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In this paper we present a hybrid scheme for topological quantum computation in a system of cold atoms trapped in an atomic lattice. A topological qubit subspace is defined using Majorana fermions which emerge in a network of atomic Kitaev…

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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

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

We describe designs for the realization of topological Majorana qubits in terms of proximitized topological insulator nanoribbons pierced by a uniform axial magnetic field. This platform holds promise for particularly robust Majorana bound…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-04-18 Jan Manousakis , Alexander Altland , Dmitry Bagrets , Reinhold Egger , Yoichi Ando

Among the major approaches that are being pursued for realizing quantum bits, the Majorana-based platform has been the most recent to be launched. It attempts to realize qubits which store quantum information in a topologically-protected…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-03-10 Karsten Flensberg , Felix von Oppen , Ady Stern

We propose and analyze a family of periodic braiding protocols in systems with multiple localized Majorana modes ($\textit{majoranas}$) for the purposes of Hamiltonian engineering. The protocols rely on double braids$-\textit{draids}-$which…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-01-04 Ivar Martin , Kartiek Agarwal

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

Robust edge states and non-Abelian excitations are the trademark of topological states of matter, with promising applications such as "topologically protected" quantum memory and computing. While so far topological phases have been…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 S. Diehl , E. Rico , M. A. Baranov , P. Zoller

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

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

We numerically investigate non-Abelian braiding dynamics of vortices in two-dimensional topological superconductors, such as $s$-wave superconductors with Rashba spin-orbit coupling. Majorana zero modes (MZMs) hosted by the vortices…

Superconductivity · Physics 2021-02-16 Takumi Sanno , Shunsuke Miyazaki , Takeshi Mizushima , Satoshi Fujimoto

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-based quantum gates are not complete for performing universal topological quantum computation while Fibonacci-based gates are difficult to be realized electronically and hardly coincide with the conventional quantum circuit models.…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-04-07 Ye-Min Zhan , Yu-Ge Chen , Bin Chen , Ziqiang Wang , Yue Yu , Xi Luo

A composite system of Majorana-hosted semiconductor nanowire and superconducting flux qubit is inves- tigated. It is found that the coupling between these two subsystems can be controlled electrically, supplying a convenient method to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-12 Zhen-Tao Zhang , Yang Yu

One-dimensional topological superconductors are known to host Majorana zero modes at domain walls terminating the topological phase. Their nonabelian nature allows for processing quantum information by braiding operations which are…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-11-27 Torsten Karzig , Gil Refael , Felix von Oppen

Developing a gate-tunable, scalable, and topologically-protectable supercurrent qubit and integrating it into a quantum circuit are crucial for applications in the fields of quantum information technology and topological phenomena. Here we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-05-06 Hong-Seok Kim , Yong-Joo Doh

In this article we analyze the efficiency of operations based on transferring charge from a quantum dot (QD) to two coupled topological superconductors, which can be used for performing nonabelian operations on Majorana bound states (MBSs).…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-26 R. Seoane Souto , K. Flensberg , M. Leijnse

We study the coupling between a singlet-triplet qubit realized in a double quantum dot to a topological qubit realized by spatially well-separated Majorana bound states. We demonstrate that the singlet-triplet qubit can be leveraged for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-04-24 Marko J. Rančić , Silas Hoffman , Constantin Schrade , Jelena Klinovaja , Daniel Loss

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

We analyze propagation of quantum information along chiral Majorana edge states in two-dimensional topological materials. The use of edge states may facilitate the braiding operation, an important ingredient in topological quantum…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-09-27 Igor Timoshuk , Konstantin Tikhonov , Yuriy Makhlin