Nature Communications (Jul 2017)
Ballistic superconductivity in semiconductor nanowires
- Hao Zhang,
- Önder Gül,
- Sonia Conesa-Boj,
- Michał P. Nowak,
- Michael Wimmer,
- Kun Zuo,
- Vincent Mourik,
- Folkert K. de Vries,
- Jasper van Veen,
- Michiel W. A. de Moor,
- Jouri D. S. Bommer,
- David J. van Woerkom,
- Diana Car,
- Sébastien R Plissard,
- Erik P.A.M. Bakkers,
- Marina Quintero-Pérez,
- Maja C. Cassidy,
- Sebastian Koelling,
- Srijit Goswami,
- Kenji Watanabe,
- Takashi Taniguchi,
- Leo P. Kouwenhoven
Affiliations
- Hao Zhang
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Önder Gül
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Sonia Conesa-Boj
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Michał P. Nowak
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Michael Wimmer
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Kun Zuo
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Vincent Mourik
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Folkert K. de Vries
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Jasper van Veen
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Michiel W. A. de Moor
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Jouri D. S. Bommer
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- David J. van Woerkom
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Diana Car
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Sébastien R Plissard
- Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology
- Erik P.A.M. Bakkers
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Marina Quintero-Pérez
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Maja C. Cassidy
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Sebastian Koelling
- Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology
- Srijit Goswami
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- Kenji Watanabe
- Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
- Takashi Taniguchi
- Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science
- Leo P. Kouwenhoven
- QuTech, Delft University of Technology
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16025
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 8,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 7
Abstract
Disorder has been a prime challenge to study the topological properties in a hybrid system. Here, Zhanget al. report ballistic superconductivity in InSb nanowires interfacing with a NbTiN superconductor, paving the way for disorder-free Majorana devices.