Experimental demonstration of position-controllable topological interface states in high-frequency Kitaev topological integrated circuits

Topological integrated circuits are integrated-circuit realizations of topological systems. Here we show an experimental demonstration by taking the case of the Kitaev topological superconductor model. An integrated-circuit implementation enables us to realize high resonant frequency as high as 13GHz. We explicitly observe the spatial profile of a topological edge state. In particular, the topological interface state between a topological segment and a trivial segment is the Majorana-like state. We construct a switchable structure in the integrated circuit, which enables us to control the position of a Majorana-like interface state arbitrarily along a chain. Our results contribute to the development of topological electronics with high frequency integrated circuits. Topoelectrical circuits are suitable to realise and study a range of exotic physical phenomenon that may be less straightforward to investigate using other platforms. Here, the authors demonstrate topologically protected edge states using integrated circuits based on a Kitaev topological superconductor model.