Freestanding single-crystal superconducting electron-doped cuprate membraneThin films of cuprate superconductors are easier to control in terms of doping as compared to bulk samples. However, they require specific substrates to facilitate epitaxial growth. These substrates…Shay Sandik, Bat-Chen Elshalem, Amram Azulay et al.·Jun 16, 2025SaveLearn
Superconductivity with repulsion: a variational approachWe revisit the stability of the superconducting state within mean-field theory in the presence of repulsive pairing interactions, focusing on multiband systems where such channels naturally arise. We…Laura Fanfarillo, Yifu Cao, Chandan Setty et al.·Jun 16, 2025SaveLearn
Role of topotactic hydrogen in Superconductivity of Infinite-layer Nickelate NdNiO2: A first-principles and variational Monte Carlo studyEmploying combination of first-principles calculations, low-energy model construction, and variational Monte Carlo solution of the ab-initio derived Hubbard model, we study the effect of…Manoj Gupta, Arun Kumar Maurya, Amal Medhi et al.·Jun 16, 2025SaveLearn
The impact of parameter spread of high-temperature superconducting Josephson junctions on the performance of quantum-based voltage standardsQuantum metrology based on Josephson junction array reproduces the most accurate desired voltage by far, therefore being introduced to provide voltage standards worldwide. In this work, we…Guanghong Wen, Yi Zhu, Yingxiang Zheng et al.·Jun 15, 2025SaveLearn
Layer Pseudospin Superconductivity in Twisted MoTe2Recent experiments have observed signatures of spin-valley-polarized unconventional superconductivity in twisted bilayer MoTe2 (tMoTe2). Here, we explore the rich physics of superconducting…Jin-Xin Hu, Akito Daido, Zi-Ting Sun et al.·Jun 15, 2025SaveLearn
Unconventional superconductivity in a non-centrosymmetric α-Mn alloy NbTaOs2Non-centrosymmetric superconductors have emerged as a fascinating avenue for exploring unconventional superconductivity. Their broken inversion and time-reversal symmetries make them prime candidates…R. K. Kushwaha, Arushi, S. Jangid et al.·Jun 14, 2025SaveLearn
In-Plane Ni-O-Ni Bond Angles as Structural Fingerprints of Superconductivity in Layered Nickelates: Effects of Pressure, Strain, Layering, and CorrelationsWe investigate the structural and electronic conditions conducive to superconductivity in layered nickelates using density functional theory with Hubbard corrections (DFT+U). For both the bilayer…Bipasa Samanta, Alexandru B. Georgescu·Jun 13, 2025SaveLearn
From Fractionalization to Chiral Topological Superconductivity in a Flat Chern BandWe show that interacting electrons in a flat Chern band can form, in addition to fractional Chern insulators, a chiral f-wave topological superconductor that hosts neutral Majorana fermion edge…Daniele Guerci, Ahmed Abouelkomsan, Liang Fu·Jun 12, 2025SaveLearn
Charge Modulation in the Vortex Halo of a Superconductor Enhances its Critical Magnetic FieldWhen an orbital magnetic field suppresses superconductivity, forming periodic vortices in type-II superconductors, subdominant orders can emerge in the vortex cores. Rather than competing with…Anurag Banerjee, Catherine Pépin, Nandini Trivedi et al.·Jun 12, 2025SaveLearn
Above 20K conventional superconductivity in CeriumA high superconducting critical temperature (Tc) under normal laboratory conditions in a material that is chemically simple and stable, like an elemental metal, is a hitherto unattained goal of…Mohd Monish, Nikhlesh S Mehta, Mona Garg et al.·Jun 12, 2025SaveLearn
Time reversal symmetry breaking and s-wave superconductivity in CaPd2Ge2: A μSR studyCaPd2Ge2 which crystallizes in ThCr2Si2-type body-centered tetragonal structure exhibits superconductivity below the critical temperature T c = 1.69~K\@. We have…V. K. Anand, A. Bhattacharyya, D. T. Adroja et al.·Jun 12, 2025SaveLearn
Emergent anisotropic three-phase order in critically doped superconducting diamond filmsTwo decades since its discovery, superconducting heavily boron-doped diamond (HBDD) still presents unresolved fundamental questions whose resolution is relevant to the development of this material…Jyotirmay Dwivedi, Jake Morris, Saurav Islam et al.·Jun 11, 2025SaveLearn
