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We present a microscopic theory of the superconducting proximity effect in a semiconducting thin film with spin-orbit interaction ($N_{SO}$) in an external magnetic field. We demonstrate that an effective 1D Hamiltonian which describes…

Superconductivity · Physics 2016-08-03 A. V. Burmistrova , I. A. Devyatov , I. E. Batov

We investigate a semiconductor $p$-$n$ junction in contact with superconducting leads that is operated under forward bias as a light-emitting diode. The presence of superconductivity results in a significant increase of the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-12 Patrik Hlobil , Peter P. Orth

Improving the coherence of superconducting qubits is essential for advancing quantum technologies. While superconductors are theoretically perfect conductors, they consistently exhibit residual energy dissipation when driven by microwave…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-05-04 Thibault Charpentier , Anton Khvalyuk , Lev Ioffe , Mikhail Feigel'man , Nicolas Roch , Benjamin Sacépé

Superconducting (SC) diodes are key passive building blocks for future SC electronics. However, realizing their active counterparts is essential for functional logic. Here, we demonstrate deterministic nonvolatile electrical switching of…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-27 Jiajun Ma , Jingyi He , Qiong Qin , Tian Le , Zhiwei Wang , Jie Wu , Congjun Wu , Xiao Lin

Recent studies suggests that in disordered ultrathin films superconducting (SC) state may be intrinsically inhomogeneous. Here we investigate the nature of SC state in ultrathin Nb films, of thickness $d$ ranging from 1.2 nm to 20 nm, which…

Superconductivity · Physics 2020-11-06 I. Zaytseva , A. Abaloszew , B. C. Camargo , Y. Syryanyy , Marta Z. Cieplak

We derive general frequency dependencies of the surface impedance modulus for conductors without the dc dissipation, i. e. for superconductors or perfect conductors. The frequency-dependent surface impedance was applied for the solutions…

Since the discovery of superconductivity in nickelate thin films in 2019, the quest for enhancing their $T_c$ has been ongoing. Here we provide experimental evidence for $T_c$ enhancement in oxygen deficient films on highly reduced and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-04-09 Anna Eyal , Gad Koren

In this paper we develop a theory of mesoscopic fluctuations in disordered thin superconducting films in a parallel magnetic field. At zero temperature and sufficiently strong magnetic field the system undergoes a phase transition into a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 F. Zhou , B. Spivak

We here propose and study theoretically a non-equilibrium mechanism for the superconducting diode effect, which applies specifically to the case where time-reversal-symmetry -- a prerequisite for the diode effect -- is spontaneously broken…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-17 Sayan Banerjee , Mathias S. Scheurer

A superconducting thin film with uniform properties is the key to realize nanowire superconducting single-photon detectors (SSPDs) with high performance and high yield. To investigate the uniformity of NbN films, we introduce and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-06-23 Rosalinda Gaudio , Koen P. M. op 't Hoog , Zili Zhou , Dondu Sahin , Andrea Fiore

We address the question of probing the supercurrents in superconducting (SC) samples on a local scale by performing Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STS) experiments with a SC tip. In this configuration, we show that the tunneling…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 A. Kohen , Th. Proslier , T. Cren , Y. Noat , W. Sacks , H. Berger , D. Roditchev

This study maps the quantum landscape of superconducting diodes (SDs) \cite{nadeem23} onto the quantum technology architecture, which is currently constrained by fundamental challenges in control and scalability. In the existing…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-17 Muhammad Nadeem , Xiaolin Wang

When a gravitational wave at microwave frequencies impinges on a thin, type I superconducting film, the radical delocalization of the film's negatively charged Cooper pairs, which is due to the Uncertainty Principle, causes them to undergo…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-03-26 Raymond Chiao , Stephen Minter , Kirk Wegter-McNelly

Much ink has recently been spilled on nonreciprocal phenomena in superconductors, especially the superconducting diode effect (SDE) characterized by the nonreciprocity of the critical current $\Delta J_c$. Contrary to the fundamental and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-03-12 Kyohei Nakamura , Akito Daido , Youichi Yanase

Interface-induced superconductivity has recently been achieved by stacking a magnetic topological insulator layer on an antiferromagnetic FeTe layer. However, the mechanism driving this emergent superconductivity remains unclear. Here, we…

We investigate the emergence of nonreciprocal dissipationless supercurrents in one-dimension manifested through the superconducting diode effect (SDE) and the Josephson diode effect (JDE) in the absence of any external magnetic field, where…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-12-02 SVS Sai Ruthvik , Tanay Nag

Superconducting devices, based on the Cooper pairing of electrons, play an important role in existing and emergent technologies, ranging from radiation detectors to quantum computers. Their performance is limited by spurious quasiparticle…

We investigate the emergence of superconducting phases, both with zero and finite Cooper-pair center of mass momenta, in recently proposed unconventional $p$-wave magnets. As a consequence, we find that, while these magnetic phases are in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-16 Igor de M. Froldi , Hermann Freire

The recent discovery of superconductivity in hydrogen-rich compounds has garnered significant experimental and theoretical interest because of the record-setting critical temperatures. As the direct observation of the superconducting (SC)…

Thickness uniformity is regarded as an important parameter in designing thin film devices. However, some applications based on films with non-uniform thickness have recently emerged, such as gas sensors and optimized materials based on the…