2792 papers
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 machine-learning framework that accurately predicts the electron localization function topology of dense hydrogen directly from atomic geometry, demonstrating high fidelity across fluid and crystalline phases while bypassing explicit electronic-structure calculations.
This paper presents a physics-based model that disentangles and analyzes the distinct degradation mechanisms of silicon-graphite composite anodes in lithium-ion batteries, specifically addressing the interplay between SEI growth, particle cracking, and active material loss under various cycling, storage, and check-up conditions to inform future battery optimization.
This study refutes the previously proposed non-centrosymmetric structure of Al5C3N by demonstrating through combined experimental diffraction analysis and DFT calculations that the compound actually adopts a lower-energy, centrosymmetric disordered structure in the P63/mmc space group.
This paper establishes the third-order intrinsic anomalous Hall effect as a unique transport fingerprint of altermagnets, demonstrating through spin-group symmetry analysis and quantum geometric calculations that this effect arises from a Berry curvature quadrupole activated by spin-orbit coupling near band crossings.
This study demonstrates that charge density wave symmetry breaking in 1T-TiSe2 induces a correlation-tuned, two-dimensional surface resonant state with distinct temperature dependence, offering a new framework for engineering low-dimensional quantum states in van der Waals materials.
This review introduces terahertz optorbitronics as a novel ultrafast technique to observe and control non-equilibrium orbital transport in real time, addressing fundamental questions about its propagation mechanisms and potential to enable faster, more energy-efficient information technologies beyond conventional spintronics.
This study reveals that AgCrSe single crystals grown via chemical vapor transport are systematically off-stoichiometric due to chlorine incorporation, which suppresses their magnetic transition temperature, and demonstrates that optimizing a self-flux growth method yields stoichiometric crystals with intrinsic magnetic properties, thereby establishing a reliable platform to re-evaluate the material's reported anomalous transport phenomena.
This review article examines the fundamentals, historical milestones, and recent material advances of spin-wave technology, evaluates its potential to meet the scalability, frequency, and energy-efficiency requirements of 5G and 6G RF communication systems, and simultaneously outlines current challenges as well as future pathways for practical implementation.
This paper addresses the limitations of isotropic exchange-correlation functionals in describing two-dimensional materials by introducing an anisotropic screened-exchange potential that accurately reproduces band gaps and the piecewise linearity of total energy.
This study utilizes in situ SEM-DIC and EBSD to demonstrate that crack arrest in cold-worked AA-5052 is governed by a measurable transition from elastic-dominated to plasticity-dominated energy partitioning, characterized by crack-tip blunting and process-zone expansion beyond grain-scale dimensions.