Akademska digitalna zbirka SLovenije - logo
E-resources
Peer reviewed Open access
  • Flux-induced topological su...
    Vaitiekėnas, S; Winkler, G W; van Heck, B; Karzig, T; Deng, M-T; Flensberg, K; Glazman, L I; Nayak, C; Krogstrup, P; Lutchyn, R M; Marcus, C M

    Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 03/2020, Volume: 367, Issue: 6485
    Journal Article

    Hybrid semiconductor-superconductor nanowires have emerged as a promising platform for realizing topological superconductivity (TSC). Here, we present a route to TSC using magnetic flux applied to a full superconducting shell surrounding a semiconducting nanowire core. Tunneling into the core reveals a hard induced gap near zero applied flux, corresponding to zero phase winding, and a gapped region with a discrete zero-energy state around one applied flux quantum, corresponding to 2π phase winding. Theoretical analysis indicates that the winding of the superconducting phase can induce a transition to a topological phase supporting Majorana zero modes. Measured Coulomb blockade peak spacing around one flux quantum shows a length dependence that is consistent with the existence of Majorana modes at the ends of the nanowire.