Deformation twinning in nanocrystalline materials
Nanocrystalline (nc) materials can be defined as solids with grain sizes in the range of 1–
100 nm. Contrary to coarse-grained metals, which become more difficult to twin with …
100 nm. Contrary to coarse-grained metals, which become more difficult to twin with …
Majorana fermions in semiconductor nanowires: fundamentals, modeling, and experiment
TD Stanescu, S Tewari - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
After a recent series of rapid and exciting developments, the long search for the Majorana
fermion—the elusive quantum entity at the border between particles and antiparticles—has …
fermion—the elusive quantum entity at the border between particles and antiparticles—has …
Andreev bound states versus Majorana bound states in quantum dot-nanowire-superconductor hybrid structures: Trivial versus topological zero-bias conductance …
Motivated by an important recent experiment [Deng, Science 354, 1557 (2016) SCIEAS
0036-8075 10.1126/science. aaf3961], we theoretically consider the interplay between …
0036-8075 10.1126/science. aaf3961], we theoretically consider the interplay between …
Physical mechanisms for zero-bias conductance peaks in Majorana nanowires
H Pan, S Das Sarma - Physical Review Research, 2020 - APS
Motivated by the need to understand and simulate the ubiquitous experimentally observed
zero-bias conductance peaks in superconductor-semiconductor hybrid structures, we …
zero-bias conductance peaks in superconductor-semiconductor hybrid structures, we …
Flux-induced topological superconductivity in full-shell nanowires
INTRODUCTION Majorana zero modes (MZMs) localized at the ends of one-dimensional
topological superconductors are promising candidates for fault-tolerant quantum computing …
topological superconductors are promising candidates for fault-tolerant quantum computing …
Superconductor-nanowire devices from tunneling to the multichannel regime: Zero-bias oscillations and magnetoconductance crossover
We present transport measurements in superconductor-nanowire devices with a gated
constriction forming a quantum point contact. Zero-bias features in tunneling spectroscopy …
constriction forming a quantum point contact. Zero-bias features in tunneling spectroscopy …
A short introduction to topological quantum computation
V Lahtinen, J Pachos - SciPost Physics, 2017 - scipost.org
This review presents an entry-level introduction to topological quantum computation--
quantum computing with anyons. We introduce anyons at the system-independent level of …
quantum computing with anyons. We introduce anyons at the system-independent level of …
Anomalous modulation of a zero-bias peak in a hybrid nanowire-superconductor device
We report on transport measurements of an InAs nanowire coupled to niobium nitride leads
at high magnetic fields. We observe a zero-bias anomaly (ZBA) in the differential …
at high magnetic fields. We observe a zero-bias anomaly (ZBA) in the differential …
Non-Abelian quantum order in spin-orbit-coupled semiconductors: Search for topological Majorana particles in solid-state systems
We show that an ordinary semiconducting thin film with spin-orbit coupling can, under
appropriate circumstances, be in a quantum topologically ordered state supporting exotic …
appropriate circumstances, be in a quantum topologically ordered state supporting exotic …
Transport spectroscopy of nanowire junctions with Majorana fermions
We investigate transport through normal-superconductor nanowire junctions in the presence
of spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field. As the Zeeman field crosses the critical bulk value …
of spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field. As the Zeeman field crosses the critical bulk value …