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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 PIRAG-LM, an interpretable, physics-informed retrieval-augmented generation model that leverages a structured knowledge base of over 13,000 experimental records to accurately predict and plan end-to-end inorganic crystal synthesis routes, successfully guiding the experimental realization of five new compounds.
This paper generalizes the effective medium approximation for thermal transport in high-contrast metamaterials by introducing corrective coefficients, including one analogous to the optical Fresnel reflection coefficient, thereby enabling the intuitive interpretation of heat diffusion through a ray optics framework.
This review consolidates four decades of research on direct current thermo-mechanical testing (DC-TMT) to establish a formal uncertainty hierarchy, clarify its distinct advantages and limitations compared to conventional furnace-based methods, and provide guidelines for rigorous standardization and interpretation across diverse advanced materials.
This paper presents a hierarchical synergistic deep-learning framework that integrates compositional, structural, and kinetic modules to overcome data limitations in multi-objective screening, successfully identifying 97 high-performance solid-state electrolytes from over 30 million candidates and revealing that Li jump-network connectivity, rather than geometric site count, is the primary determinant of room-temperature ionic conductivity.
This study demonstrates that 10% vanadium substitution in RuO single crystals does not induce altermagnetism, as evidenced by the absence of magnetic ordering and unchanged paramagnetic susceptibility, while suggesting that higher substitution levels may significantly alter the electronic structure.
This study utilizes DFT and machine-learning molecular dynamics to demonstrate that the nuclearity of copper clusters anchored at boron vacancies in hBN/SiC heterostructures critically modulates their electronic structure and gas adsorption reactivity, offering a defect-engineering strategy for tuning 2D material functionality.
This study utilizes low-energy muon spin rotation (LE-SR) combined with Monte-Carlo simulations to establish a quantitative method for depth-resolved profiling of carrier concentrations and dopant activation in n-type 4H-SiC, thereby offering critical insights for optimizing power electronic device fabrication.
This review examines the application of Bayesian optimization to self-driving materials laboratories, detailing how it addresses practical experimental challenges through physics-informed strategies and surveying its transformative impact across diverse material domains while outlining future directions for knowledge-generating experimentation.
This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of rare-earth oxysulfide (REOS) antiferromagnets with triangular-bilayer slab lattices, revealing that synthesis-dependent structural disorder significantly influences their frustrated magnetic ground states and highlighting the potential of mixed-anion materials for discovering novel quantum phenomena.
This study demonstrates that functionalizing 3D-graphene with nickel nanoparticles enhances its hydrogen storage capabilities and oxidation resilience, as confirmed by comprehensive morphological, chemical, and thermal desorption analyses.