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Zero-field superconducting diode effect in twisted trilayer graphene with spin-orbital coupling

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Abstract

In a 2D superconductor, simultaneously breaking time reversal symmetry (TRS) and inversion symmetry could give rise to the superconducting diode effect, where the critical DC current is direction dependent. We report the observation of zero-field superconducting diode effect in a heterostructure consisting of twisted trilayer graphene (tTLG) and tungsten diselenide (WSe), the latter of which induces strong Rashba spin-orbital coupling and breaks the inversion symmetry.

The evidence for the diode effect comes from the observed nonreciprocity in the current-voltage characteristic of the superconducting phase at B=0. Notably, the sign of nonreciprocity can be trained using an applied magnetic field and reversed by simply varying field-effect doping.

Such experimental control on the zero-field nonreciprocity points towards spontaneously TRS breaking resulting from isospin ferromagnetic order which coexists with the superconducting phase. The observed nonreciprocal superconducting transport behavior also provides strong evidence for finite momentum superconductivity.

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Presenters

  • Jiangxiazi Lin

    Brown University

Authors

  • Jiangxiazi Lin

    Brown University

  • Phum Siriviboon

    Brown University

  • Harley Scammel

    the University of New South Wales, Australia, The University of New South Wales

  • Song Liu

    Columbia University, Columbia University, US, Tim Taylor Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University

  • Daniel A Rhodes

    Columbia Univ

  • Kenji Watanabe

    National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan., Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Advanced, Materials Laboratory, NIMS, 3 National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science; 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute of Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science (Japan), National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Material Science, Japan, National Institute for Material Science, National Institute of Material Sciences, Japan, NIMS, Tsukuba, 2National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan., National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science Japan, NIMS, Japan, nims, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Functional Materials, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, National Institute for Materials Science of Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, NIMS - National Institute for Material Science, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan., National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Functional Materials, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute of Material Science, Kyoto Univ, National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan

  • Kenji Watanabe

    National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, NIMS, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan., Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Advanced, Materials Laboratory, NIMS, 3 National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science; 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, National Institute of Materials Science, Advanced Materials Laboratory, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science (Japan), National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Material Science, Japan, National Institute for Material Science, National Institute of Material Sciences, Japan, NIMS, Tsukuba, 2National Institute for Materials Science, Namiki 1-1, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan., National Institute of Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science Japan, NIMS, Japan, nims, National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Functional Materials, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, National Institute for Materials Science of Japan, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba 305-0044, Japan, NIMS - National Institute for Material Science, Japan, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan., National Institute for Material Science, Tsukuba, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), National Institute for Materials Science, Research Center for Functional Materials, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan, National Institute of Material Science, Kyoto Univ, National Institute for Materials Science,1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, 305-0044, Japan

  • James C Hone

    Columbia University

  • Mathias S Scheurer

    University of Innsbruck, Austria, University of Innsbruck

  • Jia Li

    Brown University