From Andreev to Majorana bound states in hybrid superconductor–semiconductor nanowires

E Prada, P San-Jose, MWA de Moor, A Geresdi… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Inhomogeneous superconductors can host electronic excitations, known as Andreev bound
states (ABSs), below the superconducting energy gap. With the advent of topological …

Majorana quasiparticles in condensed matter

R Aguado - La Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 2017 - Springer
In the space of less than one decade, the search for Majorana quasiparticles in condensed
matter has become one of the hottest topics in physics. The aim of this review is to provide a …

Gate‐controlled quantum dots based on 2D materials

FM **g, ZZ Zhang, GQ Qin, G Luo… - Advanced Quantum …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D materials are a family of layered materials exhibiting rich exotic phenomena,
such as valley‐contrasting physics. Down to single‐particle level, unraveling fundamental …

Phase engineering of anomalous Josephson effect derived from Andreev molecules

S Matsuo, T Imoto, T Yokoyama, Y Sato… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
A Josephson junction (JJ) is a key device for develo** superconducting circuits, wherein a
supercurrent in the JJ is controlled by the phase difference between the two …

Phase-engineering the Andreev band structure of a three-terminal Josephson junction

M Coraiola, DZ Haxell, D Sabonis, H Weisbrich… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
In hybrid Josephson junctions with three or more superconducting terminals coupled to a
semiconducting region, Andreev bound states may form unconventional energy band …

Enhancing the excitation gap of a quantum-dot-based Kitaev chain

CX Liu, AM Bozkurt, F Zatelli, SLD ten Haaf… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Connecting double quantum dots via a semiconductor-superconductor hybrid segment
offers a platform for creating a two-site Kitaev chain that hosts Majorana zero modes at a …

Demonstration of the nonlocal Josephson effect in Andreev molecules

DZ Haxell, M Coraiola, M Hinderling, SC Ten Kate… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
We perform switching current measurements of planar Josephson junctions (JJs) coupled by
a common superconducting electrode with independent control over the two …

Phase-dependent Andreev molecules and superconducting gap closing in coherently-coupled Josephson junctions

S Matsuo, T Imoto, T Yokoyama, Y Sato… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The Josephson junction (JJ) is an essential element of superconducting (SC) devices for
both fundamental and applied physics. The short-range coherent coupling of two adjacent …

A perspective on semiconductor-based superconducting qubits

R Aguado - Applied Physics Letters, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Following the demonstration of semiconductor-based Josephson junctions, which are fully
tunable by electrical means, new routes have been opened for the study of hybrid …

Epitaxial Pb on InAs nanowires for quantum devices

T Kanne, M Marnauza, D Olsteins, DJ Carrad… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Semiconductor–superconductor hybrids are widely used to realize complex quantum
phenomena, such as topological superconductivity and spins coupled to Cooper pairs …