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Quasi-ideal feedback-loop supercurrent diode

Superconductivity 2024-07-10 v1

Abstract

We suggest using a device called the Bootstrap Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (BS-SQUID) to break the reciprocity in charge transport. This device uses magnetic flux back-action to create a nonreciprocal current-voltage characteristic, which results in a supercurrent rectification coefficient of up to approximately 95\%. The BS-SQUID works as a quasi-ideal supercurrent diode (SD) and maintains its efficiency up to about 40\% of its critical temperature. The external magnetic flux can be used to adjust or reverse the rectification polarity. Finally, we discuss the finite-voltage operation regime of the SD and present a possible application of our device as a half- and full-wave signal rectifier in the microwave regime.

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@article{arxiv.2402.14673,
  title  = {Quasi-ideal feedback-loop supercurrent diode},
  author = {Giorgio De Simoni and Francesco Giazotto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2402.14673},
  year   = {2024}
}

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9 pages, 7 figures

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