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Kitaev chain is a theoretical model of a one-dimensional topological superconductor with Majorana zero modes at the two ends of the chain. With the goal of emulating this model, we build a chain of three quantum dots in a semiconductor…

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Ge/SiGe quantum well heterostructures confining a high-mobility two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) have emerged as a compelling platform for hybrid superconductor(S)-semiconductor(Sm) quantum devices. Here, we investigate the low-temperature…

Gatemon qubits are based on a superconductor-quantum dot-superconductor (S-QD-S) junction which enables in situ electrostatic tuning via a gate electrode. For a single-channel QD this structure gives rise to two subgap Andreev bound states…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-04 Utkan Güngördü , Rusko Ruskov , Silas Hoffman , Kyle Serniak , Andrew J. Kerman , Charles Tahan

We propose a novel hybrid quantum gate between an atom and a microwave photon in a superconducting coplanar waveguide cavity by exploiting the strong resonant microwave coupling between adjacent Rydberg states. Using experimentally…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 J. D. Pritchard , J. A. Isaacs , M. A. Beck , R. McDermott , M. Saffman

Solid state superconducting devices coupled to coplanar transmission lines offer an exquisite architecture for quantum optical phenomena probing as well as for quantum computation implementation, being the object of intense theoretical and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-06-09 O. P. de Sa Neto , M. C. de Oliveira

We demonstrate fast two-qubit gates using a parity-violated superconducting qubit consisting of a capacitively-shunted asymmetric Josephson-junction loop under a finite magnetic flux bias. The second-order nonlinearity manifesting in the…

Radio-frequency (RF) reflectometry is widely used for high-bandwidth readout of semiconductor quantum devices at cryogenic temperatures, but its application has mainly been limited to nanoscale structures with relatively small capacitances.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-18 Alexander Zotov , Conor McGeough , Megan Powell , Alessandro Rossi

We demonstrate a 12 quantum dot device fabricated on an undoped Si/SiGe heterostructure as a proof-of-concept for a scalable, linear gate architecture for semiconductor quantum dots. The device consists of 9 quantum dots in a linear array…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-12-07 D. M. Zajac , T. M. Hazard , X. Mi , E. Nielsen , J. R. Petta

We study clean, edge-contacted graphene/superconductor interfaces in both the quantum Hall (QH) and zero field regimes. We find that Andreev reflection is substantially stronger than at an interface with a semiconductor two-dimensional…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-06-30 Alexey Bondarev , Gu Zhang , Harold U. Baranger

Silicon spin qubits have emerged as a promising path to large-scale quantum processors. In this prospect, the development of scalable qubit readout schemes involving a minimal device overhead is a compelling step. Here we report the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-07-09 A. Crippa , R. Ezzouch , A. Aprá , A. Amisse , L. Houtin , B. Bertrand , M. Vinet , M. Urdampilleta , T. Meunier , M. Sanquer , X. Jehl , R. Maurand , S. De Franceschi

We introduce a tunable synthetic-dimension platform for realizing Kitaev-chain physics with high degree of control over Majorana zero modes. It is based on a generic Landau-quantized two dimensional electron system coupled to the magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-07 Adel Ali , Alexey Belyanin

Andreev reflection-where an electron in a normal metal backscatters off a superconductor into a hole-forms the basis of low energy transport through superconducting junctions. Andreev reflection in confined regions gives rise to discrete…

We theoretically investigate electronic transport through a junction where a quantum dot (QD) is tunnel coupled on both sides to semiconductor nanowires with strong spin-orbit interaction and proximity-induced superconductivity. The results…

Superconductivity · Physics 2014-12-09 Guang-Yao Huang , Martin Leijnse , Karsten Flensberg , Hongqi Xu

In a recent breakthrough experiment [Nature (London) 614, 445 (2023)], signatures of Majorana zero modes have been observed in tunnel spectroscopy for a minimal Kitaev chain constructed from coupled quantum dots. However, as Ising anyons,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-08-31 Chun-Xiao Liu , Haining Pan , F. Setiawan , Michael Wimmer , Jay D. Sau

We propose a theoretical approach based on an interferometer composed by two quantum dots asymmetrically coupled to isolated Majorana quasiparticles (MQPs), lying on the edges of two topological Kitaev chains, respectively via couplings…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2016-11-15 F. A. Dessotti , L. S. Ricco , Y. Marques , L. H. Guessi , M. Yoshida , M. S. Figueira , M. de Souza , Pasquale Sodano , A. C. Seridonio

In superconductor-semiconductor hybrids, applying a magnetic field closes a trivial bulk gap and causes a topological phase transition (TPT), resulting in the emergence of Majorana zero modes at both ends of the wires. However, trivial…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-11-06 Takeshi Mizushima , Yukio Tanaka , Jorge Cayao

Bilayer graphene is an attractive material that realizes high-quality two-dimensional electron gas with a controllable bandgap. By utilizing the bandgap, electrical gate tuning of the carrier is possible and formation of nanostructures such…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-07-20 Tomoya Johmen , Motoya Shinozaki , Yoshihiro Fujiwara , Takumi Aizawa , Tomohiro Otsuka

We study the transport properties of a hybrid nanostructure composed of a ferromagnet, two quantum dots, and a superconductor connected in series. By using the non-equilibrium Green's function approach, we have calculated the electric…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-14 E. C. Siqueira , G. G. Cabrera

Dispersive sensing is a powerful technique that enables scalable and high-fidelity readout of solid-state quantum bits. In particular, gate-based dispersive sensing has been proposed as the readout mechanism for future topological qubits,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-04-24 Damaz de Jong , Jasper van Veen , Luca Binci , Amrita Singh , Peter Krogstrup , Leo P. Kouwenhoven , Wolfgang Pfaff , John D. Watson

The prospect of coupling a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor heterostructure to a superconductor opens new research and technology opportunities, including fundamental problems in mesoscopic superconductivity, scalable superconducting…