Competing Constraints on Superconductivity in Thick FeSe filmsSuperconducting films emerge from the complex interplay of multiple growth parameters, making their optimization challenging. In iron-based superconductors, compressive strain is known to enhance the…Ya-Xun He, Xing-Jian Liu, Qun Wang et al.·Apr 21, 2026SaveLearn
Pseudogap and Condensation in Cuprate Superconductors from NMR ShiftsThe electronic properties of the high-temperature superconducting cuprates are encoded in complex sets of NMR data, but without microscopic theory, reliable NMR phenomenologies are in demand. Early…Abigail Lee, Juergen Haase·Apr 21, 2026SaveLearn
Superconductivity in Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates: a review of recent progress, focusing on thin filmsThe discovery of superconductivity with Tc ~ 80 K in the nickelate Ruddlesden-Popper bilayer La3Ni2O7 at high pressure has opened a new platform for unconventional superconductivity, followed by the…Yang Zhang, Ling-Fang Lin, Thomas A. Maier et al.·Apr 20, 2026SaveLearn
Stripping Symmetry: Electrochemical Oxidation to a Superconducting Polar Metal in Au2Pb0.914P2Polar metals and noncentrosymmetric superconductors are exceptionally rare, yet their broken inversion symmetry can give rise to emergent electronic phenomena including mixed singlet-triplet…Scott B. Lee, Stephanie R. Dulovic, Joseph W. Stiles et al.·Apr 20, 2026SaveLearn
Competition and coexistence of superconductivity and nematic order in a two-dimensional electron gas with quadrupolar interactionsWe investigate the interplay between superconductivity and nematic order in a two-dimensional electron gas with competing pairing and quadrupolar forward-scattering interactions. The model includes…Nei Lopes, Guilherme da Silva do Vale, Daniel G. Barci·Apr 20, 2026SaveLearn
0-π transitions in non-Hermitian magnetic Josephson junctionsWe study the transport properties of non-Hermitian magnetic Josephson junctions, considering a superconductor-quantum dot-superconductor device coupled to a ferromagnetic metallic reservoir in the…Roberto Capecelatro, Marco Marciani, Claudio Guarcello et al.·Apr 20, 2026SaveLearn
Pairing properties of correlated three-leg ladders with strong interchain couplings near 1/3 fillingWe investigate the ground-state properties of correlated three-leg ladders near 1/3 filling. We apply the density-matrix renormalization group method to the three-leg t-J ladder with strong…Yushi Yamada, Tatsuya Kaneko, Masataka Kakoi et al.·Apr 20, 2026SaveLearn
Metal Atom (Dis)Order and Superconductivity in YCaHn (n=8-20) High-Pressure SuperhydridesHigh-pressure superhydrides have attracted much attention due to their high superconducting critical temperatures (Tcs). Herein, density functional theory (DFT) calculations are used to…Masashi W. Kimura, Seong Won Jang, Nisha Geng et al.·Apr 20, 2026SaveLearn
Anisotropic Superconducting Diode Effect in Planar Josephson JunctionsWe theoretically investigate the magnetic and crystalline anisotropies of the superconducting diode effect (SDE) in proximitized planar Josephson junctions (JJs) with coexisting Rashba and…Abhishek Chilampankunnel Prasannan, Baris Pekerten, Nowar Alashkar et al.·Apr 19, 2026SaveLearn
Collective Resonance of Superconducting/Normal Domain Walls in the Intermediate State of type-I superconductorThe dynamics of phase boundaries, such as superconducting/normal (S/N) interfaces in type-I superconductors, are typically obscured in conventional magnetic measurements, which are dominated by…Mengju Yuan, Yugang Zhang, Ying Zhu et al.·Apr 19, 2026SaveLearn
Pairing Mechanism in Bilayer Nickelate La3Ni2O7 SuperconductorsThe recent discovery of superconductivity with Tc ≈ 80~K in bilayer nickelate La3Ni2O7 provides a new setting in which to test the organizing principles of unconventional…Xianxin Wu, Tao Xiang, Jiangping Hu·Apr 19, 2026SaveLearn
Ultrafast Magneto-Pressure Spectroscopy and Control of Correlated Phases in a Trilayer NickelateUltrafast spectroscopy under simultaneous high pressure and magnetic field provides a versatile approach for investigating pressure-driven electronic instabilities and correlated phases, and for…Zhi Xiang Chong, Joong-Mok Park, Shuyuan Huyan et al.·Apr 17, 2026SaveLearn
Charge Density Wave Driven Topological Phase Transition in VorticesThe interplay between charge density waves (CDWs) and superconductivity is a central theme in quantum materials, yet how CDW phase textures govern vortex topology remains poorly understood. We…Zhenhua Zhu, Ziqiang Wang, Dong E. Liu·Apr 17, 2026SaveLearn
