Above the critical current, a conventional current can flow. The key to realizing the superconducting diode effect was breaking symmetries in the device. “Symmetries, both those in space and time, in ...

Researchers at Fraunhofer IAF have developed a GaN MBDS suitable for the 1200 V voltage class with integrated free-wheeling diodes and successfully integrated it into their own GaN technology.

A superconducting diode effect was observed in an Fe(Se,Te)/FeTe heterostructure, enabling current to preferentially flow in one direction under varying temperatures and magnetic fields.

Researchers have reviewed the superconducting diode effect, a quantum effect enabling dissipationless supercurrent to flow in only one direction. The SDE provides new functionalities for ...

A model of a quantum thermal diode based on a qubit and qutrit. The asymmetric design allows this system to behave as a thermal diode when connected between two thermal baths. Credit: APL Quantum ...

This has come to be known as conventional current flow. Then in 1897, British physicist Thompson, discovered that current flow was really electrons as he was doing some research on a crt.

The ‘arrowhead’ shape of a diode points in the direction of conventional current, as do the ‘arrowhead’s in transistors. But it’s easy to remember that electrons flow against the arrows.

A group of researchers developed a highly sensitive rectifying element in the form of a nanowire backward diode, which can covert low-power microwaves into electricity. The new technology is ...

Diodes allow directed flows of current. Without them, modern electronics would be inconceivable. Until now, they had to be made out of two materials with different characteristics. A research team ...

This is known as conventional current flow (CCF.) The concept of electron ... Things get complicated when reading schematic diagrams involving diodes and transistors that direct the flow of ...

When power is first applied, the load current initially flows through the MOSFET’s body diode, and the MOSFET’s gate is enhanced and turns on to maintain a 25-mV forward-voltage drop. 4.