Disorder-induced suppression of superconductivity in infinite-layer nickelatesThe pairing symmetry of superconducting infinite-layer nickelates is a fundamental yet experimentally challenging question. We employ high-energy electron irradiation to induce disorder in…Abhishek Ranna, Romain Grasset, Martin Gonzalez et al.·Jun 11, 2025SaveLearn
Ising superconductivity in bulk layered non-centrosymmetric 4H-NbSe2Transition metal dichalcogenides exhibit multiple polymorphs that enable the exploration of diverse quantum states, including valley-selective spin polarization, the valley Hall effect, Ising…Chandan Patra, Tarushi Agarwal, Rahul Verma et al.·Jun 11, 2025SaveLearn
Realizing high-temperature superconductivity in compressed molecular-hydrogen through Li dopingIn this study, we explore lithium-doped stable molecular hydrogen structures by performing first-principles crystal structure searches across varying compositions in the Li-H system under high…Ashok K. Verma, P. Modak·Jun 11, 2025SaveLearn
Tuning the the fundamental periodicity of the current-phase relation in multiterminal diffusive Josephson junctionsConventional superconductor/insulator/superconductor (SIS) Josephson junctions, devices where two superconductors are separated by a tunnel barrier are technologically important as elements in…Venkat Chandrasekhar·Jun 10, 2025SaveLearn
Enhanced superconducting gap in the outer CuO2 plane of the trilayer cuprate (Hg,Re)Ba2Ca2Cu3O8+δWe report the first observation of a momentum-resolved superconducting gap in the Hg-based trilayer cuprate, which holds the highest record of superconducting transition temperature (Tc)…M. Horio, M. Miyamoto, Y. Mino et al.·Jun 10, 2025SaveLearn
Observation of Uniform Supercurrent Flow in Polycrystalline K-doped Ba122 by Combined Magneto-optical Imaging and Finite-element ModelingMacroscopic current uniformity in a (Ba,K)Fe2As2 bulk sample produced by a process that demonstrated high trapped magnetic fields was evaluated through a comparative experimental and modeling…Shota Ishiwata, Sunseng Pyon, Tsuyoshi Tamegai et al.·Jun 10, 2025SaveLearn
Vortices in Two-Dimensional Chiral SuperfluidsWe study the orbital angular momentum (OAM) Lz of two-dimensional chiral (px+ipy)ν-wave superfluids (SFs) in the presence of an axisymmetric multiply quantized vortex (MQV) with vorticity k…Yan He, Wenxing Nie·Jun 10, 2025SaveLearn
Visualizing a Terahertz Superfluid Plasmon in a Two-Dimensional SuperconductorThe superconducting gap defines the fundamental energy scale for the emergence of dissipationless transport and collective phenomena in a superconductor. In layered high-temperature cuprate…Alexander von Hoegen, Tommy Tai, Clifford J. Allington et al.·Jun 9, 2025SaveLearn
Emblems of pair density waves: dual identity of topological defects and their transport signaturesThe pair density wave (PDW) exemplifies intertwined orders in strongly correlated systems. A recent discovery of superconductivity in a quarter-metal state offers the first experimental system where…Omri Lesser, Chunli Huang, James P. Sethna et al.·Jun 9, 2025SaveLearn
Supermodulation-driven evolution of the nodal structure of bismuth-based cuprate superconductorsRecent work has shown novel properties of twisted cuprates. In this paper, I point out that related phenomena occur intrinsically in bismuth-based cuprate superconductors due to the presence of the…M. R. Norman·Jun 9, 2025SaveLearn
Vacancy-Controlled Superconductivity in Rock-Salt Carbides: Towards Predictive Modelling of Real-World SuperconductorsWe critically reexamine the superconducting properties of rock-salt transition-metal carbides (TMCs), often regarded as textbook conventional superconductors, combining first-principles…Simone Di Cataldo, William Cursio, Lilia Boeri·Jun 9, 2025SaveLearn
Superconducting photocurrents induced by structured electromagnetic radiationWe develop a phenomenological theory describing the interaction of superconducting condensate with a Bessel beam of twisted light characterized by a nonzero angular momentum m. Starting from the…O. B. Zuev, M. V. Kovalenko, A. S. Mel'nikov·Jun 9, 2025SaveLearn
What holes in superconductors reveal about superconductivityWe consider a type I superconducting body that contains one or more holes in its interior that undergoes a transition between normal and superconducting states in the presence of a magnetic field. We…J. E. Hirsch·Jun 9, 2025SaveLearn