Circuit-level-configurable Zero-field Superconducting Diodes: A Universal Platform Beyond Intrinsic Symmetry Breaking

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Autores principales: Shi, Xiaofan, Dou, Ziwei, Pan, Dong, Li, Guoan, Li, Yupeng, Wang, Anqi, Zhang, Zhiyuan, Guo, Xingchen, Deng, Xiao, Tong, Bingbing, Lyu, Zhaozheng, Li, Peiling, Qu, Fanming, Liu, Guangtong, Zhao, Jianhua, Hu, Jiangping, Lu, Li, Shen, Jie
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author Shi, Xiaofan
Dou, Ziwei
Pan, Dong
Li, Guoan
Li, Yupeng
Wang, Anqi
Zhang, Zhiyuan
Guo, Xingchen
Deng, Xiao
Tong, Bingbing
Lyu, Zhaozheng
Li, Peiling
Qu, Fanming
Liu, Guangtong
Zhao, Jianhua
Hu, Jiangping
Lu, Li
Shen, Jie
author_facet Shi, Xiaofan
Dou, Ziwei
Pan, Dong
Li, Guoan
Li, Yupeng
Wang, Anqi
Zhang, Zhiyuan
Guo, Xingchen
Deng, Xiao
Tong, Bingbing
Lyu, Zhaozheng
Li, Peiling
Qu, Fanming
Liu, Guangtong
Zhao, Jianhua
Hu, Jiangping
Lu, Li
Shen, Jie
contents Modern industry seeks next-generation microelectronics with ultra-low dissipation and noise beyond semiconducting systems, where the superconducting electronics offer promise. Its physical foundation is the superconducting diode effect (SDE) with nonreciprocal supercurrent. SDE has hitherto mainly relied on material-specific intrinsic symmetry breaking in superconductors, suffering from low yield, controllability, and compatibility with further functional extension - an undesirable aspect for applications. Here, we demonstrated a field-free SDE due to the chemical potential shift from external circuit line resistance, which is generic and challenges the previous interpretations of the intrinsic symmetry breaking in superconductivity for zero-field SDE. Moreover, this SDE is circuit-level configurable since it can be electrically switched on/off with its polarity and efficiency precisely modulated via gate voltage and circuit reconfiguration, facilitating functional extension. Such a generic, controllable and extensible SDE addresses critical challenges in dissipationless circuit towards application, and thus establishes a robust platform for scalable superconducting electronics.
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spellingShingle Circuit-level-configurable Zero-field Superconducting Diodes: A Universal Platform Beyond Intrinsic Symmetry Breaking
Shi, Xiaofan
Dou, Ziwei
Pan, Dong
Li, Guoan
Li, Yupeng
Wang, Anqi
Zhang, Zhiyuan
Guo, Xingchen
Deng, Xiao
Tong, Bingbing
Lyu, Zhaozheng
Li, Peiling
Qu, Fanming
Liu, Guangtong
Zhao, Jianhua
Hu, Jiangping
Lu, Li
Shen, Jie
Superconductivity
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
Modern industry seeks next-generation microelectronics with ultra-low dissipation and noise beyond semiconducting systems, where the superconducting electronics offer promise. Its physical foundation is the superconducting diode effect (SDE) with nonreciprocal supercurrent. SDE has hitherto mainly relied on material-specific intrinsic symmetry breaking in superconductors, suffering from low yield, controllability, and compatibility with further functional extension - an undesirable aspect for applications. Here, we demonstrated a field-free SDE due to the chemical potential shift from external circuit line resistance, which is generic and challenges the previous interpretations of the intrinsic symmetry breaking in superconductivity for zero-field SDE. Moreover, this SDE is circuit-level configurable since it can be electrically switched on/off with its polarity and efficiency precisely modulated via gate voltage and circuit reconfiguration, facilitating functional extension. Such a generic, controllable and extensible SDE addresses critical challenges in dissipationless circuit towards application, and thus establishes a robust platform for scalable superconducting electronics.
title Circuit-level-configurable Zero-field Superconducting Diodes: A Universal Platform Beyond Intrinsic Symmetry Breaking
topic Superconductivity
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.18330