Superconducting Decoherence and Thermal Quenching of the Josephson Diode Effect in Low-Dimensional Josephson Systems
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| author | Yang, F. Dong, C. Y. Robinson, Joshua A. Chen, L. Q. |
| author_facet | Yang, F. Dong, C. Y. Robinson, Joshua A. Chen, L. Q. |
| contents | Motivated by recent studies on superconducting (SC) diode nonreciprocity, we uncover a generic smooth SC-phase decoherence mechanism in low-dimensional Josephson structures. Contrary to the conventional single-energy-scale paradigm where Josephson coherence and diode nonreciprocity vanish simultaneously only at the SC gap-closing temperature, we demonstrate, within a fully self-consistent microscopic framework beyond mean-field theory, that SC phase fluctuations generically split these phenomena into distinct energy scales. As a result, rather than a single SC-normal transition, the system exhibits a sequence of distinct thermal crossovers upon heating: the diode effect disappears first at $T_η$, Josephson coherence is subsequently lost at $T_c$, and the SC gap collapses only at a higher temperature $T_s$. Using a bilayer SC system as a concrete example, we show that the separation between these temperature scales is not solely dictated by Josephson coupling, but is instead strongly and counterintuitively shaped by the in-plane disorder and carrier density. These findings reveal that smooth SC phase decoherence introduces a distinct and more fragile energy scale, with potential implications for layered superconductors such as cuprates and recently discovered nickelates, as well as for SC qubit platforms. |
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| spellingShingle | Superconducting Decoherence and Thermal Quenching of the Josephson Diode Effect in Low-Dimensional Josephson Systems Yang, F. Dong, C. Y. Robinson, Joshua A. Chen, L. Q. Superconductivity Motivated by recent studies on superconducting (SC) diode nonreciprocity, we uncover a generic smooth SC-phase decoherence mechanism in low-dimensional Josephson structures. Contrary to the conventional single-energy-scale paradigm where Josephson coherence and diode nonreciprocity vanish simultaneously only at the SC gap-closing temperature, we demonstrate, within a fully self-consistent microscopic framework beyond mean-field theory, that SC phase fluctuations generically split these phenomena into distinct energy scales. As a result, rather than a single SC-normal transition, the system exhibits a sequence of distinct thermal crossovers upon heating: the diode effect disappears first at $T_η$, Josephson coherence is subsequently lost at $T_c$, and the SC gap collapses only at a higher temperature $T_s$. Using a bilayer SC system as a concrete example, we show that the separation between these temperature scales is not solely dictated by Josephson coupling, but is instead strongly and counterintuitively shaped by the in-plane disorder and carrier density. These findings reveal that smooth SC phase decoherence introduces a distinct and more fragile energy scale, with potential implications for layered superconductors such as cuprates and recently discovered nickelates, as well as for SC qubit platforms. |
| title | Superconducting Decoherence and Thermal Quenching of the Josephson Diode Effect in Low-Dimensional Josephson Systems |
| topic | Superconductivity |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.16242 |