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Spectroscopic Visualization of a Robust Electronic Response of Semiconducting Nanowires to Deposition of Superconducting Islands

Jonathan Reiner, Abhay Kumar Nayak, amit tulchinsky, Aviram Steinbok, Tom Koren, Noam Morali, Rajib Batabyal, Jung‐Hyun Kang, Nurit Avraham, Yuval Oreg,

Physical Review X · 2020 · 11 citations · 32 references

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The electronic behavior of indium arsenide nanowires is barely affected by the presence of superconducting aluminum electrodes, an insight that could be useful for designing robust quantum-based technologies.

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Helical Liquids and Majorana Bound States in Quantum Wires

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