Eight-unit-cell electronic modulations in cuprates originating from local molecular orbitalsThe pair density wave (PDW) state with eight-unit-cell (8a0) periodicity has been widely regarded as the primary order in cuprates, yet its existence and origin remain subjects of intense debate.…Zhiheng Yao, Sixuan Chen, Jianfa Zhao et al.·Sep 9, 2026SaveLearn
Generating is not discovering: a pre-registered physics judge for AI-proposed superconductors, calibrated on six known superconductors and one negative controlGenerative models now propose millions of "stable" crystal structures, and their own referees have shown that stability is not discovery; no public benchmark asks whether a candidate has the…Reinaldo Inácio·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Origin of Flat Bands and Role of Electron Correlation in Lutetium HydridesLutetium hydrides (LuHx, 1.75 ≤ x ≤ 3) form a diverse series of phases, several of which superconduct under pressure. Characterizing their electronic properties has remained challenging…Anmol Lamichhane, Adam Denchfield, Hyeondeok Shin et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Junction-free polarity-tunable superconducting diode effect enables XNOR logic operationThe realization of the superconducting diode effect (SDE), characterized by non-reciprocal supercurrent, is a major step towards dissipationless logic circuits. A polarity-tunable superconducting…Alapan Bera, Soumik Mukhopadhyay·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Fabrication And Characterization Of High-Quality Nb/Al-AlOx/Nb Cross-Type Josephson Tunnel Junctions Utilising CMP-based Planarisation TechniquesJosephson tunnel junctions (JJs) are the fundamental building blocks of today's most advanced superconducting electronic components, such as qubits and superconducting quantum interference…Alexander Stoll, Andreas Reifenberger, Daniel Hengstler et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Thomas-Fermi screening of electrostatic fields in a type-I superconductorThe empirical London equations make distinct predictions for a superconductor's longitudinal and transverse electrodynamic response. Conventionally, this framework attributes the Meissner effect…Nikhil Seeja Sivakumar, Tyler James, Frederick Carlisle et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Geometry-induced current decrowding in superconducting 3D constrictionsCurrent crowding is a ubiquitous limitation in nanoscale devices, where confinement and sharp features distort current flow, generating localized current-density hotspots and premature failure. In…Igor Bogush, Oleksandr Dobrovolskiy·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
1/3-Flux Bound States in Multicomponent Superconductor Exhibiting Non-Abelian Statistics of Z3 ParafermionsMulticomponent superconductors (MSCs) are predicted to host magnetic flux quanta carrying arbitrary fractions of the superconducting flux quantum. Recent advances have raised the expectation that…Xing-Yu Wu, Y. H. Wang, X. C. Xie et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Néel-Vector Control of the Josephson Diode Effect in PT-symmetric AntiferromagnetsThe interplay of superconductivity and magnetism gives rise to rich phenomena in Josephson junctions. In this Letter, we study Josephson junctions formed by conventional s-wave superconductors and…Xian-Tang Xu, Xun-Jiang Luo, Mingliang Tian et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Magnetochiral anisotropy of thermally activated phase slips in noncentrosymmetric superconductorsResistive tails of narrow superconducting wires below the critical temperature are governed by phase slips, thermally activated near the transition and quantum at lower temperatures. We develop the…Alex Levchenko·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Signatures of nodal superconductivity in stoichiometric FeTeSuperconductivity in stoichiometric FeTe opens access to the FeTe endpoint of the Fe(Se,Te) phase diagram, yet the nature of its superconducting pairing state remains unresolved. In this work, we…Cequn Li, Zi-Jie Yan, Yang Ge et al.·Sep 8, 2026SaveLearn
Interference-controlled magnetic bound states and subgap transport in a Square--octagon superconductorThe square--octagon lattice provides a useful setting for studying magnetic adatoms because its multisublattice structure allows different adsorption geometries to probe distinct combinations of the…Ravi Kiran·Sep 7, 2026SaveLearn
