Electronic heat current rectification in hybrid superconducting devices

In this work, we review and expand recent theoretical proposals for the realization of electronic thermal diodes based on tunnel-junctions of normal metal and superconducting thin films. Starting from the basic rectifying properties of a single hybrid tunnel junction, we will show how the rectificat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antonio Fornieri, María José Martínez-Pérez, Francesco Giazotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2015-05-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4915899