Superconducting diode effect in diffusive superconductors and Josephson junctions with Rashba spin-orbit coupling
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| author | Ilic, Stefan Virtanen, Pauli Crawford, Daniel Heikkilä, Tero T. Bergeret, F. Sebastian |
| author_facet | Ilic, Stefan Virtanen, Pauli Crawford, Daniel Heikkilä, Tero T. Bergeret, F. Sebastian |
| contents | We characterize the superconducting diode effect (SDE) in two-dimensional diffusive structures with Rashba spin-orbit coupling using the quasiclassical formalism. We consider both homogeneous superconductors and Josephson junctions. In the first case, the diode effect monotonically increases as the magnetic field is increased and the temperature is reduced, in contrast to the non-monotonic behavior found in clean structures. In Josephson junctions, SDE dramatically increases and changes its sign close to the $0-π$ transition of the junction, which occurs at specific junction lengths and strengths of the magnetic field. We show that the SDE is strongly suppressed in narrow junctions. Our results are relevant for understanding recent experiments that measure SDE in mesoscopic nanostructures, where significant disorder is unavoidable. |
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| spellingShingle | Superconducting diode effect in diffusive superconductors and Josephson junctions with Rashba spin-orbit coupling Ilic, Stefan Virtanen, Pauli Crawford, Daniel Heikkilä, Tero T. Bergeret, F. Sebastian Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics We characterize the superconducting diode effect (SDE) in two-dimensional diffusive structures with Rashba spin-orbit coupling using the quasiclassical formalism. We consider both homogeneous superconductors and Josephson junctions. In the first case, the diode effect monotonically increases as the magnetic field is increased and the temperature is reduced, in contrast to the non-monotonic behavior found in clean structures. In Josephson junctions, SDE dramatically increases and changes its sign close to the $0-π$ transition of the junction, which occurs at specific junction lengths and strengths of the magnetic field. We show that the SDE is strongly suppressed in narrow junctions. Our results are relevant for understanding recent experiments that measure SDE in mesoscopic nanostructures, where significant disorder is unavoidable. |
| title | Superconducting diode effect in diffusive superconductors and Josephson junctions with Rashba spin-orbit coupling |
| topic | Superconductivity Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.17046 |