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Condensed matter physics and materials science form a dynamic partnership, exploring how the collective behavior of atoms gives rise to the unique properties of solids and liquids. This field bridges the gap between fundamental quantum mechanics and the practical engineering of everything from flexible electronics to superconductors, turning abstract theories into tangible innovations that shape our daily lives.
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Below are the latest papers in condensed matter and materials science, organized by their most recent publication dates.
This paper presents a new self-consistent field theory augmented with electrostatic correlations to model polyelectrolyte brushes, predicting that ion correlations drive non-monotonic height changes and microphase separation through a competition between osmotic pressure and correlation-induced attraction, with results that align well with experimental data.
This study reveals that current pulses in 1T-TaS generate previously undetected metastable filamentary conduction channels that define the material's hidden metallic state, enabling electrical control over their formation and positioning for potential neuromorphic computing applications.
This paper reveals that domain walls in ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals are composed of twin half-integer surface disclinations that partition subdomains of opposite chirality, establishing a hierarchical topological structure that dictates a two-step mechanism for field-driven polarization switching.
This study employs first-principles simulations to quantify the spin and orbital Rashba effects at ferroelectric PtSe/MoSe/LiNbO interfaces, revealing how LiNbO polarization controls THz emission and advancing the understanding of angular momentum-to-charge conversion mechanisms.
This paper introduces a parameter-free "inscribed circle modification" to the solid-angle-based nearest-neighbor (SANN) algorithm, effectively resolving its tendency to overcount neighbors in low-coordination systems while maintaining computational efficiency and robustness across various crystalline and heterogeneous structures.
This study demonstrates that heat transport in the Hofstadter butterfly, realized in graphene/hexagonal boron nitride moiré superlattices, is universally quantized according to topological invariants across quantum Hall states, Chern insulators, and interaction-driven symmetry-broken phases, thereby confirming the deep connection between thermal transport and topology.
This study demonstrates that point-like defects significantly stabilize square-triangle quasicrystals in soft-matter systems by generating substantial configurational entropy through their combinatorial mixing, thereby explaining the high defect concentrations observed in these materials.
This study demonstrates that combining a nanoscale band insulator capping layer with an ex situ ozone anneal effectively stabilizes oxygen stoichiometry in helimagnetic SrFeO3 thin films, preventing degradation and enabling long-term reproducible studies of their metallic and magnetic properties.
This paper introduces a pre-registered, physics-based judge that evaluates AI-proposed crystal structures for superconductivity by verifying pairing mechanisms and manufacturability, revealing that current generative models merely rediscover known materials while failing to propose novel, stable candidates with the necessary physical properties.
This paper establishes a geometric Ginzburg-Landau theory demonstrating that quantum geometry is essential for charge density wave formation and commensurability transitions, providing a new criterion that successfully resolves longstanding discrepancies in transition-metal dichalcogenides where traditional kinetic models fail.