Doping-controlled topological superconducting transition in misfit layer compoundsAchieving topological superconductivity is a key goal in quantum physics, offering a path to fault-tolerant quantum computers. A central challenge in this field is to continuously drive a material…Hugo Le Du, Robin Salvatore, Justine Cordiez et al.·Sep 7, 2026SaveLearn
Nearly Isotropic Vortex Solid in (La,Pr)3Ni2O7 Thin FilmsThe discovery of superconductivity in bulk bilayer nickelates has established a new platform for exploring high-Tc superconductivity beyond the cuprates. The role of the Ni 3dz2-derived γ…Yaolong Bian, Yaqi Chen, Heng Wang et al.·Sep 7, 2026SaveLearn
Symmetry-selective field-induced triplet superconductivity in Ising-superconductor monolayer NbSe2We investigate superconductivity in monolayer NbSe2, an Ising superconductor, under an in-plane Zeeman field hx, focusing on the emergence of symmetry selected equal-spin triplet pairing. Using…Sudipta Biswas, Sudhansu S. Mandal, A. Taraphder·Sep 6, 2026SaveLearn
Discovery of Superconductivity in a Bulk Moire Superlattice MaterialMoire materials provide a versatile platform realizing emergent electronic states arising from enhanced correlation due to flat bands. A variety of phenomena including superconductivity, low…Subham Naik, Paul Monson, Susanta Manna et al.·Sep 6, 2026SaveLearn
139La nuclear quadrupole resonance studies of pressurized La4Ni3O10Density-wave (DW) orders are considered as competing orders to unconventional superconductivity and are commonly seen in a variety of superconductors including but not limited to the recently…Meng Zhang, Zhuo Wang, Yantao Cao et al.·Sep 6, 2026SaveLearn
Effect of non-homogeneous non-magnetic Impurities in Superconductors: A comparison between Microscopic and Macroscopic theoriesNon-homogeneous, non-magnetic impurities in superconductivity have recently gained traction as a promising approach to reduce surface resistance and increase the superheating field. We aim to deepen…Carlos Redondo Herrero, Tejas Guruswamy, Orlando Quaranta et al.·Sep 5, 2026SaveLearn
Microscopic calculation of coherence lengths and magnetic penetration depth in multiband superconductorsWe present an extended Ginzburg-Landau (GL) method for calculating the superconducting coherence length and magnetic penetration depth at temperatures well below the transition temperature…Tristan Ryoma Fuchs, Takuya Nomoto, Hikaru Watanabe et al.·Sep 5, 2026SaveLearn
Extended strange metal regime in a pure nematic quantum critical superconductorHigh-temperature superconductivity often emerges from a strange metallic state, where the electrical resistivity exhibits a linear-in-temperature dependence over an anomalously extended temperature…Kousuke Ishida, Kiyotaka Mukasa, Shusaku Imajo et al.·Sep 5, 2026SaveLearn
Pair density wave order from non-symmorphic momentum symmetryWe develop a class of microscopic lattice models in which pair density wave order emerges in the asymptotically exact weak coupling limit. The underlying mechanism is due to non-symmorphic momentum…Matteo Dürrnagel, C. Alexander Baum, Michael Klett et al.·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn
Dynamical Reduction of Two Series Josephson Junctions to a Synthetic High-Transparency Josephson ElementTwo conventional Josephson junctions connected in series can reproduce, in the static limit in which the currents through the capacitive and resistive channels are negligible, the current-phase…Claudio Guarcello, Sergio Pagano, Carlo Barone et al.·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn
Ni-O hybridization as a stabilizer for s superconductivity in La3Ni2O7: a DFT+RPA studyThe superconducting gap symmetry of high-pressure bilayer nickelates remains under debate, with weak- and strong-coupling approaches yielding different pairing tendencies. In this work, we…Lauro B. Braz, Daniel D. Rivera, Emmanuel V. C. Lopes et al.·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn
Transparency-engineered SQUID cells for Kerr-free three-wave-mixing Josephson metamaterialsWe introduce a transparency-engineered rf-SQUID cell for Kerr-free three-wave-mixing Josephson metamaterials. This design replaces the conventional tunnel-junction element with an effective Josephson…Claudio Guarcello, A. Mert Bozkurt, Carlo Barone et al.·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn
On the Stability of the Polar Phase of Superfluid 3He in Nematic AerogelsWe study the stability of the solution corresponding to the polar phase of superfluid 3He in nematic aerogels with respect to perturbations induced by magnetic impurity scattering. We show that when…E. V. Surovtsev·Sep 4, 2026SaveLearn