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Kink boundary-induced polarity revealed by nonreciprocal charge transport in FeTe0.7Se0.3 superconductor

Shengyao Li·Ya Deng·Han Yan·Dianyi Hu·Zherui Yang·Xueyan Wang·Ming Yue·Qiong Wu·Zheng Liu·X. Renshaw Wang
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Nonreciprocal charge transport, characterized by direction-dependent electrical response, provides a powerful probe of electronic structure and a platform for rectification. However, its realization is typically governed by intrinsic crystal symmetry, restricting the range of suitable materials. Here, we demonstrate nonreciprocal charge transport in an otherwise centrosymmetric superconductor, FeTe0.7Se0.3 (FTS), through kink boundary-induced strain engineering. The stress relaxation during growth generates a cusp-like kink-band boundary with asymmetric curvature, producing a spatially nonuniform strain field and an effective in-plane polarity that breaks inversion symmetry. Pronounced nonreciprocal transport is observed under out-of-plane magnetic fields, with strong dependence on current and temperature across the superconducting transition, in contrast to the negligible response in flat nanosheets. Our results identify kink boundary-induced symmetry breaking as a general route to engineer nonreciprocal charge transport in centrosymmetric systems.

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Shengyao Li, Ya Deng, Han Yan, Dianyi Hu, Zherui Yang, Xueyan Wang, Ming Yue, Qiong Wu, Zheng Liu, X. Renshaw Wang. 2026-10-10. Kink boundary-induced polarity revealed by nonreciprocal charge transport in FeTe0.7Se0.3 superconductor. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.14728

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