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  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Electronics
  • Superconductivity

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  • Josephson diodes are nonreciprocal circuit elements enabling directional supercurrent flow.
  • Existing Josephson diodes often lack tunability and require complex fabrication.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and analyze a novel class of tunable Josephson diodes.
  • To explore their potential for efficient rectification in superconducting circuits.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing supercurrent interferometers with Andreev bound state or quantum dot Josephson junctions.
  • Analyzing nonsinusoidal current-phase relations and time-reversal symmetry breaking via magnetic flux.
  • Investigating AC response through Shapiro steps.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated electrically tunable Josephson diodes with efficiencies up to ~40% in simple configurations.
  • Showcased potential for higher efficiencies by concatenating interferometer loops.
  • Observed characteristic AC response via Shapiro steps, confirming diode functionality.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed Josephson diodes offer significant advantages in tunability and efficiency.
  • This work encourages further research into Josephson diode effects in hybrid materials and 2D systems.