Estimating disorder and its adverse effects in semiconductor Majorana nanowires
We use the available transport measurements in the literature to develop a dataset for the
likely amount of disorder in semiconductor (InAs and InSb) materials which are used in …
likely amount of disorder in semiconductor (InAs and InSb) materials which are used in …
Plateau Regions for Zero-Bias Peaks within 5% of the Quantized Conductance Value
Z Wang, H Song, D Pan, Z Zhang, W Miao, R Li… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
Probing an isolated Majorana zero mode is predicted to reveal a tunneling conductance
quantized at 2 e 2/h at zero temperature. Experimentally, a zero-bias peak (ZBP) is expected …
quantized at 2 e 2/h at zero temperature. Experimentally, a zero-bias peak (ZBP) is expected …
Conductance quantization in PbTe nanowires
W Song, Y Wang, W Miao, Z Yu, Y Gao, R Li, S Yang… - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
PbTe nanowires coupled to a superconductor have recently been proposed as a potential
Majorana platform. The hallmark of the one-dimensional nature of ballistic nanowires is their …
Majorana platform. The hallmark of the one-dimensional nature of ballistic nanowires is their …
Ballistic PbTe nanowire devices
Y Wang, F Chen, W Song, Z Geng, Z Yu, L Yang… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Disorder is the primary obstacle in the current Majorana nanowire experiments. Reducing
disorder or achieving ballistic transport is thus of paramount importance. In clean and …
disorder or achieving ballistic transport is thus of paramount importance. In clean and …
Reducing disorder in PbTe nanowires for Majorana research
W Song, Z Yu, Y Wang, Y Gao, Z Li, S Yang… - Nano Letters, 2025 - ACS Publications
Material challenges are the key issue in Majorana research, where surface disorder
constrains device performance. Here, we tackle this challenge by embedding PbTe …
constrains device performance. Here, we tackle this challenge by embedding PbTe …
Selective area epitaxy of PbTe-Pb hybrid nanowires on a lattice-matched substrate
Y Jiang, S Yang, L Li, W Song, W Miao, B Tong… - Physical Review …, 2022 - APS
Topological quantum computing is based on the braiding of Majorana zero modes encoding
topological qubits. A promising candidate platform for Majorana zero modes is …
topological qubits. A promising candidate platform for Majorana zero modes is …
Numerical study of PbTe-Pb hybrid nanowires for engineering Majorana zero modes
Epitaxial semiconductor-superconductor (SM-SC) hybrid nanowires are potential candidates
for implementing Majorana qubits. Recent experimental and theoretical works show that …
for implementing Majorana qubits. Recent experimental and theoretical works show that …
Superconducting tunnel junctions with layered superconductors
X Bi, G Chen, Z Li, H Yuan - Quantum Frontiers, 2024 - Springer
The superconducting tunneling effect in heterostructures, describing the process where
single electrons or Cooper pairs tunnel through the barrier, can always play a significant role …
single electrons or Cooper pairs tunnel through the barrier, can always play a significant role …
Hard superconducting gap in PbTe nanowires
Y Gao, W Song, S Yang, Z Yu, R Li, W Miao… - Chinese Physics …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Semiconductor nanowires coupled to a superconductor provide a powerful testbed for
quantum device physics such as Majorana zero modes and gate-tunable hybrid qubits. The …
quantum device physics such as Majorana zero modes and gate-tunable hybrid qubits. The …
SQUID oscillations in PbTe nanowire networks
Y Gao, W Song, Z Yu, S Yang, Y Wang, R Li, F Chen… - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Network structures by semiconductor nanowires hold great promise for advanced quantum
devices, especially for applications in topological quantum computing. In this paper, we …
devices, especially for applications in topological quantum computing. In this paper, we …