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Journal article
(2025)
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Ivan Kulesh, Sebastiaan L.D. Ten Haaf, Qingzhen Wang, Vincent P.M. Sietses, Yining Zhang, Sebastiaan R. Roelofs, Christian G. Prosko, Di Xiao, Srijit Goswami, More Authors...
In semiconducting-superconducting hybrid devices, Andreev bound states (ABSs) can mediate the coupling between quantum dots, allowing for the realization of artificial Kitaev chains. In order to engineer Majorana bound states (MBSs) in these systems, one must control the energy of the ABSs. In this Letter, we show how extended ABSs in a flux-tunable Josephson junction can be used to control the coupling between distant quantum dots separated by ≃1 μm. In particular, we demonstrate that the combination of electrostatic control and phase control over the ABSs increases the parameter space in which MBSs are observed. Finally, by employing an additional spectroscopic probe in the hybrid region between the quantum dots, we gain information about the spatial distribution of the Majorana wave function in a two-site Kitaev chain.
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In semiconducting-superconducting hybrid devices, Andreev bound states (ABSs) can mediate the coupling between quantum dots, allowing for the realization of artificial Kitaev chains. In order to engineer Majorana bound states (MBSs) in these systems, one must control the energy of the ABSs. In this Letter, we show how extended ABSs in a flux-tunable Josephson junction can be used to control the coupling between distant quantum dots separated by ≃1 μm. In particular, we demonstrate that the combination of electrostatic control and phase control over the ABSs increases the parameter space in which MBSs are observed. Finally, by employing an additional spectroscopic probe in the hybrid region between the quantum dots, we gain information about the spatial distribution of the Majorana wave function in a two-site Kitaev chain.
Journal article
(2025)
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Sebastiaan L.D. ten Haaf, Yining Zhang, More authors..., Qingzhen Wang, Alberto Bordin, Chun Xiao Liu, Ivan Kulesh, Vincent P.M. Sietses, Christian G. Prosko, Michael Wimmer, Srijit Goswami
A chain of quantum dots (QDs) in semiconductor–superconductor hybrid systems can form an artificial Kitaev chain hosting Majorana bound states (MBSs). These zero-energy states are expected to be localized on the edges of the chain, at the outermost QDs. The remaining QDs, comprising the bulk, are predicted to host an excitation gap that protects the MBSs at the edges from local on-site perturbations. Here we demonstrate this connection between the bulk and edges in a minimal system, by engineering a three-site Kitaev chain in a two-dimensional electron gas. Through direct tunnelling spectroscopy on each site, we show that the appearance of stable zero-bias conductance peaks at the outer QDs is correlated with the presence of an excitation gap in the middle QD. Furthermore, we show that this gap can be controlled by applying a superconducting phase difference between the two hybrid segments and that the MBSs are robust only when the excitation gap is present. We find a close agreement between experiments and the original Kitaev model, thus confirming key predictions for MBSs in a three-site chain.
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A chain of quantum dots (QDs) in semiconductor–superconductor hybrid systems can form an artificial Kitaev chain hosting Majorana bound states (MBSs). These zero-energy states are expected to be localized on the edges of the chain, at the outermost QDs. The remaining QDs, comprising the bulk, are predicted to host an excitation gap that protects the MBSs at the edges from local on-site perturbations. Here we demonstrate this connection between the bulk and edges in a minimal system, by engineering a three-site Kitaev chain in a two-dimensional electron gas. Through direct tunnelling spectroscopy on each site, we show that the appearance of stable zero-bias conductance peaks at the outer QDs is correlated with the presence of an excitation gap in the middle QD. Furthermore, we show that this gap can be controlled by applying a superconducting phase difference between the two hybrid segments and that the MBSs are robust only when the excitation gap is present. We find a close agreement between experiments and the original Kitaev model, thus confirming key predictions for MBSs in a three-site chain.