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Majorana Nanostructures And Their Electrostatic Environment, Benjamin David Woods
Majorana Nanostructures And Their Electrostatic Environment, Benjamin David Woods
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Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are zero-energy excitations emerging in one- and two-dimensional topological superconductors. These exotic modes have attracted much attention in the last decade due to their topological protection and non-Abelian statistics, which make them possible building blocks for topological quantum computation. In particular, semiconductor-superconductor (SM-SC) nanostructures have attracted the most attention with several measurements being consistent with the presence of MZMs. Debate continues, however, whether MZMs or topologically-trivial Andreev bound states are responsible for such measurements.
In order to interpret experimental results distinguishing MZMs from Andreev bound states and gain a better understanding of what conditions need to …