One minute parity lifetime of a NbTiN Cooper-pair transistor

One minute parity lifetimes are reported in a superconducting transistor made of niobium titanite nitride coupled to aluminium contacts even in the presence of small magnetic fields, enabling the braiding of Majorana bound states.

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