Nanowires are natural one-dimensional channels and offer new opportunities for advanced
electronic quantum transport experiments. We review recent progress on the synthesis of …

Majorana bound states constitute one of the simplest examples of emergent non-Abelian
excitations in condensed matter physics. A toy model proposed by Kitaev shows that such …

In most naturally occurring superconductors, electrons with opposite spins form Cooper
pairs. This includes both conventional s-wave superconductors such as aluminium, as well …

A short superconducting segment can couple attached quantum dots via elastic cotunneling
(ECT) and crossed Andreev reflection (CAR). Such coupled quantum dots can host …

Kitaev chains in quantum dot-superconductor arrays are a promising platform for the
realization of topological superconductivity. As recently demonstrated, even a two-site chain …

The proximity effect in semiconductor-superconductor nanowires is expected to generate an
induced gap in the semiconductor. The magnitude of this induced gap, together with the …

The co-integration of spin, superconducting, and topological systems is emerging as an
exciting pathway for scalable and high-fidelity quantum information technology. High …

The realization of hybrid superconductor–semiconductor quantum devices, in particular a
topological qubit, calls for advanced techniques to readily and reproducibly engineer …

In superconducting quantum circuits, aluminum is one of the most widely used materials. It is
currently also the superconductor of choice for the development of topological qubits …

Hybrid devices that combine superconductors (S) and semiconductors (Sm) have attracted
great attention due to the integration of the properties of both materials, which relies on the …