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Superconductivity in kagome metals due to soft loop-current fluctuations
Daniel J. Schultz, Grgur Palle, Yong Baek Kim, Rafael M. Fernandes, J\"org Schmalian
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.16892

Superconductivity in kagome metals due to soft loop-current fluctuations
We demonstrate that soft fluctuations of translation symmetry-breaking loop currents provide a mechanism for unconventional superconductivity in kagome metals that naturally addresses the multiple superconducting phases observed under pressure. Focusing on the rich multi-orbital character of these systems, we show that loop currents involving both vanadium and antimony orbitals generate low-energy collective modes that couple efficiently to electrons near the Fermi surface and mediate attractiv…

$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ Production via Proton Bombardment on Natural Antimony and Implications for Modeling Charged Particle Reactions
Catherine E. Apgar, Andrew S. Voyles, Jon C. Batchelder, Cathy S. Cutler, Morgan B. Fox, Yun-Hsuan Lee, Dmitri G. Medvedev, Jonathan T. Morrell, Ellen M. O'Brien, Michael Skulski, C. Etienne Vermeulen, Lee A. Bernstein

$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ Production via Proton Bombardment on Natural Antimony and Implications for Modeling Charged Particle Reactions
$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{119}Sb}$, the latter of which is produced via a $\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ generator, are promising radionuclides for the targeted treatment of both osteoarthritis and small mass tumors via Auger therapy. Experiments were conducted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory to measure the $\mathrm{^{nat}Sb}$(p,x)$\mathrm{^{117m}Sn}$ and $\mathrm{^{nat}Sb}$(p,x)$\mathrm{^{119m}Te}$ cross sections for …

🪨 The Shadow Economy of Critical Mineral Exports
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The Shadow Economy of Critical Mineral Exports
Chinese traders are circumventing China's export ban on critical minerals like antimony, gallium, and germanium by rerouting shipments through third countries like Thailand and Mexico to reach the US market.

Superstrate structured Sb$_2$S$_3$ thin-film solar cells by magnetron sputtering of Sb and post-sulfurization
Evgeniia Gilshtein, Harshvardhan Maheshkant Gupta, Andrea Maria Pierri Enevoldsen, Cristina Besleaga, Aurelian Catalin Galca, Stela Canulescu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.01170

Superstrate structured Sb$_2$S$_3$ thin-film solar cells by magnetron sputtering of Sb and post-sulfurization
We report on the fabrication and optimization of semi-transparent antimony sulfide (Sb$_2$S$_3$) thin-film solar cells in a superstrate configuration, using RF magnetron sputtering of metallic antimony followed by post-deposition sulfurization. The influence of absorber and buffer layer thicknesses on device performance was systematically studied in FTO/CdS/Sb$_2$S$_3$/Spiro-OMeTAD/Au architectures. Optimizing the Sb$_2$S$_3$ absorber thickness to 100 nm yielded a champion device with a power c…

Quantum confinement effect in Sb thin films
Anuradha Wijesinghe, Yongxi Ou, Anjali Rathore, Chandima Edirisinghe, Pradip Adhikari, An-Hsi Chen, Dustin Gilbert, Anthony Richardella, Nitin Samarth, Joon Sue Lee
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23014

Quantum confinement effect in Sb thin films
Antimony (Sb), an element with strong spin-orbit coupling, is predicted to undergo a topological phase transition from a topological semimetal to a topological insulator as its dimensionality approaches the two-dimensional limit, driven by the quantum confinement effect. In this study, we investigate this transition in Sb thin films grown by molecular beam epitaxy, employing electrical transport measurements and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES). Electrical transport measurement…

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Bulk photovoltaic effect in ferroelectric and antiferroelectric phases of antimony sulphoiodide i...