Superconducting Diode Effect in Topological Hybrid Structures

Currently, the superconducting diode effect (SDE) is being actively discussed, due to its large application potential in superconducting electronics. In particular, superconducting hybrid structures, based on three-dimensional (3D) topological insulators, are among the best candidates, due to their...

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Published in:Condensed matter 2023-06, Vol.8 (2), p.36
Main Authors: Karabassov, Tairzhan, Amirov, Emir S., Bobkova, Irina V., Golubov, Alexander A., Kazakova, Elena A., Vasenko, Andrey S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boundary conditions
Circuit components
Electrons
Ferromagnetism
Green's functions
Hybrid structures
Linearization
Mathematical analysis
R&D
Research & development
Spin-orbit interactions
superconducting diode effect
Superconductivity
Superconductors
Topological insulators
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Summary:Currently, the superconducting diode effect (SDE) is being actively discussed, due to its large application potential in superconducting electronics. In particular, superconducting hybrid structures, based on three-dimensional (3D) topological insulators, are among the best candidates, due to their having the strongest spin–orbit coupling (SOC). Most theoretical studies on the SDE focus either on a full numerical calculation, which is often rather complicated, or on the phenomenological approach. In the present paper, we compare the linearized and nonlinear microscopic approaches in the superconductor/ferromagnet/3D topological insulator (S/F/TI) hybrid structure. Employing the quasiclassical Green’s function formalism we solve the problem self-consistently. We show that the results obtained by the linearized approximation are not qualitatively different from the nonlinear solution. The main distinction in the results between the two methods was quantitative, i.e., they yielded different supercurrent amplitudes. However, when calculating the so-called diode quality factor the quantitative difference is eliminated and both approaches result in good agreement.
ISSN:2410-3896
2410-3896
DOI:10.3390/condmat8020036