Conductance through a helical state in an Indium antimonide nanowire

Indium antimonide nanowires have large spin-orbit coupling, which can give rise to helical states that are an important part of proposals for topological quantum computing. Here the authors measure conductance through the helical states and extract a larger spin-orbit energy than obtained before.

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Main Authors: J. Kammhuber, M. C. Cassidy, F. Pei, M. P. Nowak, A. Vuik, Ö. Gül, D. Car, S. R. Plissard, E. P. A. M. Bakkers, M. Wimmer, L. P. Kouwenhoven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00315-y
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spelling doaj-c23bf704e3484b2297538ae3a9edf1e32021-05-11T07:47:04ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-09-01811610.1038/s41467-017-00315-yConductance through a helical state in an Indium antimonide nanowireJ. Kammhuber0M. C. Cassidy1F. Pei2M. P. Nowak3A. Vuik4Ö. Gül5D. Car6S. R. Plissard7E. P. A. M. Bakkers8M. Wimmer9L. P. Kouwenhoven10QuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyCNRS-Laboratoire d’Analyse et d’Architecture des Systèmes (LAAS), Université de ToulouseQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyQuTech and Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of TechnologyIndium antimonide nanowires have large spin-orbit coupling, which can give rise to helical states that are an important part of proposals for topological quantum computing. Here the authors measure conductance through the helical states and extract a larger spin-orbit energy than obtained before.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00315-y
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author J. Kammhuber
M. C. Cassidy
F. Pei
M. P. Nowak
A. Vuik
Ö. Gül
D. Car
S. R. Plissard
E. P. A. M. Bakkers
M. Wimmer
L. P. Kouwenhoven
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M. C. Cassidy
F. Pei
M. P. Nowak
A. Vuik
Ö. Gül
D. Car
S. R. Plissard
E. P. A. M. Bakkers
M. Wimmer
L. P. Kouwenhoven
Conductance through a helical state in an Indium antimonide nanowire
Nature Communications
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M. P. Nowak
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M. Wimmer
L. P. Kouwenhoven
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title Conductance through a helical state in an Indium antimonide nanowire
title_short Conductance through a helical state in an Indium antimonide nanowire
title_full Conductance through a helical state in an Indium antimonide nanowire
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description Indium antimonide nanowires have large spin-orbit coupling, which can give rise to helical states that are an important part of proposals for topological quantum computing. Here the authors measure conductance through the helical states and extract a larger spin-orbit energy than obtained before.
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