Gate-tunable giant superconducting nonreciprocal transport in few-layer Td−MoTe2
T. Wakamura, M. Hashisaka, S. Hoshino, M. Bard, S. Okazaki, T. Sasagawa, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, K. Muraki, N. Kumada
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013132 · Physical Review Research
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Abstract
We demonstrate gate-tunable giant field-dependent nonreciprocal transport (magnetochiral anisotropy) in a noncentrosymmetric superconductor Td−MoTe2 in the thin limit. Giant magnetochiral anisotropy (MCA) with a rectification coefficient (or a figure of merit) γ=3.1×106T−1A−1 is observed at 230 mK, below the superconducting transition temperature (Tc). This is one of the largest values reported so far and may be attributed to the reduced symmetry of the crystal structure. The temperature dependence of γ indicates that ratchetlike motion of magnetic vortices is the origin of the MCA, as supported by our theoretical model. For bilayer (2 L) Td−MoTe2, we can successfully modulate γ by gating. Our experimental results provide a new route to realizing electrically controllable superconducting rectification devices in a single material.
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| Formula | Reported Tc (K) | Pressure (GPa) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| MoTe2 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 0.1 | Pressure not reported | unknown |
| MoTe2 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 0.75 | Pressure not reported | midpoint |
| MoTe2 Archive — visibility unverified Source-occurrence policy only; no material identity or catalogue acceptance is inferred from the formula. | 2.2 | Pressure not reported | midpoint |
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