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.
By employing a pseudo-arclength numerical continuation framework on machine-learned models of amorphous carbon, the authors demonstrate that structural avalanches can be decomposed into individual shear transformations and resolved through their underlying energy landscape, revealing a latent structure prior to onset and providing an event-driven method for studying avalanche dynamics.
Using -ARPES, this study demonstrates that NiPS exhibits many-body multiplet structures at the valence-band edge that cannot be explained by mean-field DFT+ calculations, proving that the material's electronic properties are driven by complex local Ni-S quantum correlations.
The researchers demonstrate the first diamagnetic Tesla engine by using a laterally displaced, magnetically levitated graphene disk that converts light energy into rotational motion through temperature-induced changes in diamagnetic force.
This study demonstrates that Ni²⁺/Pr³⁺ co-doping enhances the structural stability, reduces defect concentrations, and improves the optoelectronic and carrier transport properties of CsPbCl₃ perovskite through first-principles calculations.
This paper introduces a model-assisted, discrete-time resonance tracking method that maintains a system at its instantaneous resonance frequency through phase-relation monitoring, enabling faster and more stable Nonlinear Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (NRUS) measurements by avoiding full frequency sweeps.
This study utilizes scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) to investigate the nanoscale terahertz conductivity of encapsulated monolayer graphene, demonstrating that magnetic fields can tune the cyclotron resonance of Dirac fermions near the charge neutrality point.
This paper develops an extended spin-current model for electric polarization that incorporates an anisotropic tensor gyromagnetic ratio, identifying three distinct magnetoelectric mechanisms and predicting new polarization solutions in cycloidal and helicoidal spin structures.
This paper proposes a new framework for integrating life cycle thinking into the earliest stages of inorganic solid materials design, shifting the focus from retrospective environmental assessment to proactive, anticipatory, and responsible material innovation.
This paper demonstrates that optimizing site-dependent dephasing profiles can enhance steady-state quantum transport in one-dimensional lattices by overcoming localization and energy detuning more effectively than spatially uniform noise.
The paper proposes a symmetry-based framework using a multipole basis to decompose force-constant matrices, demonstrating that ferroaxial order in zigzag-chain models induces hidden sublattice-resolved chiral phonons.