Diode is one of the basic electronic components. It has a nonreciprocal current response,
associated with a broken space/time reversal symmetry. Here we demonstrate prototypes of …

A superconducting diode is an electronic device that conducts supercurrent and exhibits
zero resistance primarily for one direction of applied current. Such a dissipationless diode is …

In realistic situations, a typical scenario for applications of type II superconductors
necessarily includes vortices, usually in the presence of currents. Under these …

In this paper we intend to give a comprehensive description of the current understanding of
the detection mechanism in superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. We will …

At sufficiently large transport currents I tr, a defect at the edge of a superconducting strip acts
as a gate for the vortices entering into it. These vortices form a jet, which is narrow near the …

The maximal speed v∗ for magnetic flux quanta is determined by the energy relaxation of
unpaired electrons and is thus essential for superconducting microstrip single-photon …

We realize a cryogenic wide-field nitrogen-vacancy microscope and use it to image
Abrikosov vortices and transport currents in a superconducting Nb film. We observe the …

We describe a superconducting three-terminal device that uses a simple geometric effect
known as current crowding to sense the flow of current and actuate a readout signal. The …

A rectenna, standing for a rectifying antenna, is an apparatus which generates dc electricity
from electric fluctuations. It is expected to realize wireless power transmission as well as …

We theoretically study the dependence of the intrinsic detection efficiency (IDE) of a
superconducting nanowire single photon detector on the applied current, I, and magnetic …