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In search of Majorana

Nature Physics volume 19, pages 165–170 (2023)Cite this article

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Majorana particles are the same as their antiparticle, and their analogues in condensed matter may be a platform for quantum computing. Here I describe the search for these modes in semiconductor heterostructures and how disorder is a limiting factor.

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Fig. 1: Theoretical predictions for experimental signatures of MZMs.
Fig. 2: Excitation spectra in the topological and trivial regimes.
Fig. 3: The role of disorder in nanowire experiments.

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