Stability and Superconductivity of Ternary PolyhydridesWe review five years of experimental and theoretical attempts (2020-2025) to enhance the superconducting critical temperature (Tc) of hydrogen-rich compounds by alloying binary…Dmitrii V. Semenok, Di Zhou, Wuhao Chen et al.·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Extending the optical absorption in a lumped element meander structure to far-infrared wavelengthsSuperconducting radiation detectors typically exhibit detection and single photon sensitivity limited to the mid infrared wavelength range. Extending their detection capabilities into the far…Shekhar Chandra Pandey, Shilpam Sharma, Anudeep Singh et al.·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Limitations of detecting structural changes and time-reversal symmetry breaking in scanning tunneling microscopy experimentsThe family of kagome superconductors AV3Sb5 (A=K, Cs, Rb) is an exciting playground for investigating various density waves, unusual superconductivity and a surprising time-reversal…Christopher Candelora, Ilija Zeljkovic·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Investigation of Parasitic Two-Level Systems in Merged-Element Transmon QubitsIn conventional transmon qubits, decoherence is dominated by a large number of parasitic two-level systems (TLS) residing at the edges of its large area coplanar shunt capacitor and junction leads.…Etienne Daum, Benedikt Berlitz, Steffen Deck et al.·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Superconductivity in cubic La3Al with interstitial anionic electronsWe report the observation of superconductivity in cubic La3Al single crystal. It shows a metallic behavior at a normal state without observable structural transition and enters the superconducting…Zhijun Tu, Peihan Sun, Donghan Jia et al.·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Supercondutivity of Nb-Ta-Ti-Zr-Hf high entropy alloy polycrystalline and amorphous thin filmsWe studied the superconductivity of high-entropy Hf-Nb-Ta-Ti-Zr alloy films affected by structural order. While films deposited from the same target on a substrate with a room temperature are…P. Hruska, Z. Janu, J. Cizek et al.·Sep 26, 2025SaveLearn
Critical dynamics and superconducting state preparation in the quenched Kitaev chain with pairing imbalanceThe dynamical balance of the pairing term plays a crucial role in the emergence of topological superconductivity in the p-wave spinless Kitaev chain, particularly in the non-Hermitian regime. In this…Y. B. Shi, Y. X. Zhang, S. W. Liu et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Room-temperature superconductivity in ultra-thin carbon nanotube zeolite composites: a conventional or unconventional superconductor?The recent report of signs of room-temperature superconductivity in ultrathin single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT) of types (2,1) and (3,0) holds significant promise for energy applications due to…Chi Ho Wong, Rolf Lortz·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Field-resilient superconducting coplanar waveguide resonators made of Nb, NbTi, and NbTiNSuperconducting coplanar waveguide (SCPW) resonators with high internal quality factors (i) are essential for quantum information applications, but suffer severe Qi degradation under magnetic…Bongkeon Kim, Chang Geun Yu, Priyanath Mal et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Ambient-pressure superconductivity above 22 K in hole-doped YB2Recent studies of hydrogen-dominant (superhydride) materials, such as LaH10 have led to putative discoveries of near-room temperature superconductivity at high pressures, with a superconducting…Xuejie Li, Wenbo zhao, Yuzhou Hao et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Distinct orbital contributions to electronic and magnetic structures in La4Ni3O10High-Tc superconductivity has recently been discovered in Ruddlesden-Popper phase nickelates under pressure, where the low-energy electronic structure is dominated by Ni dx2 - y2 and…Shilong Zhang, Hengyuang Zhang, Zehao Dong et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Effect of C additives with 0.5% in weight on structural, optical and superconducting properties of Ta-Nb-Hf-Zr-Ti high entropy alloy filmsWe investigated the superconducting (SC) properties of Ta-Nb-Hf-Zr-Ti high-entropy alloy (HEA) thin films with 0.5% weight C additives. The C additives stabilize the structural properties and enhance…Tien Le, Yeonkyu Lee, Dzung T. Tran et al.·Sep 25, 2025SaveLearn
