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We study the dynamics and readout of topological qubits encoded by zero-energy Majorana bound states in a topological superconductor. We take into account bosonic modes due to the electromagnetic environment which couple the Majorana…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-06 Morten I. K. Munk , Reinhold Egger , Karsten Flensberg

We present an ab initio modeling framework to simulate Majorana transport in 2D semiconducting materials, paving the way for topological qubits based on 2D nanoribbons. By combining density-functional-theory and quantum transport…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-11-02 Y. Lee , T. Agarwal , M. Luisier

We propose a novel realization for a topologically superconducting phase hosting Majorana zero-modes on the basis of quantum spin Hall systems. Remarkably, our proposal is completely free of ferromagnets. Instead, we confine helical edge…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-17 C. Fleckenstein , N. Traverso Ziani , A. Calzona , M. Sassetti , B. Trauzettel

Majorana zero modes are well studied in the gapped phases of topological systems. We investigate Majorana zero modes at the topological quantum criticality in one dimensional topological superconducting model with longer range interaction.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2021-07-15 S Rahul , Ranjith R Kumar , Y R Kartik , Sujit Sarkar

Braiding Majorana zero modes (MZMs) is the key procedure toward topological quantum computation. We show such braiding can be well performed in a parallel semiconductor-superconductor nanowire structure. Considering the fact that the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-27 Wenqin Chen , Jiachen Wang , Yijia Wu , Jie Liu , X. C. Xie

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

The realization and manipulation of Majorana zero modes is a key step in achieving topological quantum computation. In this paper, we demonstrate the existence of Majorana corner states in a superconductor-insulators-superconductor vertical…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-17 Cheng-Ming Miao , Yu-Hao Wan , Ying-Tao Zhang , Qing-Feng Sun

Majorana fermions are long-sought exotic particles that are their own antiparticles. Here we propose to utilize superconducting circuits to construct two superconducting-qubit arrays where Majorana modes can occur. A so-called Majorana…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-09-23 J. Q. You , Z. D. Wang , Wenxian Zhang , Franco Nori

Focusing on examples of Majorana zero modes on the corners of a two-dimensional lattice, we introduce a method to find parameter regions where the Majorana modes are perfectly localized on a single site. Such a limit allows us to study the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-14 Prathyush P. Poduval , Thomas L. Schmidt , Andreas Haller

We analytically investigate the robustness of the Bernstein--Vazirani algorithm in the presence of bit flip, phase flip, and depolarizing noise using the density matrix formalism. We derive the exact expressions for the algorithm's success…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-06 Muhammad Faizan , Muhammad Faryad

Majorana zero modes (MZMs)--bearing potential applications for topological quantum computing--are verified in quasi-one-dimensional (1D) Fermion systems, including semiconductor nanowires, magnetic atomic chains, planar Josephson junctions.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-04-29 Shu-guang Cheng , Jie Liu , Haiwen Liu , Hua Jiang , Qing-feng Sun , X. C. Xie

A quantum simulator is a device engineered to reproduce the properties of an ideal quantum model. It allows the study of quantum systems that cannot be efficiently simulated on classical computers. While a universal quantum computer is also…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-12-16 J. Casanova , C. Sabin , J. Leon , I. L. Egusquiza , R. Gerritsma , C. F. Roos , J. J. Garcia-Ripoll , E. Solano

Obeying non-Abelian statistics, Majorana fermions holds a promise to implement fault-tolerant quantum computing. It was found that Majorana fermions can be simulated by the zero-energy excitation in a nanowire with strong spin-orbit…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-24 Ming-Jian Gao , Yu-Peng Ma , Jun-Hong An

Given recent progress in the realization of Majorana zero modes in semiconducting nanowires with proximity-induced superconductivity, a crucial next step is to attempt an experimental demonstration of the predicted braiding statistics…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-05-08 David J. Clarke , Jay D. Sau , Sankar Das Sarma

Majorana zero modes are quasiparticle states localized at the boundaries of topological superconductors that are expected to be ideal building blocks for fault-tolerant quantum computing. Several observations of zero-bias conductance peaks…

Using trapped ion quantum bits in a scalable microfabricated surface trap, we perform the Bernstein-Vazirani algorithm. Our architecture relies upon ion transport and can readily be expanded to larger systems. The algorithm is demonstrated…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-12 Spencer Fallek , Creston Herold , Brian McMahon , Kara Maller , Kenneth Brown , Jason Amini

The non-Abelian statistics of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are central to fault-tolerant topological quantum computing. Planar Josephson junctions provide a particularly versatile platform for realizing robust topological superconductivity…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-29 Richang Huang , Yongliang Hu , Xianzhang Chen , Peng Yu , Siwei Tan , Igor Zutic , Tong Zhou

We study the low-energy physics of a one-dimensional array of superconducting quantum dots realized by proximity coupling a semiconductor nanowire to multiple superconducting islands separated by narrow uncovered regions. The effective…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-21 John P. T. Stenger , Benjamin D. Woods , Sergey M. Frolov , Tudor D. Stanescu

The study of non-Abelian Majorana zero modes advances our understanding of the fundamental physics in quantum matter, and pushes the potential applications of such exotic states to topological quantum computation. It has been shown that in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-05-02 Xiong-Jun Liu , Chris L. M. Wong , K. T. Law

A counting formula for computing the number of (Majorana) zero modes bound to topological point defects is evaluated in a gradient expansion for systems with charge-conjugation symmetry. This semi-classical counting of zero modes is applied…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-03-17 Luiz Santos , Yusuke Nishida , Claudio Chamon , Christopher Mudry