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

Development of ultra-high efficiency soft X-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy equipped with deep prior-based denoising method

This paper presents the development of a deep prior-based denoising system integrated into a micro-focused soft X-ray ARPES setup at SPring-8, which effectively removes noise and significantly reduces measurement time to approximately 40 seconds while maintaining high statistical accuracy and energy resolution.

Kohei Yamagami, Yuichi Yokoyama, Yuta Sumiya + 3 more2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Symmetry-enforced agreement of Kohn--Sham and many-body Berry phases in the SSH--Hubbard chain

This study demonstrates that in the inversion-symmetric gapped regime of the SSH-Hubbard chain, the Kohn-Sham and many-body Berry phases coincide across all interaction strengths not because the electron density encodes the geometric phase, but due to symmetry-enforced matching of their Z2\mathbb{Z}_2 sectors despite the many-body wave function exhibiting a nontrivial geometric response.

Kai Watanabe2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

A Fermi Surface Driven Spiral Spin Liquid

This study identifies EuAg4_4Sb2_2 as a model material for a Fermi surface-driven spiral spin liquid, where diffuse neutron scattering and Monte Carlo simulations reveal that quasi-2D hole-mediated interactions create a manifold of nearly degenerate spin modulations, offering new design principles for materials with intertwined electronic, magnetic, and topological properties.

Paul M. Neves, Chi Ian Jess Ip, Takashi Kurumaji + 6 more2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Coupled-cluster approach to vibronic effects in resonant inelastic x-ray scattering of quantum materials: Application to a $5d^1$ rhenium oxide

This study demonstrates that the equation-of-motion coupled-cluster (EOM-CC) method accurately predicts the resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) spectra of the $5d^1rheniumoxideBa rhenium oxide Ba_2MgReOMgReO_6bysuccessfullycapturingthecomplexinterplayofspinorbitandvibroniccouplings,specificallyrevealingthecriticalroleof by successfully capturing the complex interplay of spin-orbit and vibronic couplings, specifically revealing the critical role of T_{2g}$ modes in shaping spectral fine structure.

Teruki Matsuzaki, Liviu F. Chibotaru, Maristella Alessio + 1 more2026-03-05🔬 physics

Magnetic Signature of Chiral Phonons Revealed by Neutron Spectroscopy in Ferrimagnetic Fe1.75_{1.75}Zn0.25_{0.25}Mo3_3O8_8

Using neutron spectroscopy, researchers directly detected the magnetic signature of chiral phonons in ferrimagnetic Fe1.75_{1.75}Zn0.25_{0.25}Mo3_3O8_8 below its Curie temperature, revealing strong magnon-phonon coupling and establishing neutron scattering as a powerful tool for probing the magnetic character of these excitations.

Song Bao, Junbo Liao, Zhentao Huang + 13 more2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

X-ray magnetic circular dichroism evidence of intrinsic dd-wave altermagnetism in rutile-structure NiF2_2

This study provides experimental evidence of intrinsic dd-wave altermagnetism in rutile-structure NiF2_2 using X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD), demonstrating that the observed signal is a superposition of altermagnetic and weak ferromagnetic contributions that can be successfully isolated through specific magnetic field protocols.

Zezhong Li, Kosuke Sakurai, Yiu-Fung Chiu + 13 more2026-03-05🔬 physics