Revisiting dissipation-driven phase transition in a Josephson junctionDespite extensive experimental and theoretical work over several decades, Schmid-Bulgadaev quantum phase transition remains a subject of debate. Here we revisit this problem by performing systematic…Diego Subero, Yu-Cheng Chang, Miguel Monteiro et al.·Sep 24, 2025SaveLearn
What causes the variation in superconducting properties of UTe2?Reaching a consensus on the superconducting order parameter of unconventional superconductors remains a central challenge in the field of magnetically-mediated superconductivity. Though UTe2 is…C. S. Kengle, Noah Schnitzer, M. M. Bordelon et al.·Sep 24, 2025SaveLearn
Theoretical prediction of Structural Stability and Superconductivity in Janus Ti2CSH MXeneWe present a comprehensive first-principles investigation of the structural stability, vibrational characteristics, and superconducting properties of the Janus Ti2CSH monolayer. Janus MXene (JMXene)…Jakkapat Seeyangnok, Udomsilp Pinsook·Sep 24, 2025SaveLearn
Ab initio investigation on structural stability and phonon-mediated superconductivity in 2D-hydrogenated M2X (M= Mo, V, Zr; X=C, N) MXene monolayerWe present a comprehensive first-principles study of hydrogenated M2X (M = Mo, V, Zr; X = C, N) MXene monolayers, focusing on their structural stability, electronic properties, and superconducting…Jakkapat Seeyangnok, Udomsilp Pinsook·Sep 24, 2025SaveLearn
Grand thermodynamic potential in a two-band unconventional superconductorIn a two-band system, both conventional sign-preserving s++ and unconventional sign-changing s superconducting state may appear at low temperatures. Moreover, they may transform from one…V. A. Shestakov, M. M. Korshunov·Sep 24, 2025SaveLearn
Roles of Fe-ion irradiation on MgB2 thin films: Structural, superconducting, and optical propertiesThe effects of Fe-ion irradiation on the crystal structure and superconducting properties of MgB2 thin films were investigated. Pristine samples were prepared using hybrid physical-chemical vapor…Dzung T. Tran, Tien Le, Yu-Seong Seo et al.·Sep 24, 2025SaveLearn
Quantum criticality in cuprate superconductors revealed by optical conductivity measurementThe ubiquitous temperature (T)-linear behaviour of the transport scattering rate in the normal state of strongly correlated electron systems is called strange metallicity…Hwiwoo Park, Sung-Sik Lee, G. D. Gu et al.·Sep 24, 2025SaveLearn
Ramp Josephson junctions of Al/Ti/Sr2RuO4: Observation of single-domain quantum oscillations and the detection of chiral edge currentThe determination of how the phase of the superconducting order parameter in a superconductor varies with the spatial direction, which can be done only through the Josephson-effect-based…Zixuan Li, Yiqun Alex Ying, Brian M. Zakrzewski et al.·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Orbital-Selective Band Structure Evolution in BaFe2-xMxAs2 (M = Cr, Co, Cu, Ru and Mn) Probed by Polarization-Dependent ARPESWe present a systematic study of the evolution of the band structure in the Fe-based superconductor family BaFe2-xMxAs2 (M = Cr, Co, Cu, Ru and Mn) using polarization-dependent…K. R. Pakuszewski, M. R. Cantarino, I. Romanenko et al.·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Microscopic theory of strain-controlled split superconducting and time-reversal symmetry-breaking transitions in s+id superconductorWe study conditions of the appearance of U(1)× Z2 superconducting states that spontaneously break time-reversal symmetry (BTRS) on a square lattice as a function of applied stress.…Anton Talkachov, Egor Babaev·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Angular momentum of vortex-core Majorana zero modesMajorana zero modes (MZMs) are highly sought-after states with a possible application in quantum computation. Here, we show that vortex-core MZMs can carry a nontrivial angular momentum. This…Giulia Venditti, Christophe Berthod, Louk Rademaker·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Ultrasound response to time-reversal symmetry breaking below the superconducting phase transitionUltrasound attenuation is a powerful probe of symmetry-breaking phenomena in superconductors. In this work, we develop a framework to model the ultrasound response of multi-component superconductors…Chris Halcrow, Paul Leask, Egor Babaev·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn
Signature of chiral superconducting order parameter evidenced in mesoscopic superconductorsChiral superconductivity is a novel superconducting phase characterized by order parameters that break the time-reversal symmetry, endowing the state with a definite handedness. Unlike conventional…Xiaoying Xu, Wei Qin, Yuelin Shen et al.·Sep 23, 2025SaveLearn