Machine-learned tuning of artificial Kitaev chains from tunneling-spectroscopy measurements

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Main Authors: Benestad, Jacob, Tsintzis, Athanasios, Souto, Rubén Seoane, Leijnse, Martin, van Nieuwenburg, Evert, Danon, Jeroen
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author Benestad, Jacob
Tsintzis, Athanasios
Souto, Rubén Seoane
Leijnse, Martin
van Nieuwenburg, Evert
Danon, Jeroen
author_facet Benestad, Jacob
Tsintzis, Athanasios
Souto, Rubén Seoane
Leijnse, Martin
van Nieuwenburg, Evert
Danon, Jeroen
contents We demonstrate reliable machine-learned tuning of quantum-dot-based artificial Kitaev chains to Majorana sweet spots, using the covariance matrix adaptation algorithm. We show that a loss function based on local tunnelling-spectroscopy features of a chain with two additional sensor dots added at its ends provides a reliable metric to navigate parameter space and find points where crossed Andreev reflection and elastic cotunneling between neighbouring sites balance in such a way to yield near-zero-energy modes with very high Majorana quality. We simulate tuning of two- and three-site Kitaev chains, where the loss function is found from calculating the low-energy spectrum of a model Hamiltonian that includes Coulomb interactions and finite Zeeman splitting. In both cases, the algorithm consistently converges towards high-quality sweet spots. Since tunnelling spectroscopy provides one global metric for tuning all on-site potentials simultaneously, this presents a promising way towards tuning longer Kitaev chains, which are required for achieving topological protection of the Majorana modes.
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spellingShingle Machine-learned tuning of artificial Kitaev chains from tunneling-spectroscopy measurements
Benestad, Jacob
Tsintzis, Athanasios
Souto, Rubén Seoane
Leijnse, Martin
van Nieuwenburg, Evert
Danon, Jeroen
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
We demonstrate reliable machine-learned tuning of quantum-dot-based artificial Kitaev chains to Majorana sweet spots, using the covariance matrix adaptation algorithm. We show that a loss function based on local tunnelling-spectroscopy features of a chain with two additional sensor dots added at its ends provides a reliable metric to navigate parameter space and find points where crossed Andreev reflection and elastic cotunneling between neighbouring sites balance in such a way to yield near-zero-energy modes with very high Majorana quality. We simulate tuning of two- and three-site Kitaev chains, where the loss function is found from calculating the low-energy spectrum of a model Hamiltonian that includes Coulomb interactions and finite Zeeman splitting. In both cases, the algorithm consistently converges towards high-quality sweet spots. Since tunnelling spectroscopy provides one global metric for tuning all on-site potentials simultaneously, this presents a promising way towards tuning longer Kitaev chains, which are required for achieving topological protection of the Majorana modes.
title Machine-learned tuning of artificial Kitaev chains from tunneling-spectroscopy measurements
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.01240