Milestones toward Majorana-based quantum computing

D Aasen, M Hell, RV Mishmash, A Higginbotham… - Physical Review X, 2016‏ - APS
We introduce a scheme for preparation, manipulation, and read out of Majorana zero modes
in semiconducting wires with mesoscopic superconducting islands. Our approach …

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 …

Hot nonequilibrium quasiparticles in transmon qubits

K Serniak, M Hays, G De Lange, S Diamond… - Physical review …, 2018‏ - APS
Nonequilibrium quasiparticle excitations degrade the performance of a variety of
superconducting circuits. Understanding the energy distribution of these quasiparticles will …

Reducing the impact of radioactivity on quantum circuits in a deep-underground facility

L Cardani, F Valenti, N Casali, G Catelani… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
As quantum coherence times of superconducting circuits have increased from nanoseconds
to hundreds of microseconds, they are currently one of the leading platforms for quantum …

Multi-terminal Josephson junctions as topological matter

RP Riwar, M Houzet, JS Meyer, YV Nazarov - Nature communications, 2016‏ - nature.com
Topological materials and their unusual transport properties are now at the focus of modern
experimental and theoretical research. Their topological properties arise from the …

Selective area growth and stencil lithography for in situ fabricated quantum devices

P Schüffelgen, D Rosenbach, C Li, TW Schmitt… - Nature …, 2019‏ - nature.com
The interplay of Dirac physics and induced superconductivity at the interface of a 3D
topological insulator (TI) with an s-wave superconductor (S) provides a new platform for …

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 …

Transport signatures of quasiparticle poisoning in a Majorana island

SM Albrecht, EB Hansen, AP Higginbotham… - Physical review …, 2017‏ - APS
We investigate effects of quasiparticle poisoning in a Majorana island with strong tunnel
coupling to normal-metal leads. In addition to the main Coulomb blockade …

Quasiparticle poisoning of Majorana qubits

T Karzig, WS Cole, DI Pikulin - Physical Review Letters, 2021‏ - APS
Qubits based on Majorana zero modes are a promising path towards topological quantum
computing. Such qubits, though, are susceptible to quasiparticle poisoning which does not …

Magnetic-field-resilient superconducting coplanar-waveguide resonators for hybrid circuit quantum electrodynamics experiments

JG Kroll, F Borsoi, KL Van Der Enden, W Uilhoorn… - Physical Review …, 2019‏ - APS
Superconducting coplanar-waveguide resonators that can operate in strong magnetic fields
are important tools for a variety of high-frequency superconducting devices. Magnetic fields …