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The Josephson diode, a non-reciprocal quantum element analogous to the familiar semiconductor p-n junction diode, has been realized in solid-state systems but remains unexplored in tunable atomtronic circuits. In this work, we propose and…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-11-25 Nalinikanta Pradhan , Rina Kanamoto , M. Bhattacharya , Pankaj Kumar Mishra

We report the observation of Josephson diode effect (JDE) in hybrid devices made from semiconductor InAs nanosheets and superconductor Al contacts. By applying an in-plane magnetic field ($B_{\mathrm{xy}}$), we detect non-reciprocal…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-04-17 Shili Yan , Yi Luo , Haitian Su , Han Gao , Xingjun Wu , Dong Pan , Jianhua Zhao , Ji-Yin Wang , Hongqi Xu

Josephson weak links in superconductors can be engineered such that the phase difference across the junction is $\pi$ ($\pi$-junction),leading to the reversal of the current. The conditions under which the analogous effect of supercurrent…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 E. Sakellari , N. P. Proukakis , M. Leadbeater , C. S. Adams

The superconducting diode effect (SDE) has recently been observed in various systems, sparking interest in novel superconducting devices and offering a new platform to probe intrinsic material properties. Josephson junctions with strong…

The Josephson diode effect (JDE), a nonreciprocal supercurrent, is a cornerstone for future dissipationless electronics, yet achieving high efficiency in a simple device architecture remains a significant challenge. Here, we theoretically…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-09-01 Guo-Liang Guo , Xiao-Hong Pan , Hao Dong , Xin Liu

The recent discovery of intrinsic supercurrent diode effect, and its prompt observation in a rich variety of systems, has shown that nonreciprocal supercurrents naturally emerge when both space- and time-inversion symmetries are broken. In…

We investigate the Josephson diode effect (JDE) in topological Josephson junctions. By both analytic and numerical calculations, we find that while a Josephson junction in the topological phase may exhibit higher diode efficiency compared…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-10-22 Zhaochen Liu , Linghao Huang , Jing Wang

The Josephson diode effect (JDE) has attracted significant attention for enabling directional, dissipationless supercurrents, positioning Josephson junctions as promising building blocks for next-generation quantum devices. Hybrid…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Ardamon Sten , Sudeep Kumar Ghosh

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

Superconductors that spontaneously break time-reversal symmetry host complex order parameters and are widely regarded as a hallmark of unconventional superconductivity. Whether such symmetry breaking can also arise in superconductors with…

We study the Josephson junction where nonreciprocal critical current was induced by the interplay of the $4\pi$-periodic and $2\pi$-periodic current-phase relation of the junction. We take the model of a topological junction which serves as…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-04-15 Huarong Zhong , Zhi Wang

The superconducting diode effect (SDE)-the unidirectional, dissipationless flow of supercurrent-is a critical element for future superconducting electronics. Achieving high efficiency under zero magnetic field is a key requirement. The…

Superconductor-semiconductor hybrids are useful for realizing the Josephson diode effect, where nonreciprocity in the supercurrents occurs due to the interplay of the Josephson effect and applied magnetic fields. These junctions can host…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-10-20 Sayan Mondal , Pei-Hao Fu , Jorge Cayao

The supercurrent diode effect (SDE) describes superconducting systems where the magnitude of the superconducting-to-normal state switching current differs for positive and negative current bias. Despite the ubiquity of such diode effects in…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-11 Joseph J. Cuozzo , François Léonard

The properties of Josephson devices are strongly affected by geometrical effects such as those associated with the magnetic field induced by the bias current. The generally adopted analysis of Owen and Scalapino [{\it Phys. Rev.}{\bf 164},…

Superconductivity · Physics 2013-04-18 Roberto Monaco , Valery P. Koshelets , Anna Mukhortova , Jesper Mygin

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…

Superconductors can form ideal diodes carrying nondissipative supercurrents in the forward direction and dissipative currents in the backward direction. The Josephson diode has proven to be a promising design where the junction between the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2024-09-04 Lina Johnsen Kamra , Liang Fu

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

The Josephson diode effect (JDE) is a novel phenomenon in which a superconducting junction exhibits asymmetric Josephson currents with respect to the superconducting phase difference. In this study, we theoretically investigate how the…

Superconductivity · Physics 2025-07-29 Shin-ichi Hikino

Recently, the superconducting diode effect (SDE), characterized by unequal critical currents in opposite directions, has been observed experimentally and predicted theoretically in models of bulk superconductors and Josephson junctions…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-02-20 Lovy Sharma , Bimal Ghimire , Manisha Thakurathi