Interlayer hybridization enables superconductivity in bilayer nickelatesRuddlesden-Popper nickelates offer a new route to high-temperature superconductivity beyond the cuprates and iron-pnictides. However, the electronic reorganization that enables superconductivity in…Shilong Zhang, Meng Zhang, Qilin Luo et al.·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Wide-field magnetic imaging of shielding-current-driven vortex rearrangement under local heating using diamond quantum sensorsUnderstanding and controlling vortex motion in superconductors are important both for suppressing dissipation in superconducting devices and for device applications that exploit vortices. In this…Ryoei Ota, Shunsuke Nishimura, Koki Honda et al.·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Control of turn-to-turn contact resistivity in resistively insulated REBCO coilsResistively insulated (RI) REBCO magnets feature short ramp times and low ramp losses while maintaining the advantages of no-insulation coils with high engineering current density and tolerance for…Jun Lu, Kwangmin Kim, Iain Dixon et al.·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Abrikosov vortices in altermagnetic superconductorsWe study the penetration of an external magnetic field into a superconductor with collinear d-wave altermagnetic order. We demonstrate that instead of circular Abrikosov vortices, the magnetic…A. A. Mazanik, F. S. Bergeret·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum fluctuations and the emergence of in-gap Higgs mode in superconductorsWe extend the well-established action of the Higgs mode in s-wave superconductors to include quantum fluctuations (QFs). We find that already one-loop quantum corrections to the Higgs propagator…Sida Tian, Naoto Tsuji, Dirk Manske·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Type II Lifshitz invariant and optically active Higgs mode in time-reversal symmetry broken superconductorsLifshitz invariant is a symmetry-allowed term in the Ginzburg-Landau free energy of an ordered phase, involving the order parameters and a single spatial derivative, which serves as a source of…Raigo Nagashima, Chihiro Mamiya, Naoto Tsuji·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Fermi-liquid versus non-Fermi-liquid/'strange-metal' fits to the electrical resistivity in the quantum critical magnetic regime of an unconventional superconductorThe question of a possible quantum critical point lying inside of a superconducting phase is central for understanding unconventional superconductivity. In various unconventional superconductors,…W. Knafo, T. Thebault, K. Somesh et al.·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Quantum Landscape of Superconducting DiodesThis study maps the quantum landscape of superconducting diodes (SDs) nadeem23 onto the quantum technology architecture, which is currently constrained by fundamental challenges in control and…Muhammad Nadeem, Xiaolin Wang·Apr 16, 2026SaveLearn
Direct laser micromachining of superconducting terahertz Josephson plasma emittersWe demonstrate a rapid, maskless fabrication method for superconducting terahertz Josephson plasma emitters (JPEs) based on direct ultraviolet laser micromachining of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ…Reo Yamaguchi, Takuma Sakurai, Kazuhiro Yamaki et al.·Apr 15, 2026SaveLearn
Revisiting apparent ideal diamagnetism at ambient conditions in graphene-n-heptane-permalloy systemsWe previously reported apparent ideal diamagnetism at ambient conditions in a graphene-n-heptane-permalloy system. At the same time, the experiments revealed inconsistent behavior, including signal…Rajendra Dulal, Serafim Teknowijoyo, Sara Chahid et al.·Apr 15, 2026SaveLearn
μSR study of time-reversal symmetry constraints and bulk superfluid response in Li0.95FeAsWe report zero-field (ZF) and transverse-field (TF) muon-spin rotation/relaxation (μSR) measurements on superconducting Li0.95FeAs (T c16.0 K) grown by a high-pressure self-flux…Rustem Khasanov, Hubertus Luetkens, Nikolai D. Zhigadlo·Apr 15, 2026SaveLearn
Strong Correlation Drives Zero-Field Josephson Diode EffectThe supercurrent diode effect (SDE), characterized by unequal critical currents in opposite directions, has been observed with or without magnetic fields, yet mechanisms enabling zero-field SDE…Yiheng Sun, Zhenyu Zhang, James Jun He·Apr 15, 2026SaveLearn