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Magnetic Field-Mediated Superconducting Logic

Alexander J. Edwards, Son T. Le, Nicholas W. G. Smith, Ebenezer C. Usih, Austin Thomas, Christopher J. K. Richardson, Nicholas A. Blumenschein, Aubrey T. Hanbicki, Adam L. Friedman, Joseph S. Friedman·February 6, 2026
Emerging Techcond-mat.supr-con

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Abstract

While superconductors are highly attractive for energy-efficient computing, fundamental limitations in their logic circuit integration have hindered scaling and led to increased energy consumption. We therefore propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel superconducting switching device utilizing the proximity magnetization from a spin-orbit torque-switched magnet to control the resistivity of a superconductor. We further propose a complete logic family comprised solely of these devices. This novel implementation has the potential to drastically outperform existing superconducting logic families in terms of energy efficiency and scalability.

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