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Aseev, P. (author), Khan, Sabbir A. (author), Liu, Y. (author), Fursina, A. (author), Boekhout, F. (author), Koops, R. (author), Uccelli, E. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Krogstrup, P. (author)III-V semiconductor nanowires have shown great potential in various quantum transport experiments. However, realizing a scalable high-quality nanowire-based platform that could lead to quantum information applications has been challenging. Here, we study the potential of selective area growth by molecular beam epitaxy of InAs nanowire...journal article 2018
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Lutchyn, R. M. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Krogstrup, P. (author), Marcus, C.M. (author), Oreg, Y. (author)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 rapidly developing field, focusing on proposals for the realization of topological superconductivity in semiconductor–superconductor heterostructures. We examine...journal article 2018
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Fadaly, E.M.T. (author), Zhang, H. (author), Conesa Boj, S. (author), Car, D. (author), Gül, Önder (author), Plissard, Sébastien R. (author), op het Veld, R.L.M. (author), Kölling, Sebastian (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author)Majorana zero modes (MZMs) are prime candidates for robust topological quantum bits, holding a great promise for quantum computing. Semiconducting nanowires with strong spin orbit coupling offer a promising platform to harness one-dimensional electron transport for Majorana physics. Demonstrating the topological nature of MZMs relies on...journal article 2017
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Zuo, K. (author), Mourik, V. (author), Szombati, D.B. (author), Nijholt, B. (author), van Woerkom, D.J. (author), Geresdi, A. (author), Chen, Jun (author), Ostroukh, Viacheslav P. (author), Akhmerov, A.R. (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Car, D. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Pikulin, Dmitry I. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Frolov, S.M. (author)Junctions created by coupling two superconductors via a semiconductor nanowire in the presence of high magnetic fields are the basis for the potential detection, fusion, and braiding of Majorana bound states. We study NbTiN/InSb nanowire/NbTiN Josephson junctions and find that the dependence of the critical current on the magnetic field...journal article 2017
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van Woerkom, D.J. (author), Proutski, A. (author), van Gulik, R.J.J. (author), Kriváchy, Tamás (author), Car, D. (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Geresdi, A. (author)We measured the Josephson radiation emitted by an InSb semiconductor nanowire junction utilizing photon-assisted quasiparticle tunneling in an ac-coupled superconducting tunnel junction. We quantify the action of the local microwave environment by evaluating the frequency dependence of the inelastic Cooper-pair tunneling of the nanowire...journal article 2017
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Kammhuber, J. (author), Cassidy, M.C. (author), Pei, F. (author), Nowak, M.P. (author), Vuik, A. (author), Gül, Önder (author), Car, D. (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Wimmer, M.T. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)The motion of an electron and its spin are generally not coupled. However in a one-dimensional material with strong spin-orbit interaction (SOI) a helical state may emerge at finite magnetic fields, where electrons of opposite spin will have opposite momentum. The existence of this helical state has applications for spin filtering and cooper...journal article 2017
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Gül, Önder (author), Zhang, H. (author), de Vries, F.K. (author), van Veen, J. (author), Zuo, K. (author), Mourik, V. (author), Conesa Boj, S. (author), Nowak, M.P. (author), van Woerkom, D.J. (author), Quintero Perez, M. (author), Cassidy, M.C. (author), Geresdi, A. (author), Koelling, Sebastian (author), Car, D. (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)Topological superconductivity is a state of matter that can host Majorana modes, the building blocks of a topological quantum computer. Many experimental platforms predicted to show such a topological state rely on proximity-induced superconductivity. However, accessing the topological properties requires an induced hard superconducting gap,...journal article 2017
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Zhang, H. (author), Gül, Önder (author), Conesa Boj, S. (author), Nowak, M.P. (author), Wimmer, M.T. (author), Zuo, K. (author), Mourik, Vincent (author), de Vries, F.K. (author), van Veen, J. (author), de Moor, M.W.A. (author), Bommer, J.D.S. (author), van Woerkom, D.J. (author), Car, Diana (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Quintero Perez, M. (author), Cassidy, M.C. (author), Koelling, Sebastian (author), Goswami, S. (author), Watanabe, Kenji (author), Taniguchi, Takashi (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)Semiconductor nanowires have opened new research avenues in quantum transport owing to their confined geometry and electrostatic tunability. They have offered an exceptional testbed for superconductivity, leading to the realization of hybrid systems combining the macroscopic quantum properties of superconductors with the possibility to...journal article 2017
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Beukman, A.J.A. (author), de Vries, F.K. (author), van Veen, J. (author), Skolasinski, R.J. (author), Wimmer, M.T. (author), Qu, F. (author), De Vries, David T. (author), Nguyen, Binh Minh (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)The spin-orbit interaction is investigated in a dual gated InAs/GaSb quantum well. Using an electric field, the quantum well can be tuned between a single-carrier regime with exclusively electrons as carriers and a two-carrier regime where electrons and holes coexist. The spin-orbit interaction in both regimes manifests itself as a beating in...journal article 2017
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Nichele, Fabrizio (author), Kjaergaard, Morten (author), Suominen, Henri J. (author), Skolasinski, R.J. (author), Wimmer, M (author), Nguyen, Binh Minh (author), Qu, F. (author), Beukman, A.J.A. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)Transport measurements in inverted InAs/GaSb quantum wells reveal a giant spin-orbit splitting of the energy bands close to the hybridization gap. The splitting results from the interplay of electron-hole mixing and spin-orbit coupling, and can exceed the hybridization gap. We experimentally investigate the band splitting as a function of top...journal article 2017
