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We study the low-energy transport properties of a hybrid device composed by a native quantum dot coupled to both ends of a topological superconducting nanowire section hosting Majorana zero-modes. The account of the coupling between the dot…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-10-14 L. S. Ricco , Y. Marques , J. E. Sanches , I. A. Shelykh , A. C. Seridonio

One promising avenue to study one-dimensional ($1$D) topological phases is to realize them in synthetic materials such as cold atomic gases. Intriguingly, it is possible to realize Majorana boundary modes in a $1$D number-conserving system…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2018-10-17 Chun Chen , Wei Yan , C. S. Ting , Yan Chen , F. J. Burnell

It is predicted that a vortex in a topological superconductor contains a Majorana zero mode (MZM). The confirmative Majorana signature, i.e., the $2e^2/h$ quantized conductance, however is easily sabotaged by unavoidable interruptions, e.g.…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-07-11 Gu Zhang , Chuang Li , Geng Li , Can-Li Song , Xin Liu , Fu-Chun Zhang , Dong E. Liu

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

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

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

Interfaces between topological insulators and superconductors are promising platforms for realizing Majorana zero modes (MZMs) via the superconducting proximity effect. We introduce a bilayer model consisting of the surface states of a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-22 Umesh Kumar , Rafal Rechcinski , Tatiana de Picoli , Jukka Vayrynen , Satoshi Okamoto

We propose a versatile platform to investigate the existence of Majorana bound states (MBSs) and their non-Abelian statistics through braiding. This implementation combines a two-dimensional electron gas formed in a semiconductor quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-08-25 Geoffrey L. Fatin , Alex Matos-Abiague , Benedikt Scharf , Igor Žutić

Majorana bound states have been a focus of condensed matter research for their potential applications in topological quantum computation. Here we utilize two charge-qubit arrays to explicitly simulate a DIII class one-dimensional…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-03-16 Ting Mao , Z. D. Wang

Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are non-Abelian quasiparticles with the potential to serve as topological qubits for fault-tolerant quantum computing due to their ability to encode quantum information nonlocally. In multi-Majorana systems…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-23 Bai-Ting Liu , Peng Qian , Zhan Cao , Dong E. Liu

We show how a quantum dot with a ballistic single-channel point contact to a superconductor can be created by means of a gate electrode at the edge of a quantum spin Hall insulator (such as an InAs/GaSb quantum well). A weak perpendicular…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-06-26 Shuo Mi , D. I. Pikulin , M. Wimmer , C. W. J. Beenakker

Motivated by the recent experimental realization of minimal Kitaev chains using quantum dots, we investigate the Majorana zero modes (MZM) in $Y$-shape Kitaev wires. We solve the associated Kitaev models analytically at the sweet spot…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-10-03 Bradraj Pandey , Nitin Kaushal , Gonzalo Alvarez , Elbio Dagotto

Braiding and fusion of Majorana zero modes are key elements of any future topological Majorana-based quantum computer. Here, we investigate the fusion dynamics of Majorana zero modes in the spinless Kitaev model, as well as in a spinful…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-23 Themba Hodge , Tuan Kieu , Jasmin Bedow , Eric Mascot , Dirk K. Morr , Stephan Rachel

We explore the tunneling transport properties of a quantum dot embedded in an optical microcavity and coupled to a semiconductor-superconductor one-dimensional nanowire (Majorana nanowire) hosting Majorana zero modes (MZMs) at their edges.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-02-09 L. S. Ricco , V. K. Kozin , A. C. Seridonio , I. A. Shelykh

We propose to realize Majorana edge and corner states in electric circuits. First, we simulate the Kitaev model by an LC electric circuit and the $p_{x}+ip_{y}$ model by an LC circuit together with operational amplifiers. Zero-energy edge…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-07-17 Motohiko Ezawa

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

Magnet-superconductor hybrid (MSH) systems are a key platform for custom-designed topological superconductors. Ideally, the ends of a one-dimensional MSH structure will host Majorana zero-modes (MZMs), the fundamental unit of topological…

Discrete time crystals have attracted considerable theoretical and experimental studies but their potential applications have remained unexplored. A particular type of discrete time crystals, termed "Majorana time crystals", is found to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-13 Raditya Weda Bomantara , Jiangbin Gong

Fusing Majorana zero modes leads to multiple outcomes, a property being unique to non-Abelian anyons. Successful demonstration of this nontrivial fusion rule would be a hallmark for the development of topological quantum computation.Here we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-10-26 Yu Zhang , Xiaoyu Zhu , Chunhui Li , Juntao Song , Jie Liu , X. C. Xie

The recent realization of pristine Majorana zero modes (MZMs) in vortices of iron-based superconductors (FeSCs) provides a promising platform for long-sought-after fault-tolerant quantum computation. A large topological gap between the MZMs…