Gate reflectometry in a minimal Kitaev chain device

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yining, Kulesh, Ivan, Haaf, Sebastiaan L. D. ten, van Loo, Nick, Zatelli, Francesco, Degroote, Tijl, Prosko, Christian G., Goswami, Srijit
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author Zhang, Yining
Kulesh, Ivan
Haaf, Sebastiaan L. D. ten
van Loo, Nick
Zatelli, Francesco
Degroote, Tijl
Prosko, Christian G.
Goswami, Srijit
author_facet Zhang, Yining
Kulesh, Ivan
Haaf, Sebastiaan L. D. ten
van Loo, Nick
Zatelli, Francesco
Degroote, Tijl
Prosko, Christian G.
Goswami, Srijit
contents Hybrid quantum dot (QD)-superconductor system can be used to realize Majorana zero modes in artificial Kitaev chains. These chains provide a promising platform for the realization of Majorana qubits. Radio-frequency (RF) gate reflectometry is a fast, non-invasive, and sensitive technique that can be used to read out such qubits. In this work, we use gate reflectometry to probe two QDs coupled via a semiconductor-superconductor hybrid segment. We demonstrate that gate sensing can resolve charge stability diagrams and clearly distinguish between elastic cotunneling and crossed-Andreev reflection, the two key processes that allow one to form a Kitaev chain. Furthermore, we show that this information is accessible, even when the system is completely decoupled from the from the normal leads. In this closed regime, we show that the observed quantum capacitance signal is indicative of parity switching between the even and odd ground states. Our measurements in both open and closed regimes confirm that gate reflectometry captures the essential features of interdot coupling and parity dynamics.
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spellingShingle Gate reflectometry in a minimal Kitaev chain device
Zhang, Yining
Kulesh, Ivan
Haaf, Sebastiaan L. D. ten
van Loo, Nick
Zatelli, Francesco
Degroote, Tijl
Prosko, Christian G.
Goswami, Srijit
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Hybrid quantum dot (QD)-superconductor system can be used to realize Majorana zero modes in artificial Kitaev chains. These chains provide a promising platform for the realization of Majorana qubits. Radio-frequency (RF) gate reflectometry is a fast, non-invasive, and sensitive technique that can be used to read out such qubits. In this work, we use gate reflectometry to probe two QDs coupled via a semiconductor-superconductor hybrid segment. We demonstrate that gate sensing can resolve charge stability diagrams and clearly distinguish between elastic cotunneling and crossed-Andreev reflection, the two key processes that allow one to form a Kitaev chain. Furthermore, we show that this information is accessible, even when the system is completely decoupled from the from the normal leads. In this closed regime, we show that the observed quantum capacitance signal is indicative of parity switching between the even and odd ground states. Our measurements in both open and closed regimes confirm that gate reflectometry captures the essential features of interdot coupling and parity dynamics.
title Gate reflectometry in a minimal Kitaev chain device
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.06403