Microsoft researchers discover 'Majorana zero modes' particle to revolutionize quantum computing
Recently, Microsoft researchers announced a significant breakthrough in the creation of Majorana zero modes, a type of particle that could revolutionize quantum computing.
Under this, a topological superconductor was constructed from an aluminum superconductor and indium arsenide semiconductor. The Majorana zero mode has unique properties that make quantum computers more robust and computationally efficient.
The Majorana zero mode can be used as a more stable qubit composed of an electron and a hole. Even if one of its units is disturbed, the overall qubit is not decoded, preserving the encoded information.
Majorana zero modes introduce topographic degeneracy, which allows storage and retrieval of information from different topographic properties without easily losing the encoded information.
'Majorana Zero Modes'
Their unique characteristics make them promising for topological quantum computing. Topology is the study of the properties of materials that do not change when subjected to continuous deformation, i.e. materials that do not break or stick when stretched or bent.
All the subatomic particles that makeup matter are called fermions. Fermions have four quantum numbers, one of which is the spin quantum, which has only a half-integer value. The bound states of fermions that are their own antiparticles are called Majorana zero modes.
