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cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4803 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.

🔬 materials science

From Electronic Structure to Environmental Remediation: Adsorption of Ionized Glyphosate on COOH-Modified Carbon Nanotube

This study utilizes GFN2 xTB calculations to demonstrate that carboxyl-functionalized carbon nanotubes exhibit pH-dependent adsorption capabilities for glyphosate, where dianionic and trianionic forms bind strongly via electrostatic and hydrogen bonding interactions, while neutral species show weak, reversible binding, thereby offering a tunable platform for efficient environmental remediation.

H. T. Silva, L. C. S. Faria, C. Aguiar, T. A. Aversi-Ferreira, I. Camps2026-09-07
🔬 materials science

Resolution Enhancement of Scanning Electron Micrographs using Artificial Intelligence

This paper demonstrates that a deep learning-based super-resolution algorithm can effectively enhance the resolution of scanning electron micrographs by a factor of four, significantly reducing imaging time and sample degradation while outperforming standard interpolation methods on steel materials.

Tom Reclik, Setareh Medghalchi, Philipp Schumacher, Maximilian Wollenweber, Talal Al-Samman, Sandra Korte-Kerzel, Ulrich (…)2026-09-04
🔬 materials science

Coupled Infrared Imaging and Multiphysics Modeling to Predict Three-Dimensional Thermal Characteristics during Selective Laser Melting

This paper presents an integrated experimental and computational framework that couples high-speed infrared imaging with 3D multiphysics modeling to accurately predict and validate the transient thermal conditions, solidification dynamics, and resulting microstructure evolution during selective laser melting of MAR-M247.

Vijay Kumar, Kaitlyn M. Mullin, Hyunggon Park, Matthew Gerigk, Andrew Bresk, Tresa M. Pollock, Yangying Zhu2026-09-04
🔬 materials science

Water wave scattering by a surface-mounted rectangular anisotropic elastic plate

This paper investigates the scattering of water waves by a surface-mounted rectangular anisotropic elastic plate with various edge conditions by combining a Rayleigh–Ritz method for dry modes and a boundary integral equation approach, revealing how symmetry constraints can forbid the excitation of specific resonant modes.

Ben Wilks, Michael H. Meylan, Zachary J. Wegert, Vivien J. Challis, Ngamta Thamwattana2026-09-04
🔬 materials science

Wave energy conversion by floating and submerged piezoelectric bimorph plates

This paper presents a semi-analytical modal expansion method to investigate wave energy absorption by floating and submerged piezoelectric bimorph plates, demonstrating through numerical results that submerged configurations with clamped boundary conditions achieve greater energy efficiency than surface-floating or simply supported alternatives.

Zachary J. Wegert, Ben Wilks, Ngamta Thamwattana, Vivien J. Challis, Santanu Koley, Michael H. Meylan2026-09-04
🔬 materials science

FrOGS: Discrete Neural Sampler for Independent Alloy Configurations Across Chemical Conditions

The paper introduces FrOGS, a hybrid discrete neural sampler that couples an autoregressive model with a continuous-time Markov chain to efficiently generate independent alloy configurations and provide unbiased free energy estimates across diverse chemical conditions on a common absolute scale, outperforming existing methods like MCMC and SEGAL in accuracy and stability.

Kyucheol Min, Elyssa Hofgard, Tess Smidt2026-09-04
🔬 materials science

Thermal history controls the optoelectronic response of lead halide perovskites through structure and dynamics

This study reveals that thermal history, alongside cation and halide composition, acts as a critical design variable controlling dynamic local structural fluctuations in lead halide perovskites, thereby directly governing their optoelectronic response and stability across various operating conditions.

Milos Dubajic, Xia Liang, Johan Klarbring, Yang Lu, Thomas A. Selby, Erik Fransson, Philippe Holzhey, Benjamin M Gallant (…)2026-09-04
🔬 materials science

Polaron Self-Trapping Rates from First Principles

This paper presents a first-principles formalism based on Koopmans-compliant hybrid functionals to calculate polaron self-trapping rates across a wide range of technologically relevant materials, revealing lifetimes spanning seven orders of magnitude and offering critical insights into carrier localization dynamics, including the potential hindrance of pp-type conductivity in rutile GeO2_2.

Mark E. Turiansky, Joel B. Varley, Audrius Alkauskas, Chris G. Van de Walle2026-09-04
🔬 materials science

Competing lattice structures induced by Sn substitution in CsV3_3Sb5_5

By combining 121^{121}Sb NQR measurements and density functional theory calculations, this study reveals that Sn substitution in CsV3_3Sb5_5 induces local structural distortions and drives a complex interplay between these impurity effects and competing lattice instabilities, ultimately stabilizing nearly degenerate V-trimer structures in the fully doped limit.

Anshu Kataria, Ilija K. Nikolov, Armando Consiglio, Giuseppe Allodi, Ginevra Corsale, Andrea Capa Salinas, Stephen D. Wi (…)2026-09-04