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The ideal diode is a theoretical concept that completely conducts the electric current under forward bias without any loss and that behaves like a perfect insulator under reverse bias. However, real diodes have a junction barrier that…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-09-25 E. Şaşıoğlu , T. Aull , D. Kutschabsky , S. Blügel , I. Mertig

We consider the inverse problem of designing an array of superconducting Josephson junctions that has a given maximum static current pattern as function of the applied magnetic field. Such devices are used for magnetometry and as Terahertz…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-13 J. G. Caputo , L. Loukitch

We report on transport properties of Josephson junctions in hybrid superconducting-topological insulator devices, which show two striking departures from the common Josephson junction behavior: a characteristic energy that scales inversely…

In two-dimensional electron systems with broken inversion and time-reversal symmetries, a Josephson junction reveals an anomalous response: the supercurrent is nonzero even at zero phase difference between two superconductors. We consider…

Superconductivity · Physics 2022-12-21 Jaglul Hasan , Konstantin N. Nesterov , Songci Li , Manuel Houzet , Julia S. Meyer , Alex Levchenko

Diode is a key device in electronics: the charge current can flow through the device under a forward bias, while almost no current flows under a reverse bias. Here we propose a corresponding device in spintronics: the spin-current diode, in…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-11 Qing-Feng Sun , X. C. Xie

We investigate the Josephson diode effect (JDE) within quasi-2D planar systems featuring the $C_{1v}$ spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and Zeeman fields in the normal region. Our analysis is based on experimental observations conducted on…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-08-29 Gongqi Wang , Jianjian Miao , Wei-Qiang Chen

We describe resistive states of the system combining two types of orderings - superconducting and ferromagnetic one. It is shown that in the presence of magnetization dynamics such systems become inherently dissipative and in principle…

Superconductivity · Physics 2019-11-19 D. S. Rabinovich , I. V. Bobkova , A. M. Bobkov , M. A. Silaev

Topological insulators are characterized by an insulating bulk with a finite band gap and conducting edge or surface states, where charge carriers are protected against backscattering. These states give rise to the quantum spin Hall effect…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2012-08-23 M. Veldhorst , M. Snelder , M. Hoek , T. Gang , X. L. Wang , V. K. Guduru , U. Zeitler , W. G. v. d. Wiel , A. A. Golubov , H. Hilgenkamp , A. Brinkman

The Josephson effect describes the generic appearance of a supercurrent in a weak link between two superconductors. Its exact physical nature however deeply influences the properties of the supercurrent. Detailed studies of Josephson…

Superconducting diode effects have recently attracted much attention for their potential applications in superconducting logic circuits. Several mechanisms such as magneto-chiral effects, finite momentum Cooper pairing, asymmetric edge…

Superconducting diode effect, in analogy to the nonreciprocal resistive charge transport in semiconducting diode, is a nonreciprocity of dissipationless supercurrent. Such an exotic phenomenon originates from intertwining between…

Superconductivity · Physics 2023-02-01 Muhammad Nadeem , Michael S. Fuhrer , Xiaolin Wang

We investigate the topological properties of a Josephson junction obtained by constraining a two-dimensional electron gas at oxide interface to form a quasi-1D conductor. We reveal an anomalous critical current behaviour with a magnetic…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-07-06 Alfonso Maiellaro , Jacopo Settino , Claudio Guarcello , Francesco Romeo , Roberta Citro

The superconducting diode effect (SDE), characterized by a nonreciprocal critical current in superconductors, has recently been observed in strongly correlated electron systems and near quantum criticality, pointing to unconventional…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-05-04 Kyohei Nakamura , Youichi Yanase

We theoretically investigate the supercurrent flow in a Josephson junction consisting of two spin-split superconductors combined by a normal metal weak link. The normal metal may be driven out of equilibrium, thus modifying the electron and…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-08-06 Chi Sun , Jacob Linder

We study Josephson junctions based on InSb nanowires with Sn shells. We observe skewed critical current diffraction patterns: the maxima in forward and reverse current bias are at different magnetic flux, with a displacement of 20-40 mT.…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-01-15 B. Zhang , Z. Li , V. Aguilar , P. Zhang , M. Pendharkar , C. Dempsey , J. S. Lee , S. D. Harrington , S. Tan , J. S. Meyer , M. Houzet , C. J. Palmstrom , S. M. Frolov

We propose a new setup for creating Majorana bound states in a two-dimensional electron gas Josephson junction. Our proposal relies exclusively on a supercurrent parallel to the junction as a mechanism of breaking time-reversal symmetry. We…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2019-10-02 André Melo , Sebastian Rubbert , Anton R. Akhmerov

We propose a response tensor $\mathbf{\hat \chi}$ to characterize the non-reciprocal critical current response of the superconducting (Josephson) diode effect. It describes the coupling between the dipole component of the angular…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-05-07 Qiong Qin , Jie Wu , Congjun Wu

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…

For Josephson junctions based on s-wave superconductors, time-reversal symmetry is known to allow for powerful relations between the normal-state junction properties, the excitation spectrum, and the Josephson current. Here we provide…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-08-10 E. A. Mellars , B. Béri

The Josephson current in a diffusive superconductor/ferromagnet/superconductor junction with precessing magnetization is calculated within the quasiclassical theory of superconductivity. When the junction is phase-biased, a stationary…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-03-31 M. Houzet