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We argue that certain materials exhibit asymmetry of their mechanical and conducting properties with respect to clockwise/counterclockwise rotation. We show that a cylinder made of a suitably chosen semiconductor coated in a metallic film…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-10-01 M. N. Chernodub

The superconducting diode effect refers to an asymmetry in the critical supercurrent $J_c(\hat{n})$ along opposite directions, $J_c(\hat{n})\neq J_c(-\hat{n})$. While the basic symmetry requirements for this effect are known, it is, for…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-01-24 Sayan Banerjee , Mathias S. Scheurer

The superconducting diode effect (SDE) refers to the nonreciprocity of superconducting critical currents for the metal-superconductor transition. Generally, the SDE has a positive and a negative critical current $j_{c\pm}$ corresponding to…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-01-03 Yu-Chen Zhuang , Qing-Feng Sun

We predict a field-free transverse Josephson diode effect in altermagnets (AMs) with Rashba spin--orbit coupling, achieving diode efficiencies exceeding $3000\%$ and unidirectional transverse supercurrents in four-terminal junctions. In…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Bijay Kumar Sahoo , Abhiram Soori

Superconducting systems exhibit non-reciprocal current transport under certain conditions of symmetry breaking, a phenomenon known as the superconducting diode effect. This effect allows for perfect rectification of supercurrent, and has…

A superconducting diode is an electronic device that conducts supercurrent and exhibits zero resistance primarily for one direction of applied current. Such a dissipationless diode is a desirable unit for constructing electronic circuits…

Nonreciprocal transport is generally observed in superconductors in which time reversal and inversion symmetries are simultaneously broken. This effect, which may become one of the backbones for future superconducting electronics, arises…

The superconducting diode effect (SDE)- manifested as directional, dissipationless supercurrents - is pivotal for realizing energy-efficient superconducting logic and memory technologies. Achieving high-efficiency SDE without external…

A noncentrosymmetric superconductor can have a superconducting diode effect, where the critical current in opposite directions is different when time-reversal symmetry is also broken. We theoretically propose that a ferroelectric…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-10-26 Baoxing Zhai , Bohao Li , Yao Wen , Fengcheng Wu , Jun He

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

The superconducting diode effect may exist in bulk systems as well as in junctions when time-reversal and inversion symmetries are simultaneously broken. Magnetization gradients and textures satisfy both requirements and therefore also…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-04-02 Mercè Roig , Panagiotis Kotetes , Brian M. Andersen

Inversion and time reversal are essential symmetries for the structure of Cooper pairs in superconductors. The loss of one or both leads to modifications to this structure and can change the properties of the superconducting phases in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-03-21 Mark H Fischer , Manfred Sigrist , Daniel F Agterberg , Youichi Yanase

The superconducting diode effect (SDE) is characterized by its nonreciprocal nature in critical supercurrents. However, realizing a longitudinal SDE typically requires simultaneous time-reversal ($\mathcal{T}$) and inversion ($\mathcal{P}$)…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-01-13 Ruo-Peng Yu , Jin-Xin Hu , Zi-Ting Sun

The interplay between magnetism and superconductivity can lead to unconventional proximity and Josephson effects. A related phenomenon that has recently attracted considerable attention is the superconducting diode effect, in which a…

We study the interplay between superconductivity and altermagnetism in disordered systems using recently derived quantum kinetic transport equations. Starting from this framework, we derive the Ginzburg-Landau free energy and identify, in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-05-05 Rodrigo de las Heras , Tim Kokkeler , Stefan Ilić , Ilya V. Tokatly , F. Sebastian Bergeret

We theoretically study the superconducting diode effect in a three-terminal Josephson junction. The diode effect in superconducting systems is typically related to the presence of a difference in the critical currents for currents flowing…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-08-07 Jorge Huamani Correa , Michal P. Nowak

The search for superconducting systems exhibiting nonreciprocal transport and, specifically, the diode effect, has proliferated in recent years. This trend encompasses a wide variety of systems, including planar hybrid structures,…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-02-28 Tim Kokkeler , Ilya Tokatly , Sebastian Bergeret

The superconducting diode effect (SDE) allows polarity-dependent critical currents when time-reversal and current-inverting spatial symmetries are broken. Superconducting diodes show promise for applications, but inversion asymmetry is…

Two-dimensional (2D) superconductors, characterized by their inherent quantum confinement, strong spin-orbit coupling, and diverse forms of symmetry breaking, provide an ideal platform for exploring novel quantum transport phenomena. This…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-03-03 Xingrong Ren , Huiqing Ye , Tian Le

In this work we review the recent advances on superconducting phenomena in junctions formed by superconductors and unconventional magnets. Conventional magnets, such as ferromagnets and antiferromagnets, are characterized by broken…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-08-05 Yuri Fukaya , Bo Lu , Keiji Yada , Yukio Tanaka , Jorge Cayao