cond-mat.supr-con papers

Superconductivity is a fascinating state of matter where materials conduct electricity without any resistance, often defying our everyday expectations of how energy behaves. Researchers in this field explore the quantum mechanics behind these phenomena, seeking new materials that can operate at higher temperatures or under more practical conditions. This work holds the promise of revolutionizing everything from power grids to medical imaging devices, making the invisible world of quantum physics feel increasingly tangible and useful.

At Gist.Science, we monitor the arXiv database continuously to bring you the very latest preprints in Cond-Mat — Supr-Con as soon as they are posted. For every new submission, we generate both detailed technical summaries for experts and clear, plain-language explanations for curious readers, ensuring that cutting-edge discoveries are accessible to everyone regardless of their background. Below are the latest papers in this dynamic field, ready for you to explore.

Tailoring the properties of YBa $_{2}$ Cu $_{3}$ O $_{7-\delta}$ thin films by 30 keV He $^+$ irradiation: An enabling route to superconducting device nanopatterning

This study establishes quantitative fluence thresholds and a practical operational window for 30 keV He $^+$ ion irradiation of YBa $_2$ Cu $_3$ O $_{7-\delta}$ thin films, demonstrating that controlled defect engineering via Frenkel pair generation—rather than oxygen depletion—enables precise superconducting property suppression and nanopatterning while maintaining structural integrity within a specific fluence range.

Bernd Aichner, Simon Koch, Philipp A. Korner, Max Karrer, Katja Wurster, Christoph Schmid, Ulrich Kentsch, Reinhold Kleiner, Edward Goldobin, Dieter Koelle, Wolfgang Lang2026-06-15🔬 physics.app-ph

Cavity electrodynamics of van der Waals heterostructures

This paper demonstrates that intrinsic plasmonic cavity modes formed by microstructured graphite gates in van der Waals heterostructures can ultrastrongly couple with graphene plasmons, enabling the manipulation of low-energy electrodynamics through on-chip THz spectroscopy despite sub-wavelength device dimensions.

Gunda Kipp, Hope M Bretscher, Benedikt Schulte, Dorothee Herrmann, Kateryna Kusyak, Matthew W Day, Sivasruthi Kesavan, Toru Matsuyama, Xinyu Li, Sara Maria Langner, Jesse Hagelstein, Felix Sturm, Alex (…)2026-06-12🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Anomalous terahertz nonlinearity in disordered s-wave superconductor close to the superconductor-insulator transition

This study reveals that in strongly disordered NbN thin films near the superconductor-insulator transition, an anomalous third-harmonic generation signal persists above the critical temperature due to quantum path interference between unpaired electrons and Cooper pairs, which subsequently couples strongly to the driven Higgs mode below the transition.

Hao Wang, Jiayu Yuan, Hongkai Shi, Haojie Li, Xiaoqing Jia, Xiaohui Song, Liyu Shi, Tianyi Wu, Li Yue, Yangmu Li, Kui Jin, Dong Wu, Jianlin Luo, Xinbo Wang, Tao Dong, Nanlin Wang2026-06-12🔬 cond-mat

Interlayer Five-Spin Polaron in Superconducting Bilayer Nickelates

Using resonant x-ray scattering and spectroscopy, this study reveals that superconductivity in bilayer nickelate La $_2$ PrNi $_2$ O $_7$ thin films emerges in oxygen-stoichiometric regions free of spin density wave order, driven by a robust interlayer five-spin polaron state formed by ligand holes at apical oxygen sites.

Jiarui Li, Christopher T. Parzyck, Eder G. Lomeli, Yidi Liu, Taehun Kim, Heemin Lee, Zengqing Zhuo, Eun Kyo Ko, Yaoju Tarn, Cheng-Tai Kuo, Ronny Sutarto, Chunjing Jia, Vivek Thampy, Jonathan Pelliciar (…)2026-06-12🔬 cond-mat

Charting the emergent low-dimensional manifold of quantum materials

This paper demonstrates that unsupervised nonlinear dimensionality reduction applied to the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database reveals a hidden low-dimensional geometric manifold that organizes crystalline materials, successfully segregating superconductors and enabling accurate prediction of critical temperatures without knowledge of the underlying pairing mechanism.

Jason Z. Kim, Omri Lesser, Debanjan Chowdhury2026-06-12🔬 cond-mat

Revealing nonvolatile behaviors in magneto-thermal switching using microstructure-controlled superconducting composites

This study demonstrates that nonvolatile magneto-thermal switching in superconducting Sn/Pb composites can be systematically controlled by microstructure engineering via accumulative roll bonding, revealing that the formation of micro-scaled Sn inclusions comparable to magnetic vortices is essential for trapping magnetic flux and enabling this effect.

Keigo Ito, Yui Sakamoto, Hossein Sepehri-Amin, Yuto Watanabe, Poonam Rani, Kumpei Imamura, Takamasa Hirai, Keisuke Hirata, Shunsuke Mori, Yusuke Nakanishi, Kenichiro Hashimoto, Takasada Shibauchi, Yos (…)2026-06-12🔬 cond-mat

Overview of the Theory of Extremely Correlated Fermi Liquids

This paper reviews the Extremely Correlated Fermi Liquids (ECFL) theory as a framework for the $t$ - $J$ model near the Mott limit, demonstrating its ability to explain key experimental resistivity and spectral data of single-layer High- $T_c$ systems while proposing directions for future research.

B Sriram Shastry2026-06-12🔬 cond-mat

Superconductivity Near a Quantum Critical Point: Bounds on the Transition Temperature in the $\gamma$ -Model

This paper establishes rigorous, closed-form analytical upper and lower bounds on the superconducting transition temperature for the $\gamma$ -model near a quantum critical point by reformulating the problem as an infinite spin chain and analyzing the Hessian matrix of the free energy functional.

Ahmed Elezaby, Artem Abanov2026-06-11🔬 cond-mat

Topological Charge-2ne Superconductors

This paper establishes a unified theoretical framework for topological charge-$2ne$ superconductors by deriving them from charge- $2e$ ingredients and quantum Hall states, constructing their corresponding bulk and edge field theories, and demonstrating that they host fermionic non-abelian topological orders with direct implications for experimental detection.

Zhi-Qiang Gao, Yan-Qi Wang, Hui Yang, Congjun Wu2026-06-11🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Exact Dynamics of Topological Order Across a CDW--SPT Transition

This paper investigates the nonequilibrium dynamics of a one-dimensional system transitioning from a charge-density-wave to a symmetry-protected topological phase, demonstrating that while both sudden quenches and slow ramps melt the initial order, only slow ramps successfully establish topological order by suppressing excitation production, whereas quenches fail due to a finite density of defects.

Pradip Kattel, Yicheng Tang, Natan Andrei2026-06-11🔬 cond-mat

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Tailoring the properties of YBa2_{2}2​Cu3_{3}3​O7−δ_{7-\delta}7−δ​ thin films by 30 keV He+^++ irradiation: An enabling route to superconducting device nanopatterning