3-d topological quantum memory with a power-law energy barrier

Abstract

We discuss energy barriers and their relationship to self-correcting quantum memories. We introduce the solid code, a 3-d version of Kitaev's surface code, and then combine several solid codes using a technique called welding. The resulting code is a $[[O(L^3),1,O(L^{\frac{4}{3}})]]$ stabilizer code with an energy barrier of $O(L^{\frac{2}{3}})$, which is an exponential improvement over the previous highest energy barrier in 3-d. No-go results are avoided by breaking microscopic translation invariance.

7 pages, 2 figures

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