Gate-tunable giant superconducting nonreciprocal transport in few-layer $T_{\rm d}$-MoTe$_2$

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Autores principales: Wakamura, T., Hashisaka, M., Hoshino, S., Bard, M., Okazaki, S., Sasagawa, T., Taniguchi, T., Watanabe, K., Muraki, K., Kumada, N.
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author Wakamura, T.
Hashisaka, M.
Hoshino, S.
Bard, M.
Okazaki, S.
Sasagawa, T.
Taniguchi, T.
Watanabe, K.
Muraki, K.
Kumada, N.
author_facet Wakamura, T.
Hashisaka, M.
Hoshino, S.
Bard, M.
Okazaki, S.
Sasagawa, T.
Taniguchi, T.
Watanabe, K.
Muraki, K.
Kumada, N.
contents We demonstrate gate-tunable giant field-dependent nonreciprocal transport (magnetochiral anisotropy) in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor $T_{\rm d}$-MoTe$_2$ in the thin limit. Giant magnetochiral anisotropy (MCA) with a rectification coefficient $γ$ = $3.1 \times 10^6$ T$^{-1}$ A$^{-1}$, is observed at 230 mK, below the superconducting transition temperature ($T_c$). This is one of the largest values reported so far and is likely attributed to the reduced symmetry of the crystal structure. The temperature dependence of $γ$ indicates that the ratchet-like motion of magnetic vortices is the origin of the MCA, as supported by our theoretical model. For bilayer $T_{\rm d}$-MoTe$_2$, we successfully perform gate control of the MCA and realize threefold modulation of $γ$. Our experimental results provide a new route to realizing electrically controllable superconducting rectification devices in a single material.
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spellingShingle Gate-tunable giant superconducting nonreciprocal transport in few-layer $T_{\rm d}$-MoTe$_2$
Wakamura, T.
Hashisaka, M.
Hoshino, S.
Bard, M.
Okazaki, S.
Sasagawa, T.
Taniguchi, T.
Watanabe, K.
Muraki, K.
Kumada, N.
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
We demonstrate gate-tunable giant field-dependent nonreciprocal transport (magnetochiral anisotropy) in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor $T_{\rm d}$-MoTe$_2$ in the thin limit. Giant magnetochiral anisotropy (MCA) with a rectification coefficient $γ$ = $3.1 \times 10^6$ T$^{-1}$ A$^{-1}$, is observed at 230 mK, below the superconducting transition temperature ($T_c$). This is one of the largest values reported so far and is likely attributed to the reduced symmetry of the crystal structure. The temperature dependence of $γ$ indicates that the ratchet-like motion of magnetic vortices is the origin of the MCA, as supported by our theoretical model. For bilayer $T_{\rm d}$-MoTe$_2$, we successfully perform gate control of the MCA and realize threefold modulation of $γ$. Our experimental results provide a new route to realizing electrically controllable superconducting rectification devices in a single material.
title Gate-tunable giant superconducting nonreciprocal transport in few-layer $T_{\rm d}$-MoTe$_2$
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Superconductivity
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.09747