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Recent advances in quantum dot platforms have opened new pathways for realizing Majorana zero modes (MZMs) and simulating topological quantum computation. Here we propose an experimentally feasible setup for implementing topological…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-09-22 Bradraj Pandey , Satoshi Okamoto , Pontus Laurell , Stephan Rachel , Elbio Dagotto

We propose a novel scheme for performing Majorana zero mode (MZM) braiding utilizing cotunneling processes in a three-MZM system incorporating reference arms. This approach relies on the interference between cotunneling paths through the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-09-12 Zhen Chen , Yijia Wu , X. C. Xie

We propose and analyze a physical system capable of performing topological quantum computation with Majorana zero modes (MZM) in a one-dimensional topological superconductor (1DTS). One of the leading methods to realize quantum gates in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-06-02 Marek Narozniak , Matthieu Dartiailh , Jonathan P. Dowling , Javad Shabani , Tim Byrnes

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

The creation of topological quantum gates using Majorana zero modes -- an outstanding problem in the field of topological quantum computing -- relies on our ability to control the braiding process of these particles in time and space. Here,…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-02-13 Jasmin Bedow , Eric Mascot , Themba Hodge , Stephan Rachel , Dirk K. Morr

We propose a realization of the one-dimensional Kitaev topological superconductor in classical mechanical metamaterials. By designing appropriate braiding protocols, we demonstrate that the system's mid-gap vibrational modes, termed…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-05-15 Liyuan Chen , Matthew Fuertes , Bolei Deng

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

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

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

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

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

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

Qubits built out of Majorana zero modes (MZMs) constitute the primary path towards topologically protected quantum computing. Simulating the braiding process of multiple MZMs corresponds to the quantum dynamics of a superconducting…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-14 Eric Mascot , Themba Hodge , Dan Crawford , Jasmin Bedow , Dirk K. Morr , Stephan Rachel

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

Current proposals for topological quantum computation (TQC) based on Majorana zero modes (MZM) have mostly been focused on coupled-wire architecture which can be challenging to implement experimentally. To explore alternative building…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-06-03 Aidan Winblad , Hua Chen

Electrons are indivisible elementary particles, yet paradoxically a collection of them can act as a fraction of a single electron, exhibiting exotic and useful properties. One such collective excitation, known as a topological Majorana…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-25 Nikhil Harle , Oles Shtanko , Ramis Movassagh

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

Majorana zero modes (MZMs), promising for topological quantum computation, are naturally hosted in vortices of two-dimensional topological superconductors (TSCs). However, precise control and braiding of these vortex-bound MZMs remains a…

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

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
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