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Baumgartner, Christian ; Fuchs, Lorenz ; Costa, Andreas ; Reinhardt, Simon ; Gronin, Sergei ; Gardner, Geoffrey C. ; Lindemann, Tyler ; Manfra, Michael James ; Faria Junior, Paulo Eduardo ; Kochan, Denis ; Fabian, Jaroslav ; Paradiso, Nicola ; Strunk, Christoph

Supercurrent rectification and magnetochiral effects in symmetric Josephson junctions

Baumgartner, Christian, Fuchs, Lorenz, Costa, Andreas , Reinhardt, Simon, Gronin, Sergei, Gardner, Geoffrey C. , Lindemann, Tyler, Manfra, Michael James, Faria Junior, Paulo Eduardo, Kochan, Denis, Fabian, Jaroslav , Paradiso, Nicola and Strunk, Christoph (2021) Supercurrent rectification and magnetochiral effects in symmetric Josephson junctions. Nature Nanotechnology 17, pp. 39-44.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 15 Feb 2022 05:53
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.51664


Abstract

Diodes exhibit non-reciprocal current-voltage relations, that is, the resistivity depends on the direction of the current flow. Now an array of Josephson junctions with large spin-orbit interaction acts as the superconducting version of a diode, where dissipation-free supercurrent flows in one direction, but not the other. Transport is non-reciprocal when not only the sign, but also the absolute ...

Diodes exhibit non-reciprocal current-voltage relations, that is, the resistivity depends on the direction of the current flow. Now an array of Josephson junctions with large spin-orbit interaction acts as the superconducting version of a diode, where dissipation-free supercurrent flows in one direction, but not the other. Transport is non-reciprocal when not only the sign, but also the absolute value of the current depends on the polarity of the applied voltage. It requires simultaneously broken inversion and time-reversal symmetries, for example, by an interplay of spin-orbit coupling and magnetic field. Hitherto, observation of nonreciprocity was tied to resistivity, and dissipationless non-reciprocal circuit elements were elusive. Here we engineer fully superconducting non-reciprocal devices based on highly transparent Josephson junctions fabricated on InAs quantum wells. We demonstrate supercurrent rectification far below the transition temperature. By measuring Josephson inductance, we can link the non-reciprocal supercurrent to an asymmetry of the current-phase relation, and directly derive the supercurrent magnetochiral anisotropy coefficient. A semiquantitative model explains well the main features of our experimental data. Non-reciprocal Josephson junctions have the potential to become for superconducting circuits what pn junctions are for traditional electronics, enabling new non-dissipative circuit elements.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitleNature Nanotechnology
Publisher:Nature
Open Access Type:No Open Access
Place of Publication:BERLIN
Volume:17
Page Range:pp. 39-44
DateNovember 2021
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Chair Professor Richter > Group Jaroslav Fabian
Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Weiss > Group Christoph Strunk
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10.1038/s41565-021-01009-9DOI
KeywordsIRREVERSIBLE-PROCESSES
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-516644
Item ID51664

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