Author ORCID Identifier
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-4323
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-8327
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6192-3680
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6371-8285
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0769-5429
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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
College/Unit
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences
Department/Program/Center
Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Topological superconductivity is an exotic state of matter characterized by spinless p-wave Cooper pairing of electrons and by Majorana zero modes at the edges. The first signature of topological superconductivity is a robust zero-bias peak in tunneling conductance. We perform tunneling experiments on semiconductor nanowires (InSb) coupled to superconductors (NbTiN) and establish the zero-bias peak phase in the space of gate voltage and external magnetic field. Our findings are consistent with calculations for a finite-length topological nanowire and provide means for Majorana manipulation as required for braiding and topological quantum bits.
Digital Commons Citation
Chen, Jun; Yu, Peng; Stenger, John; Car, Diana; Plissard, Sebastien R.; Bakkers, Erik P A M; Stanescu, Tudor D.; and Frolov, Sergey M., "Experimental phase diagram of zero-bias conductance peaks in superconductor/semiconductor nanowire devices" (2017). Faculty & Staff Scholarship. 1506.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/faculty_publications/1506
Source Citation
Chen, J., Yu, P., Stenger, J., Hocevar, M., Car, D., Plissard, S. R., … Frolov, S. M. (2017). Experimental phase diagram of zero-bias conductance peaks in superconductor/semiconductor nanowire devices. Science Advances, 3(9), e1701476. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1701476
Comments
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