Explore the fascinating intersection where quantum materials meet the complexity of everyday environments in the Cond-Mat — Mes-Hall section. This field investigates how tiny particles behave when caught between the orderly world of single atoms and the chaotic nature of bulk matter, revealing the hidden rules that govern electricity, magnetism, and heat in novel substances.

Gist.Science brings these cutting-edge discoveries to you directly from arXiv, the leading repository for physics preprints. We process every new submission in this category as soon as it appears, offering both straightforward, plain-language explanations and deep technical summaries to help researchers and curious minds alike grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in dense equations.

Below are the most recent papers in this dynamic area of condensed matter physics, ready for you to explore.

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Time-resolved synchronization analysis of stacked intrinsic Josephson junctions of a cuprate superconductor with frequency-modulated terahertz radiation spectra

This study analyzes the spectral dynamics of frequency-modulated terahertz radiation from stacked intrinsic Josephson junctions in a cuprate superconductor, revealing a double-peak structure driven by electromagnetic coupling and quantifying a sub-nanosecond synchronization time that governs the system's non-equilibrium behavior.

Masashi Miyamoto, Keisuke Mizoguchi, Ryota Kobayashi, Nozomi Yagyu, Manabu Tsujimoto, Itsuhiro Kakeya2026-06-18
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Polarized neutron scattering as a probe for vortex-type spin correlations in iron oxide multicore assemblies

This study utilizes polarized small-angle neutron scattering to experimentally confirm the presence of vortex-type spin correlations and flux-closure states in iron oxide multicore assemblies, offering a statistically robust method to characterize these magnetic microstructures in densely packed nanoparticle systems.

Venus Rai, Ivan Titov, Elizabeth M. Jefremovas, Štefan Liščák, Sivarenjini Shan, Nina-Juliane Steinke, Jonathan Leliaert (…)2026-06-18
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Electron state tomography from quasiparticle interference maps

This paper introduces a tomography method that reconstructs electron state density matrices and quantum geometric tensors from quasiparticle interference maps around on-site impurities by exploiting the distinct symmetry representations of orbital contributions, thereby enabling orbital-resolved band structure characterization in scanning tunneling microscopy using conventional unpolarized tips.

A. Razanajatovo, J. Cayssol, C. Dutreix2026-06-18
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The electric-field-driven intermediate state of three-dimensional superconductors

This paper demonstrates the emergence of a nonclassical intermediate state in pristine three-dimensional superconductors where electric fields penetrate the system and coexist with superconductivity, driven by electric-field-induced order parameter fluctuations.

Ion Cojocari, Enzo Andreani, Paola Verniere, Florian Pallier, Marc Gabay, Miguel Monteverde, Claire Marrache-Kikuchi, Sh (…)2026-06-18
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Projected altermagnetism by symmetry reduction at surfaces and in thin films

This paper demonstrates that symmetry reduction at surfaces and in thin films fundamentally reshapes altermagnetic spin textures, potentially converting non-dd-wave altermagnets into functional dd-wave spin splitters or conventional antiferromagnets depending on the specific surface orientation.

Sopheak Sorn, Charanpreet Singh, Lukasz Plucinski, Gustav Bihlmayer, Yuriy Mokrousov, Wulf Wulfhekel2026-06-18
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Constriction-induced modulation of charging energy in a quantum Hall cavity

This study reveals that the charging energy in a fractional quantum Hall cavity is dynamically modulated by the magnetic field through active screening mechanisms at weakly pinched quantum point contacts, fundamentally challenging the view of these constrictions as passive boundaries and necessitating a reevaluation of interference-based anyonic statistics measurements.

Emily Hajigeorgiou, Arup Kumar Paul, Mario Di Luca, Vladimir Umansky, Moty Heiblum, Mitali Banerjee2026-06-18