Crystal structure effects on vortex dynamics in superconducting MgB2 thin filmsThe current-driven resistive transition is central to superconducting single-photon detectors, transition-edge sensors, and fluxonic devices. Depending on sample uniformity, dimensions, and heat…Clemens Schmid, Anton Pokusinskyi, Markus Gruber et al.·Apr 15, 2026SaveLearn
Controlling the Band Filling and the Band Width in Nickelate SuperconductorsThe new family of superconducting nickelates centered around La3Ni2O7 possesses attractive features, such as the high transition temperature and the presence of an antiferromagnetic…M. Kriener, C. Terakura, A. Kikkawa et al.·Apr 15, 2026SaveLearn
Robust realization of spin-polarized specular Andreev reflection in V2O-based altermagnetsWe theoretically investigate charge transport in a junction between a conventional superconductor and a V2O-based altermagnet exhibiting distinctive spin-split quasi-one-dimensional Fermi…Yutaro Nagae, Andreas P. Schnyder, Satoshi Ikegaya·Apr 14, 2026SaveLearn
Josephson coupling through a magnetic racetrackWe investigate the Josephson coupling between two superconducting electrodes connected by a ferromagnetic racetrack hosting a Bloch-like domain wall (DW). We show that the interplay between…A. A. Mazanik, F. S. Bergeret·Apr 14, 2026SaveLearn
Surface-induced vortex core restructuring in a spin-triplet superfluidObserving the structure of quantized vortices can provide evidence for the pairing nature of a superfluid or superconductor and pinpoint its order parameter. Spin-triplet superfluid 3He supports a…Riku Rantanen, Mikael Huppunen, Erkki Thuneberg et al.·Apr 14, 2026SaveLearn
Charge-4e/6e superconductivity and chiral metal from 3D chiral superconductorUnconventional superconductivity (SC) characterized by multi-fermion orderings has attracted substantial attention. However, previous studies have largely focused on 2D systems or 3D systems with…Chu-Tian Gao, Chen Lu, Yu-Bo Liu et al.·Apr 14, 2026SaveLearn
Nanoscale electrothermal-switch superconducting diode for electrically programmable superconducting circuitsSuperconducting diodes enable dissipationless directional transport, yet achieving electrical tunability and scalability remains a major challenge for circuit-level integration. Here, we demonstrate…Tianyu Li, Jiong Li, Chong Li et al.·Apr 14, 2026SaveLearn
Raman response in superconducting multiorbital systems with application to nickelatesThe recent discovery of high-Tc superconductivity in pressurized and thin film nickelates is nowadays one of the most relevant and active topics in solid-state physics. The origin of…Matías Bejas, Jun Zhan, Xianxin Wu et al.·Apr 13, 2026SaveLearn
Statistical Signatures of Majorana Zero Modes in Disordered Topological Superconductor Antidot VorticesAn antidot-pinned vortex in a three-dimensional topological insulator-superconductor platform hosts a Majorana zero mode (MZM). However, numerous Caroli-de Gennes-Matricon (CdGM) states coexist with…Zhibo Ren, Jukka I. Väyrynen·Apr 13, 2026SaveLearn
Type-II superconductivity in the Dirac semimetal PdTe2We report on the microscopic superconducting properties of the Dirac semimetal PdTe2. In this study, we have focused on mosaic crystals of PdTe2, and used detailed zero field and transverse field…Ritu Gupta, Catherine Witteveen, Debarchan Das et al.·Apr 13, 2026SaveLearn
Electrodynamics of Quantum-Critical Conductors and SuperconductorsThis thesis presents and discusses optical low-temperature experiments on disordered NbN, granular Al thin-films, and the heavy-fermion compound CeCoIn5, offering a unified picture of…Uwe S. Pracht·Apr 12, 2026SaveLearn
Ultrafast decoupling of the pseudogap from superconductivity in a pressurized cuprateThe relationship between the pseudogap and superconductivity remains a central puzzle in the physics of cuprates. Hydrostatic pressure provides a clean tuning parameter free from chemical disorder,…Yanghao Meng, Wenjin Mao, Liucheng Chen et al.·Apr 11, 2026SaveLearn
Strong Electron-Phonon Coupling and Multiband Superconductivity in Hexagonal BP3 MonolayerWe investigate the structural, electronic, and superconducting properties of a hexagonal BP3 monolayer using first-principles calculations combined with anisotropic Migdal-Eliashberg theory. The…Jakkapat Seeyangnok, Udomsilp Pinsook·Apr 11, 2026SaveLearn
