Spectroscopic evidence of disorder-induced quantum phase transitions in monolayer Fe(Te,Se) superconductor

This study demonstrates that controllably introducing disorder via iron cluster deposition in monolayer Fe(Te,Se) drives a superconductor-insulator transition, revealing a disorder-induced quantum phase transition characterized by the evolution from superconducting to insulating U-shaped gaps attributed to localization-enhanced Cooper pair correlations.

Guanyang He, Ziqiao Wang, Longxin Pan + 5 more2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Orbital-Selective Spin-Orbit Mott Insulator in Fractional Valence Iridate La3_3Ir3_3O11_{11}

This study demonstrates that La3_3Ir3_3O11_{11} is an orbital-selective spin-orbit Mott insulator where structural distortions and dimerization drive the Jeff=1/2J_{\mathrm{eff}}=1/2 bands to half-filling for correlation-driven Mott localization, while the Jeff=3/2J_{\mathrm{eff}}=3/2 bands remain band-insulating.

Kai Wang, Jun Yang, Chaoyang Kang + 5 more2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Non-equilibrium bosonization of fractional quantum Hall edges

This paper develops a non-equilibrium bosonization framework based on the Keldysh action to analyze charge statistics, Green's functions, and tunneling transport in fractional quantum Hall edges, demonstrating how interaction-induced anyonic fractionalization and braiding phases manifest in measurable observables like the Fano factor for both single-mode and multi-mode systems.

Christian Spånslätt, Jinhong Park, Alexander D. Mirlin2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Crystal growth and magnetic properties of spin-$1/2distortedtriangularlatticeantiferromagnetCuLa distorted triangular lattice antiferromagnet CuLa_2GeGe_2OO_8$

Using the traveling-solvent floating zone technique, high-quality single crystals of the distorted triangular lattice antiferromagnet CuLa2_2Ge2_2O8_8 were successfully grown and characterized, revealing weak magnetic frustration, a low-temperature ordering transition at 1.14 K, and a unique noncollinear antiferromagnetic structure with an ordered moment of 0.89 μB\mu_B lying in the bc-plane.

S. Thamban, C. Aguilar-Maldonado, S. Chillal + 7 more2026-03-06🔬 physics

Simulating Lattice Gauge Theories with Virtual Rishons

This paper introduces a novel virtual rishon framework that enforces gauge symmetry via intermediate quantum-link representations to enable scalable simulations of lattice gauge theories in d+1 dimensions using both classical tensor networks and near-term quantum hardware, validated by benchmarking on the multi-flavor Schwinger model and 2D string tension.

David Rogerson, João Barata, Robert M. Konik, Raju Venugopalan, Ananda Roy2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Dynamical quantum phase transitions through the lens of mode dynamics

This paper establishes that dynamical quantum phase transitions (DQPTs) in generic quadratic fermionic systems are fundamentally characterized by the restoration of spin-flip symmetry in specific zero-energy dynamical critical modes, providing a unified framework that explains the necessary but insufficient conditions for DQPTs and their relationship to ground-state quantum phase transitions.

Akash Mitra, Shashi C. L. Srivastava2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Observation of Superfluidity and Meissner Effect of Composite Bosons in GaAs Quantum Hall System

This paper provides direct experimental evidence for the superfluid nature of composite bosons in GaAs quantum Hall systems by demonstrating a bulk Meissner-like effect, where a controlled time-varying magnetic field induces quantized charge accumulation to maintain a fixed electron-to-flux ratio, with the screening mechanism transitioning between charge-mediated and fixed-density regimes depending on the presence of a top gate.

Yuanze Li, Renfei Wang, Jiahao Chen + 7 more2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Manipulation of ferromagnetism with a light-driven nonlinear Edelstein-Zeeman field

This study demonstrates non-thermal, ultrafast optical control of ferromagnetism in the centrosymmetric material Cr2_2Ge2_2Te6_6 by utilizing a resonant nonlinear Edelstein effect to generate an effective Edelstein-Zeeman field that drives magnetization dynamics, as evidenced by polarization-dependent THz emission spectroscopy.

Yinchuan Lv, W. Joe Meese, Azel Murzabekova + 7 more2026-03-06🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Interacting topological magnons in the Kitaev-Heisenberg honeycomb ferromagnets with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction

This theoretical study investigates magnon-magnon interactions in a two-dimensional Heisenberg-Kitaev honeycomb ferromagnet with Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, revealing that the critical temperature for temperature-induced topological phase transitions monotonically approaches the Curie temperature as DMI strength increases and is correlated with both DMI and magnetic field strength.

Jie Wang, Pei Chen, Bing Tang2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Effects of next-nearest neighbor hopping on the pairing and critical temperatures of the attractive Hubbard model on a square lattice

Using sign-problem-free determinant quantum Monte Carlo simulations, this study demonstrates that introducing next-nearest-neighbor hopping in the attractive Hubbard model on a square lattice can significantly enhance the critical temperature by up to 50% while simultaneously reducing the pseudogap region, offering a viable route to achieve experimentally accessible superconducting temperatures.

Rodrigo A. Fontenele, Natanael C. Costa, Thereza Paiva + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Topological Magneto-optical Kerr Effect without Spin-orbit Coupling in Spin-compensated Antiferromagnet

This study experimentally demonstrates a topological magneto-optical Kerr effect in the noncoplanar antiferromagnet Co1/3TaS2 that arises from real-space scalar spin chirality without relying on spin-orbit coupling or net magnetization, thereby establishing a new mechanism for ultrafast, stray-field-immune opto-spintronic applications.

Camron Farhang, Weihang Lu, Kai Du + 4 more2026-03-05🔬 physics.optics

Time-reversal symmetry breaking superconductivity with electronic glass in nickelate (La, Pr, Sm)3Ni2O7 films

This study reports the discovery of an unprecedented time-reversal symmetry breaking superconducting state accompanied by electronic glass dynamics in epitaxially strained (La, Pr, Sm)₃Ni₂O₇ bilayer nickelate films, evidenced by unconventional magnetoresistance hysteresis, zero-field non-reciprocity, and logarithmically slow resistance relaxations.

Haoran Ji, Zheyuan Xie, Yaqi Chen + 11 more2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall