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abstract:
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text: A semiconducting nanowire fully wrapped by a superconducting shell has been
proposed as a platform for obtaining Majorana modes at small magnetic fields.
In this study, we demonstrate that the appearance of subgap states in such structures
is actually governed by the junction region in tunneling spectroscopy measurements
and not the full-shell nanowire itself. Short tunneling regions never show subgap
states, whereas longer junctions always do. This can be understood in terms of
quantum dots forming in the junction and hosting Andreev levels in the Yu-Shiba-Rusinov
regime. The intricate magnetic field dependence of the Andreev levels, through
both the Zeeman and Little-Parks effects, may result in robust zero-bias peaks—features
that could be easily misinterpreted as originating from Majorana zero modes but
are unrelated to topological superconductivity.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: M-Shop
- _id: NanoFab
acknowledgement: The authors thank A. Higginbotham, E. J. H. Lee and F. R. Martins
for helpful discussions. This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units
of IST Austria through resources provided by the MIBA Machine Shop and the nanofabrication
facility; the NOMIS Foundation and Microsoft; the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation program under the Marie SklodowskaCurie grant agreement
No 844511; the FETOPEN Grant Agreement No. 828948; the European Research Commission
through the grant agreement HEMs-DAM No 716655; the Spanish Ministry of Science
and Innovation through Grants PGC2018-097018-B-I00, PCI2018-093026, FIS2016-80434-P
(AEI/FEDER, EU), RYC2011-09345 (Ram´on y Cajal Programme), and the Mar´ıa de Maeztu
Programme for Units of Excellence in R&D (CEX2018-000805-M); the CSIC Research Platform
on Quantum Technologies PTI-001.
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- first_name: Marco
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- first_name: Fernando
full_name: Peñaranda, Fernando
last_name: Peñaranda
- first_name: Andrea C
full_name: Hofmann, Andrea C
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last_name: Hofmann
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Brauns, Matthias
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last_name: Brauns
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Hauschild, Robert
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last_name: Hauschild
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- first_name: Peter
full_name: Krogstrup, Peter
last_name: Krogstrup
- first_name: Pablo
full_name: San-Jose, Pablo
last_name: San-Jose
- first_name: Elsa
full_name: Prada, Elsa
last_name: Prada
- first_name: Ramón
full_name: Aguado, Ramón
last_name: Aguado
- first_name: Georgios
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last_name: Katsaros
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citation:
ama: Valentini M, Peñaranda F, Hofmann AC, et al. Nontopological zero-bias peaks
in full-shell nanowires induced by flux-tunable Andreev states. Science.
2021;373(6550). doi:10.1126/science.abf1513
apa: Valentini, M., Peñaranda, F., Hofmann, A. C., Brauns, M., Hauschild, R., Krogstrup,
P., … Katsaros, G. (2021). Nontopological zero-bias peaks in full-shell nanowires
induced by flux-tunable Andreev states. Science. American Association for
the Advancement of Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf1513
chicago: Valentini, Marco, Fernando Peñaranda, Andrea C Hofmann, Matthias Brauns,
Robert Hauschild, Peter Krogstrup, Pablo San-Jose, Elsa Prada, Ramón Aguado, and
Georgios Katsaros. “Nontopological Zero-Bias Peaks in Full-Shell Nanowires Induced
by Flux-Tunable Andreev States.” Science. American Association for the
Advancement of Science, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf1513.
ieee: M. Valentini et al., “Nontopological zero-bias peaks in full-shell
nanowires induced by flux-tunable Andreev states,” Science, vol. 373, no.
6550. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021.
ista: Valentini M, Peñaranda F, Hofmann AC, Brauns M, Hauschild R, Krogstrup P,
San-Jose P, Prada E, Aguado R, Katsaros G. 2021. Nontopological zero-bias peaks
in full-shell nanowires induced by flux-tunable Andreev states. Science. 373(6550),
82–88.
mla: Valentini, Marco, et al. “Nontopological Zero-Bias Peaks in Full-Shell Nanowires
Induced by Flux-Tunable Andreev States.” Science, vol. 373, no. 6550, 82–88,
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021, doi:10.1126/science.abf1513.
short: M. Valentini, F. Peñaranda, A.C. Hofmann, M. Brauns, R. Hauschild, P. Krogstrup,
P. San-Jose, E. Prada, R. Aguado, G. Katsaros, Science 373 (2021).
date_created: 2020-12-02T10:51:52Z
date_published: 2021-07-02T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-02-21T12:40:09Z
day: '02'
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doi: 10.1126/science.abf1513
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Mitochondrial complex I couples NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreduction to proton pumping
by an unknown mechanism. Here, we present cryo-electron microscopy structures
of ovine complex I in five different conditions, including turnover, at resolutions
up to 2.3 to 2.5 angstroms. Resolved water molecules allowed us to experimentally
define the proton translocation pathways. Quinone binds at three positions along
the quinone cavity, as does the inhibitor rotenone that also binds within subunit
ND4. Dramatic conformational changes around the quinone cavity couple the redox
reaction to proton translocation during open-to-closed state transitions of the
enzyme. In the induced deactive state, the open conformation is arrested by the
ND6 subunit. We propose a detailed molecular coupling mechanism of complex I,
which is an unexpected combination of conformational changes and electrostatic
interactions.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: LifeSc
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: We thank J. Novacek (CEITEC Brno) and V.-V. Hodirnau (IST Austria)
for their help with collecting cryo-EM datasets. We thank the IST Life Science and
Electron Microscopy Facilities for providing equipment. This work has been supported
by iNEXT,project number 653706, funded by the Horizon 2020 program of the European
Union. This article reflects only the authors’view,and the European Commission is
not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. CIISB
research infrastructure project LM2015043 funded by MEYS CR is gratefully acknowledged
for the financial support of the measurements at the CF Cryo-electron Microscopy
and Tomography CEITEC MU.This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant
Agreement no. 665385
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ama: Kampjut D, Sazanov LA. The coupling mechanism of mammalian respiratory complex
I. Science. 2020;370(6516). doi:10.1126/science.abc4209
apa: Kampjut, D., & Sazanov, L. A. (2020). The coupling mechanism of mammalian
respiratory complex I. Science. American Association for the Advancement
of Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc4209
chicago: Kampjut, Domen, and Leonid A Sazanov. “The Coupling Mechanism of Mammalian
Respiratory Complex I.” Science. American Association for the Advancement
of Science, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abc4209.
ieee: D. Kampjut and L. A. Sazanov, “The coupling mechanism of mammalian respiratory
complex I,” Science, vol. 370, no. 6516. American Association for the Advancement
of Science, 2020.
ista: Kampjut D, Sazanov LA. 2020. The coupling mechanism of mammalian respiratory
complex I. Science. 370(6516), eabc4209.
mla: Kampjut, Domen, and Leonid A. Sazanov. “The Coupling Mechanism of Mammalian
Respiratory Complex I.” Science, vol. 370, no. 6516, eabc4209, American
Association for the Advancement of Science, 2020, doi:10.1126/science.abc4209.
short: D. Kampjut, L.A. Sazanov, Science 370 (2020).
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