Majorana qubits and non-abelian physics in quantum dot–based minimal Kitaev chains

A Tsintzis, RS Souto, K Flensberg, J Danon, M Leijnse - PRX quantum, 2024 - APS
The possibility of engineering artificial Kitaev chains in arrays of quantum dots coupled via
narrow superconducting regions has emerged as an attractive way to overcome the disorder …

Probing Majorana localization in minimal Kitaev chains through a quantum dot

RS Souto, A Tsintzis, M Leijnse, J Danon - Physical Review Research, 2023 - APS
Artificial Kitaev chains, formed by quantum dots coupled via superconductors, have
emerged as a promising platform for realizing Majorana bound states. Even a minimal …

Minimal quantum dot based Kitaev chain with only local superconducting proximity effect

W Samuelson, V Svensson, M Leijnse - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
The possibility to engineer a Kitaev chain in quantum dots coupled via superconductors has
recently emerged as a promising path toward topological superconductivity and possibly …

From perfect to imperfect poor man's Majoranas in minimal Kitaev chains

M Luethi, HF Legg, D Loss, J Klinovaja - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Poor man's Majoranas (PMMs) hold the promise to engineer Majorana bound states in a
highly tunable setup consisting of a chain of quantum dots that are connected via …

Roadmap towards Majorana qubits and nonabelian physics in quantum dot-based minimal Kitaev chains

A Tsintzis, RS Souto, K Flensberg, J Danon… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The possibility to engineer artificial Kitaev chains in arrays of quantum dots coupled via
narrow superconducting regions has emerged as an attractive way to overcome the disorder …

Emergent pair symmetries in systems with poor man's Majorana modes

J Cayao - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Few-site Kitaev chains are promising for realizing Majorana zero modes without topological
protection but fully nonlocal, which are known as poor man's Majorana modes. While …

Non-Hermitian phase-biased Josephson junctions

J Cayao, M Sato - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We study non-Hermitian Josephson junctions formed by superconductors with a finite phase
difference under non-Hermiticity, which naturally appears due to coupling to normal …

Quantum dot based Kitaev chains: Majorana quality measures and scaling with increasing chain length

V Svensson, M Leijnse - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Realizing Majorana bound states (MBSs) in short, well-controllable chains of coupled
quantum dots sidesteps the problem of disorder but requires finetuning and does not give …

Non-hermitian minimal kitaev chains

J Cayao, R Aguado - arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.18974, 2024 - arxiv.org
Starting from a double quantum dot realization of a minimal Kitaev chain, we demonstrate
that non-Hermicity stabilizes the so-called poor man's Majorana zero modes in a region of …

Entanglement measures of Majorana bound states

VK Vimal, J Cayao - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Majorana bound states emerge in topological superconductors as zero-energy edge states
exhibiting spatial nonlocality. Despite the enormous advances, the detection of Majorana …