Highly anisotropic superconducting gap near the nematic quantum critical point of FeSe1−xSx

PK Nag, K Scott, VS de Carvalho, JK Byland, X Yang… - Nature Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Nematic phases, in which electrons in a solid spontaneously break rotational symmetry
while preserving translational symmetry, exist in several families of unconventional …

Theories for charge-driven nematicity in kagome metals

F Grandi, MA Sentef, DM Kennes, R Thomale - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Starting from a low-energy continuum model for the band dispersion of the 2× 2 charge-
ordered phase of the kagome metals AV 3 Sb 5 (A= K, Rb, Cs), we show that nematicity can …

ARPES detection of superconducting gap sign in unconventional superconductors

Q Gao, JM Bok, P Ai, J Liu, H Yan, X Luo, Y Cai… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The superconducting gap symmetry is crucial in understanding the underlying
superconductivity mechanism. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) has …

Fractional vortices and Ising superconductivity in multiband superconductors

H Ji, NFQ Yuan - arxiv preprint arxiv:2408.02120, 2024 - arxiv.org
Inspired by the recent experiments in monolayer iron-based superconductors, we
theoretically investigate properties of a two-dimensional multiband superconductor, focusing …

Multiband superconductors under magnetic fields: Fractional vortices and Ising superconductivity

H Ji, NFQ Yuan - Physical Review Research, 2025 - APS
Inspired by the recent experiments in monolayer iron-based superconductors, we
theoretically investigate the properties of a two-dimensional multiband superconductor …

Inversion-symmetric electron gases as platforms for topological planar Josephson junctions

J Mei, K Jiang, S Qin, J Hu - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
Intrinsic Rashba spin-orbital coupling (SOC) can exist in centrosymmetric materials with
local inversion symmetry breaking. Here we show that such a SOC can induce topological …

Representation-protected topology of spin-singlet -wave superconductors

S Kobayashi, A Furusaki - Physical Review B, 2024 - APS
We show that spin-singlet s-wave multiband superconductors have a topological phase
protected by rotation symmetry and time-reversal symmetry without spin-orbit coupling in two …

Evidence for saddle point-driven charge density wave on the surface of heavily hole-doped iron arsenide superconductors

Q Hu, Y Zheng, H Xu, J Deng, C Liang, F Yang… - Nature …, 2025 - nature.com
Unconventional superconductivity is known for its intertwining with other correlated states,
making exploration of the intertwined orders important for understanding its pairing …

Anisotropic and tunable vortex topology in multiband iron-based superconductors

SQ Yu, W Cheng, C Li, XH Pan, G Xu… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Building on the multiband nature of iron-based superconductors (FeSCs), we have
uncovered pronounced anisotropy in Majorana vortex topology arising from the interaction …

Water Lubrication Assisted by Small-Quantity Oil in a Journal Bearing

T Yu, F Guo, H Ji, X Zhang, W Duan… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
In this work, water lubrication assisted by a small quantity of oil has been investigated on a
water-lubricated bearing test bench, aiming to improve the lubrication of the bearings under …