arxiv: 2606.03884 · v1 · ★pith:4CNJ5QO6new · submitted 2026-06-02 · ❄️ cond-mat.mes-hall · quant-ph
20 Second Parity Lifetime in an InAs--Pb Tetron Device
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A central promise of topological quantum computing is that increasing the excitation gap improves device performance significantly. Here, we experimentally validate this principle in an InAs--Pb tetron device via interferometric single-shot parity measurements. By replacing aluminum with the higher-gap superconductor lead in our superconductor-semiconductor hybrid devices, we have improved the robustness of our topological phase. In addition, to enable fast and precise bring-up at scale, we have developed an rf measurement technique that resolves low-energy wire-end states and directly measures their energy splitting with $\mu\text{eV}$ precision. We employ this technique to bring up a device in a multi-tetron array and perform parity measurements of one of the tetron's hybrid nanowires (NWs). By controllably switching the wire parity, we observe $h/2e$-periodic bimodal shifts in the quantum capacitance of a quantum dot coupled to the hybrid nanowire in an interference loop. Further time-resolved measurements reveal a characteristic parity switching time of $\sim 20$ s with some instances reaching minute-scale. Such extremely long parity lifetimes are orders of magnitude longer than typical qubit operation times, which are on the order of $\mu\text{s}$. Finally, we discuss potential implications for the fidelity of Pauli measurements.
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