INTRODUCTION Majorana zero modes (MZMs) localized at the ends of one-dimensional
topological superconductors are promising candidates for fault-tolerant quantum computing …

We use the available transport measurements in the literature to develop a dataset for the
likely amount of disorder in semiconductor (InAs and InSb) materials which are used in …

We address an outstanding problem that represents a critical roadblock in the development
of the Majorana-based topological qubit using semiconductor-superconductor hybrid …

Gate-tunable junctions are key elements in quantum devices based on hybrid
semiconductor–superconductor materials. They serve multiple purposes ranging from tunnel …

We study the electronic properties of InAs/EuS/Al heterostructures as explored in a recent
experiment [S. Vaitiekėnas, Nat. Phys. 17, 43 (2020) 10.1038/s41567-020-1017-3] …

Hybrid semiconductor–ferromagnetic insulator heterostructures are interesting due to their
tunable electronic transport, self-sustained stray field, and local proximitized magnetic …

Internal electric fields that underpin functioning of multi-component materials systems and
devices are coupled to structural and compositional inhomogeneities associated with …

The electronic structure of surfaces plays a key role in the properties of quantum devices.
However, surfaces are also the most challenging to simulate and engineer. Here, the …

Common proposals for realizing topological superconductivity and Majorana zero modes in
semiconductor-superconductor hybrids require large magnetic fields, which paradoxically …

This thesis explores the growth of hybrid semiconductor-superconductor nanowire (NW),
which is considered as a potential material platform to host topologically protected Majorana …