Nature Communications (Sep 2017)

Andreev molecules in semiconductor nanowire double quantum dots

  • Zhaoen Su,
  • Alexandre B. Tacla,
  • Moïra Hocevar,
  • Diana Car,
  • Sébastien R. Plissard,
  • Erik P. A. M. Bakkers,
  • Andrew J. Daley,
  • David Pekker,
  • Sergey M. Frolov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00665-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Quantum dots in a nanowire are one possible approach to creating a solid-state quantum simulator. Here, the authors demonstrate the coupling of electronic states in a double quantum dot to form Andreev molecule states; a potential building block for longer chains suitable for quantum simulation.