- Accepted Paper
Nonreciprocal perfect Coulomb drag in electron-hole bilayers: Coherent exciton superflow as a diode
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 8 July, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/rbvy-4rwd
Phys. Rev. Lett. - Accepted 8 July, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/rbvy-4rwd
Distinguishing an exciton condensate from an excitonic gas or insulator remains a fundamental challenge, as both phases feature bound electron–hole pairs but differ only by the emergence of macroscopic phase coherence. Here, we theoretically propose that a spin–orbit–coupled bilayer system can host a finite-momentum exciton condensate exhibiting a nonreciprocal perfect Coulomb drag—the coherent-exciton diode effect. This effect arises from the simultaneous breaking of inversion and time-reversal symmetries in the exciton condensate, resulting in direction-dependent critical counterflow currents. The resulting nonreciprocal perfect Coulomb drag provides a clear and unambiguous transport signature of phase-coherent exciton condensation, offering a powerful and experimentally accessible approach to identify, probe, and control exciton superfluidity in solid-state platforms.
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