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Majorana Zero Modes (Experimental Signature)

2012
PhysicsCondensed Matter / Materials PhysicsEmpirical Resultfoundational

First experimental signature (Mourik et al., 2012) consistent with Majorana zero modes, in a hybrid superconductor-semiconductor nanowire device -- a zero-bias conductance peak matching theoretical predictions, though not yet unambiguous proof (a genuinely still-debated point in the field, distinct from the topological-insulator or graphene cases where the experimental confirmation is uncontested).

Originators

  • Vincent Mourik

Landmark Paper

W1973972788 ↗
Not retracted (OpenAlex)

Checked 2026-08-30 — interim signal only, see docs/BASIC_ROADMAP.md Phase 10

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Refinement of Majorana Zero Modes (Theory)

Connections

No verified edges into the applied tree or elsewhere in Basic yet — never rendered as fabricated, just absent.