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Magnetic-field-free quantum interference and universal Josephson diode effect driven by superfluid momentum

Haowei Ye, Wenxue He, Kaixuan Fan, Yingpeng Zhang, Shijin Li, Yu Pan, Dechao Geng, Fan Yang, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, and Hechen Ren

Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 28 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/s8yg-g2jd

Abstract

Josephson quantum interference has hitherto been tethered to magnetic fields. Moreover, the Josephson diode effect (JDE) is often deemed anomalous and tied to broken symmetries in exotic phases. In planar Josephson junctions made with Bi2O2Se and bilayer graphene, we show that the JDE is a natural extension of the Josephson effect achievable through a universal mechanism. We replace magnetic fields with current-induced superfluid momentum generated in high-kinetic-inductance superconducting leads. This enables all-electric quantum interference and provides a magnetic-free, phase-sensitive probe for novel materials with unconventional superconductivity.

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