2013
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/23/233201
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Majorana fermions in semiconductor nanowires: fundamentals, modeling, and experiment

Abstract: After a recent series of rapid and exciting developments, the long search for the Majorana fermion -the elusive quantum entity at the border between particles and antiparticles -has produced the first positive experimental results, but is not over yet. Originally proposed by E. Majorana in the context of particle physics, Majorana fermions have a condensed matter analog in the zero-energy bound states emerging in topological superconductors. A promising route to engineering topological superconductors capable … Show more

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“…1,2 These particles are predicted to display fractionalised non-abelian statistics, which may allow for the manipulation of quantum information in a robust manner using non-local braiding operations. [3][4][5] There are now a number of potential systems in which these Majorana modes could potentially be observed, [6][7][8] the most well-known being those based on proximity-coupled semiconductor nano-wires. 9,10 In these nano-wire systems, observations of anomalous zero-bias conductances are a strong experimental indication of the Majorana modes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1,2 These particles are predicted to display fractionalised non-abelian statistics, which may allow for the manipulation of quantum information in a robust manner using non-local braiding operations. [3][4][5] There are now a number of potential systems in which these Majorana modes could potentially be observed, [6][7][8] the most well-known being those based on proximity-coupled semiconductor nano-wires. 9,10 In these nano-wire systems, observations of anomalous zero-bias conductances are a strong experimental indication of the Majorana modes.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In recent years, a new state of matter named topological superfluid has attracted intense attentions. Similar to topological insulators [1,2], they are fully gapped in the bulk and yet possess gapless exotic excitations on the edges called the Majorana fermions [3][4][5][6][7], being their own antiparticles and obeying non-Abelian statistics. It is shown that they can be used for topological quantum computation since they are robust against local perturbations [8,9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In particular, InAs and InSb nanowires are promising systems for the creation of helical states and as a host for Majorana fermions [11][12][13]. The fundamental reason behind these properties is the strong Rashba spin-orbit interaction (RSOI) in these materials [14].…”
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confidence: 99%