Reversible field-free superconducting diode effect controlled by an antiferromagnet

arXiv:2609.38003 · cond-mat.supr-con, cond-mat.mes-hall · Submitted 2026-09-29 · Read on arXiv

cond-mat.supr-con, cond-mat.mes-hall

Submitted: 2026-09-29

Updated: 2026-09-29

Comments: 14 pages, 4+5 figures

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Degeneracy — 9× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Anisotropy — 7× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Nonreciprocity — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Altermagnets — 3× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Ab Initio — 2× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Linear Dichroism — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Alignment — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Antiferromagnetism — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• DFT Calculations — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Density Functional Theory (DFT) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Homogeneity — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Hysteresis — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Quantum Circuits — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Spin-Orbit Coupling (SOC) — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes

Sources

• Altermagnetic Superconducting Diode Effect in Mn$_{3}$Pt/Nb Heterostructures

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