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Robustness of Majorana modes to a disorder potential in atomic chains on a superconducting Rashba alloy

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Nature Physics, Published online: 26 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03322-3

The presence of Majorana zero modes is often difficult to confirm experimentally due to the detrimental effects of disorder. Now, a chain of magnetic atoms on a proximatized surface is shown to exhibit robust Majorana states with disorder present.