Field-free Josephson diode effect in a d-wave superconductor heterostructure
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| author | Vakili, Hamed Ali, Moaz Kovalev, Alexey A. |
| author_facet | Vakili, Hamed Ali, Moaz Kovalev, Alexey A. |
| contents | We study superconductor/normal region/superconductor (S|N|S) Josephson junction formed using superconductors with d, d + id', and d + is superconducting pairings. We show that the quality factor of the Josephson diode effect and its sign can be substantially tuned by the external magnetic field, gate voltage, and the length of the junction for all three types of pairings. We also identify the conditions under which the anomalous Josephson and Josephson diode effects can appear in the junction by analyzing appropriate symmetries. In particular, by breaking a π-rotation symmetry, we show how a large field-free Josephson diode effect can be realized even in the absence of spin-orbit coupling. We also study the role of edge states appearing in the case of chiral superconductor with d + id' pairing. Our results demonstrate that the Josephson diode effect in a planar geometry can be used as a signature of unconventional superconducting pairings. |
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| spellingShingle | Field-free Josephson diode effect in a d-wave superconductor heterostructure Vakili, Hamed Ali, Moaz Kovalev, Alexey A. Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics We study superconductor/normal region/superconductor (S|N|S) Josephson junction formed using superconductors with d, d + id', and d + is superconducting pairings. We show that the quality factor of the Josephson diode effect and its sign can be substantially tuned by the external magnetic field, gate voltage, and the length of the junction for all three types of pairings. We also identify the conditions under which the anomalous Josephson and Josephson diode effects can appear in the junction by analyzing appropriate symmetries. In particular, by breaking a π-rotation symmetry, we show how a large field-free Josephson diode effect can be realized even in the absence of spin-orbit coupling. We also study the role of edge states appearing in the case of chiral superconductor with d + id' pairing. Our results demonstrate that the Josephson diode effect in a planar geometry can be used as a signature of unconventional superconducting pairings. |
| title | Field-free Josephson diode effect in a d-wave superconductor heterostructure |
| topic | Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.11127 |