quantum computing. However, the adiabatic braiding process can not be…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-05-27 Thore Posske , Ching-Kai Chiu , Michael Thorwart

Adiabatic braiding of Majorana zero modes can be used for topologically protected quantum information processing. While extremely robust to many environmental perturbations, these systems are vulnerable to noise with high-frequency…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-07-02 Kyle Ritland , Armin Rahmani

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

Majorana zero modes have gained significant interest due to their potential applications in topological quantum computing and in the realization of exotic quantum phases. These zero-energy quasiparticle excitations localize at the vortex…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-08-13 Pasquale Marra , Daisuke Inotani , Takeshi Mizushima , Muneto Nitta

Majorana zero mode (MZM) exhibits inherent resilience to local parametric fluctuations, due to the topological protection mechanism in the non-Abelian braiding statistics of the anyonic quasiparticles. In this paper, we construct the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-19 Zhu-yao Jin , Jun Jing

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
‹ Prev 1 2 3 10 Next ›