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van Woerkom, D.J. (author), Proutski, A. (author), Van Heck, Bernard (author), Bouman, D. (author), Väyrynen, Jukka I. (author), Glazman, Leonid I. (author), Krogstrup, P. (author), Nygård, Jesper (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Geresdi, A. (author)The superconducting proximity effect in semiconductor nanowires has recently enabled the study of new superconducting architectures, such as gate-tunable superconducting qubits and multiterminal Josephson junctions. As opposed to their metallic counterparts, the electron density in semiconductor nanosystems is tunable by external...journal article 2017
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Nguyen, Binh Minh (author), Kiselev, Andrey A. (author), Noah, Ramsey (author), Yi, Wei (author), Qu, F. (author), Beukman, A.J.A. (author), de Vries, F.K. (author), van Veen, J. (author), Nadj-Perge, S. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author), Kjaergaard, Morten (author), Suominen, Henri J. (author), Nichele, Fabrizio (author), Marcus, Charles M. (author), Manfra, Michael J. (author), Sokolich, Marko (author)A Corbino ring geometry is utilized to analyze edge and bulk conductance of InAs/GaSb quantum well structures. We show that edge conductance exists in the trivial regime of this theoretically predicted topological system with a temperature-insensitive linear resistivity per unit length in the range of 2 kΩ/μm. A resistor network model of the...journal article 2016
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Nichele, Fabrizio (author), Suominen, Henri J. (author), Kjaergaard, Morten (author), Marcus, Charles M. (author), Sajadi, Ebrahim (author), Folk, Joshua A. (author), Qu, F. (author), Beukman, A.J.A. (author), de Vries, F.K. (author), van Veen, J. (author), Nadj-Perge, S. (author), Kouwenhoven, Leo P. (author)We present transport and scanning SQUID measurements on InAs/GaSb double quantum wells, a system predicted to be a two-dimensional topological insulator. Top and back gates allow independent control of density and band offset, allowing tuning from the trivial to the topological regime. In the trivial regime, bulk conductivity is quenched but...journal article 2016
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Laird, E.A. (author), Kuemmeth, F. (author), Steele, G.A. (author), Grove-Rasmussen, K. (author), Nygard, J. (author), Flensberg, K. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author)Carbon nanotubes are a versatile material in which many aspects of condensed matter physics come together. Recent discoveries have uncovered new phenomena that completely change our understanding of transport in these devices, especially the role of the spin and valley degrees of freedom. This review describes the modern understanding of...journal article 2015
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Qu, F. (author), Beukman, A.J.A. (author), Nadj-Perge, S. (author), Wimmer, M.T. (author), Nguyen, B.M. (author), Yi, W. (author), Thorp, J. (author), Sokolich, M. (author), Kiselev, A.A. (author), Manfra, M.J. (author), Marcus, C.M. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author)Among the theoretically predicted two-dimensional topological insulators, InAs/GaSb double quantum wells (DQWs) have a unique double-layered structure with electron and hole gases separated in two layers, which enables tuning of the band alignment via electric and magnetic fields. However, the rich trivial-topological phase diagram has yet to be...journal article 2015
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Van Weperen, I. (author), Tarasinski, B. (author), Eeltink, D. (author), Pribiag, V.S. (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author), Wimmer, M.T. (author)We use magnetoconductance measurements in dual-gated InSb nanowire devices, together with a theoretical analysis of weak antilocalization, to accurately extract spin-orbit strength. In particular, we show that magnetoconductance in our three-dimensional wires is very different compared to wires in two-dimensional electron gases. We obtain a...journal article 2015
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Yi, W. (author), Kiselev, A.A. (author), Thorp, J. (author), Noah, R. (author), Nguyen, B.M. (author), Bui, S. (author), Rajavel, R.D. (author), Hussain, T. (author), Gyure, M.F. (author), Kratz, P. (author), Qian, Q. (author), Manfra, M.J. (author), Pribiag, V.S. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author), Marcus, C.M. (author), Sokolich, M. (author)Gate-tunable high-mobility InSb/In1?xAlxSb quantum wells (QWs) grown on GaAs substrates are reported. The QW two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) channel mobility in excess of 200?000?cm2/V?s is measured at T?=?1.8?K. In asymmetrically remote-doped samples with an HfO2 gate dielectric formed by atomic layer deposition, parallel conduction is...journal article 2015
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Frolov, S.M. (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Nadj-Perge, S. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author)A quantum computer will have computational power beyond that of conventional computers, which can be exploited for solving important and complex problems, such as predicting the conformations of large biological molecules. Materials play a major role in this emerging technology, as they can enable sophisticated operations, such as control over...journal article 2013
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Van den Berg, J.W.G. (author), Nadj-Perge, S. (author), Pribiag, V.S. (author), Plissard, S.R. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Frolov, S.M. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author)Because of the strong spin-orbit interaction in indium antimonide, orbital motion and spin are no longer separated. This enables fast manipulation of qubit states by means of microwave electric fields. We report Rabi oscillation frequencies exceeding 100 MHz for spin-orbit qubits in InSb nanowires. Individual qubits can be selectively addressed...journal article 2013
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Frolov, S.M. (author), Danon, J. (author), Nadj-Perge, S. (author), Zuo, K. (author), Van Tilburg, J.W.W. (author), Pribiag, V.S. (author), Van den Berg, J.W.G. (author), Bakkers, E.P.A.M. (author), Kouwenhoven, L.P. (author)We use electric dipole spin resonance to measure dynamic nuclear polarization in InAs nanowire quantum dots. The resonance shifts in frequency when the system transitions between metastable high and low current states, indicating the presence of nuclear polarization. We propose that the low and the high current states correspond to different...journal article 2012