Decoding Superconductivity in La3Ni2O7-δ Thin Films via Ozone-Driven Structure and Oxidation TuningThe discovery of superconductivity in bulk Ruddlesden-Popper La3Ni2O7(LNO327) under high hydrostatic pressure has redefined the recent experimental consensus that nickelate superconductivity…Mathieu Flavenot, Hoshang Sahib, Jérôme Robert et al.·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
High-temperature superconductivity in Nd0.85Sr0.15NiO2 membranes under pressureLattice compression has emerged as a fundamental tuning parameter for nickelate superconductivity. Pressure acts as a trigger to induce superconductivity in bulk Ruddlesden-Popper nickelates. For…Yonghun Lee, Mengnan Wang, Xin Wei et al.·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Superconducting orbital diode effect in SN bilayersWe study the superconducting diode effect (SDE) in a diffusive superconductor - normal metal (SN) bilayer subjected to an in-plane magnetic field. The supercurrent flows along the layers,…Yuriy A. Dmitrievtsev, Yakov V. Fominov·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Pressure-Induced Superconducting-like Transition in the d-wave Altermagnet Candidate CsV2Se2OAltermagnetism generates exchange-type spin splitting without net magnetization and, in its d-wave form, resembles the angular symmetry of unconventional d-wave superconductivity. Whether…Yuanzhe Li, Yilin Han, Liu Yang et al.·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Realistic Pearl vortices in thin film superconductorsWe analyze magnetic field profiles of vortices in thin-film superconductors, shedding new light on this old and presumed settled problem. In sufficiently thin films with realistic Ginzburg-Landau…Aurélien Balzli, Louk Rademaker, Giulia Venditti·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Nonmonotonic Evolution of the Superconducting Transition Temperature and Robust Multigap Extended s-wave + s-wave Pairing in Zn-Substituted FeSe Single CrystalsWe report a systematic study of superconductivity on Fe1-xZnxSe single crystals synthesized over a broad Zn doping range (x = 0-0.023). High-quality single crystals across all compositions range…Han-Shu Xu, Changhao Ding, Guanyin Gao et al.·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Diode effect in microwave irradiated Josephson junctions with Yu-Shiba-Rusinov statesWe investigate the critical current in microwave-irradiated Josephson junctions hosting Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states due to magnetic impurities. Under two conditions, namely, (i) the breaking of…Aritra Lahiri, Marcel Polák, Björn Trauzettel·Apr 10, 2026SaveLearn
Bulk-dissociated topological bands without spin-orbit coupling in hetero-dimensional superconducting metamaterialsTopological superconductors (TSCs) in superconducting hybrid heterostructures, which integrate superconducting and non-superconducting materials, have been intensely investigated with the hope of…Joseph J. Cuozzo, Sayed Ali Akbar Ghorashi, Dale Huber et al.·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Three-Dimensional Electronic Structures in Superconducting Ruddlesden-Popper Bilayer Nickelate FilmsBeyond the quasi-two-dimensional (2D) paradigm of cuprates, the role of the third dimension of the Ruddlesden-Popper bilayer nickelates is essential to decoding their superconducting mechanism. Here,…Yueying Li, Lizhi Xu, Wei Lv et al.·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Annealing-induced grain coarsening and voltage kinks in superconducting NbRe filmsNbRe, a non-centrosymmetric superconductor with a transition temperature Tc up to 9\,K, attracts interest for its strong antisymmetric spin-orbit coupling and suitability for…Zahra Makhdoumi Kakhaki, Anton O. Pokusinskyi, Francesco Avitabile et al.·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Exploring the conventional and anomalous Josephson effects at arbitrary disorder strength in systems with spin-dependent fieldsWe present a theory of the Josephson current in superconductor-normal metal-superconductor (SNS) junctions in the presence of generic spin-dependent fields, such as spin-orbit coupling (SOC), Zeeman…Maryam Darvishi, F. Sebastián Bergeret, Stefan Ilić·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn
Spectral solution of axisymmetric magnetization problems for thin superconducting shellsExisting numerical methods for modeling magnetization in thin type-II superconducting films have mostly been developed for flat films. This work introduces an efficient spectral method for…Leonid Prigozhin, Vladimir Sokolovsky·Apr 9, 2026SaveLearn