Universal Josephson diode effect
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Davydova, Margarita; Prembabu, Saranesh; Fu, Liang
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We propose a universal mechanism for the Josephson diode effect in short Josephson junctions. The proposed mechanism is due to finite Cooper pair momentum and is a manifestation of simultaneous breaking of inversion and time-reversal symmetries. The diode efficiency is up to 40%, which corresponds to an asymmetry between the critical currents in opposite directions
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≈ 230%. We show that this arises from both the Doppler shift of the Andreev bound state energies and the phase-independent asymmetric current from the continuum. Last, we propose a simple scheme for achieving finite-momentum pairing, which does not rely on spin-orbit coupling and thus greatly expands existing platforms for the observation of supercurrent diode effects.
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2022Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of PhysicsJournal
Science Advances
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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Davydova, Margarita, Prembabu, Saranesh and Fu, Liang. 2022. "Universal Josephson diode effect." Science Advances, 8 (23).
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