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Main Authors: He, James Jun, Tanaka, Yukio, Nagaosa, Naoto
Format: Preprint
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.03575
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  • We study theoretically the superconductor diodes, where the magnitude of the critical current changes as the direction is reversed, in terms of a generalized Ginzburg-Landau model with the higher-order terms in the momentum of the order parameter. This theory is applied to Rashba spin-orbit coupled systems, where analytical relations between the nonreciprocal critical currents and the system parameters are achieved. Numerical calculations with mean-field theory are also obtained to study broader parameter regions. These results offer a rather general description and design principles of superconductor diodes.