One-dimensional quantum nanowires fertile ground for majorana zero modes
Why is studying spin properties of one-dimensional quantum nanowires important?
Quantum Physics
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Best of Last Week - Observation of elusive antiparticle, mystery on Titan and reversing memory loss from Alzheimer's
(Phys.org) —It was another interesting week in pure physics research as a team in India revisited superposition with a proposed resolution of the double-slit experiment paradox using Feynman path integral formalism—they're ...
Putting a new spin on Majorana fermions
The combination of different phases of water—solid ice, liquid water, and water vapor—would require some effort to achieve experimentally. For instance, if you wanted to place ice next to vapor, you would have to continuously ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 1, 2019
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Quantum experts review major techniques for isolating Majoranas
Named after an Italian theoretical physicist, Majoranas are complex quasiparticles that could be the key to building next-generation quantum computing systems.
Quantum Physics
May 16, 2024
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Engineering nanodevices to store information the quantum way
Creating quantum computers which some people believe will be the next generation of computers, with the ability to outperform machines based on conventional technology—depends upon harnessing the principles of quantum mechanics, ...
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May 30, 2016
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Stripes give away Majoranas
Majorana particles have been getting bad publicity: a claimed discovery in ultracold nanowires had to be retracted. Now Leiden physicists open up a new door to detecting Majoranas in a different experimental system, the Fu-Kane ...
General Physics
Jun 3, 2021
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Spin-polarized surface states in superconductors
When it comes to entirely new, faster, more powerful computers, Majorana fermions may be the answer. These hypothetical particles can do a better job than conventional quantum bits (qubits) of light or matter. Why? Because ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 26, 2017
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Thermoelectric nanodevice based on Majorana fermions is proposed
In March 1938, the young Italian physicist Ettore Majorana disappeared mysteriously, leaving his country's scientific community shaken. The episode remains unexplained, despite Leonardo Scascia's attempt to unravel the enigma ...
Quantum Physics
Apr 9, 2018
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New approach for Majorana research in short nanowires
Researchers and engineers from QuTech and Eindhoven University of Technology have created Majorana particles and measured their properties with great control.
Quantum Physics
Feb 15, 2023
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Ferried across: Figuring out unconventional spin transport in quantum spin liquids
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Yokohama National University (YNU) have uncovered the peculiar mechanism by which spin perturbations travel through a seemingly unpassable region of a quantum spin ...
Quantum Physics
Jul 28, 2020
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