Draft:Topoconductor

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{{Short description|New class of material used in quantum computing}}

Topoconductor is a term introduced by Microsoft in 2025 to describe a new class of materials that enable topological quantum computing.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title=Microsoft's Majorana 1 Chip Carves New Path for Quantum Computing |url=https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/microsofts-majorana-1-chip-carves-new-path-for-quantum-computing/ |website=Microsoft News}} These materials facilitate the creation and stabilization of Majorana zero modes, which serve as the basis for topological qubits. Microsoft claims that topoconductors represent a fundamentally new state of matter, distinct from conventional conductors, insulators, and superconductors.

Properties and function

Topoconductors are engineered to host non-Abelian anyons, which allow for more stable qubit operations in quantum computing.{{Cite journal |last=Nayak |first=Chetan |year=2008 |title=Non-Abelian Anyons and Topological Quantum Computation |journal=Reviews of Modern Physics |volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=1083–1159 |doi=10.1103/RevModPhys.80.1083|arxiv=0707.1889 |bibcode=2008RvMP...80.1083N }} These materials enable the formation of topological quantum states, which are inherently resistant to errors caused by environmental noise.

Microsoft's Majorana 1 chip is the first known quantum processor to incorporate topoconductors, marking a shift from traditional superconducting qubit-based approaches.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title=Microsoft creates chip it says shows quantum computers are 'years, not decades' away |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/microsoft-creates-chip-it-says-shows-quantum-computers-are-years-not-decades-2025-02-19/ |website=Reuters}}{{Cite web |date=2025-02-19 |title=Microsoft claims quantum breakthrough after 20-year pursuit of elusive particle |url=https://www.ft.com/content/a60f44f5-81ca-4e66-8193-64c956b09820 |website=Financial Times}}

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