Field-free Josephson diode with controllable efficiency using magnetic tunnel barrier

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العنوان: Field-free Josephson diode with controllable efficiency using magnetic tunnel barrier
المؤلفون: Sharma, Pramod K., Banerjee, Sagnik, Dutta, Biswajit, Singhal, Vansh, Banerjee, Pushpak, Pal, Hridis K., Pal, Avradeep
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
مصطلحات موضوعية: Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
الوصف: Josephson diodes (JDs) offer a promising route towards realizing dissipation-less rectification at low temperatures. To be practically viable, a JD must operate at zero magnetic fields, exhibit high operating frequencies and efficiency, and possess tunability and scalability. In this study, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a straightforward mechanism that encompasses all these crucial features. Our approach involves utilizing an asymmetric Josephson junction with a magnetic weak link to attain a diode effect in the switching current. We substantiate this concept experimentally through the fabrication of mesa-type sputter-deposited tri-layered ferromagnetic long NbN/GdN/NbN Josephson junctions (JJs) in cross geometry. A robust zero-field diode effect is observed with an efficiency boost of up to 40% achievable through modification of the micromagnetic structure of the barrier. Notably, these diodes maintain high efficiency across a wide temperature range, from the lowest temperatures up to at least 4.2K, and exhibit an operating frequency of nearly 28GHz.
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.04650
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2312.04650
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv