Robustness of topological order in semiconductor–superconductor nanowires in the Coulomb blockade regime

Semiconductor–superconductor hybrid systems are promising candidates for the realization of Majorana fermions and topological order, i.e. topologically protected degeneracies, in solid state devices. We show that the topological order is mirrored in the excitation spectra and can be observed in nonl...

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Main Authors: Björn Zocher, Mats Horsdal, Bernd Rosenow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/8/085003