Majorana zero modes in superconductor–semiconductor heterostructures

RM Lutchyn, EPAM Bakkers, LP Kouwenhoven… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Realizing topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes in the laboratory is a
major goal in condensed-matter physics. In this Review, we survey the current status of this …

Next steps of quantum transport in Majorana nanowire devices

H Zhang, DE Liu, M Wimmer… - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Majorana zero modes are localized quasiparticles that obey non-Abelian exchange
statistics. Braiding Majorana zero modes forms the basis of topologically protected quantum …

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Epitaxy of advanced nanowire quantum devices

S Gazibegovic, D Car, H Zhang, SC Balk, JA Logan… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Semiconductor nanowires are ideal for realizing various low-dimensional quantum devices.
In particular, topological phases of matter hosting non-Abelian quasiparticles (such as …

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 …

In-plane selective area InSb–Al nanowire quantum networks

RLM Op het Veld, D Xu, V Schaller… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Strong spin–orbit semiconductor nanowires coupled to a superconductor are predicted to
host Majorana zero modes. Exchange (braiding) operations of Majorana modes form the …

Ballistic InSb nanowires and networks via metal-sown selective area growth

P Aseev, G Wang, L Binci, A Singh, S Martí-Sánchez… - Nano …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Selective area growth is a promising technique to realize semiconductor–superconductor
hybrid nanowire networks, potentially hosting topologically protected Majorana-based …

Recent progress on Majorana in semiconductor-superconductor heterostructures—engineering and detection

Z Cao, S Chen, G Zhang, DE Liu - Science China Physics, Mechanics & …, 2023 - Springer
Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are exotic excitations (in condensed matter systems) of
fundamental scientific interest and hold great promise as the basis of fault-tolerant …

Stemless InSb nanowire networks and nanoflakes grown on InP

M Rossi, TAJ van Schijndel, P Lueb, G Badawy… - …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Among the experimental realization of fault-tolerant topological circuits are interconnecting
nanowires with minimal disorder. Out-of-plane indium antimonide (InSb) nanowire networks …

Large-diameter indium antimonide microwire based broadband and robust optical switch

F Lou, X Cui, X Sheng, C Jia, S Zhang, X Wang… - Science China Physics …, 2023 - Springer
Various nanophotonic devices based on semiconductor wires with a diameter of several ten
nanometers have been studied. Nevertheless, studying the optoelectronics properties and …

Integration of the rhombohedral BiSb (0001) Topological Insulator on a cubic GaAs (001) substrate

D Sadek, DS Dhungana, R Coratger… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Bismuth–antimony alloy (Bi1–x Sb x) is the first reported 3D topological insulator (TI). Among
many TIs reported to date, it remains the most promising for spintronic applications thanks to …