🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4066 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

High-Entropy Nitride Photocatalysts for Visible-Light Antibiotic Degradation: Structural Stability, In Situ Interfacial Visualization, and Molecular-Level Mechanistic Insights

This study demonstrates that entropy-stabilized (MnFeCoNiCu)N high-entropy nitride nanoparticles serve as highly efficient, stable, and durable visible-light photocatalysts for the rapid degradation and detoxification of antibiotics in complex aqueous environments, with their performance and molecular-level mechanisms validated through in situ interfacial visualization and computational simulations.

Zahoor Manzoor, Shamik Chowdhury, Raphael Benjamim de Oliveira, Marcelo Lopes Pereira Junior, Guilherme da Silva Lopes F (…)2026-07-07
🔬 materials science

First principles study of chalcogen vacancy effect on the optoelectronic and photocatalytic properties of transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers

This study employs quantum mechanical calculations to demonstrate that chalcogen vacancies in transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers enhance their optoelectronic and photocatalytic performance by reducing band gaps and facilitating charge separation, thereby establishing these defective structures as viable materials for hydrogen evolution, CO2_2 reduction, and optoelectronic applications rather than flawed products.

Tahir Wahab, Antonio Cammarata, Tomas Polcar2026-07-07
🔬 materials science

Twist-configured moire-moire reconstruction governs diverse commensurate double-moire phases in twisted bilayer graphene on h-BN

This study demonstrates that the interplay between twisted bilayer graphene and graphene/h-BN moiré lattices, governed by global twist configurations and rotational relaxation, drives a multi-scale "moiré-moiré reconstruction" that creates diverse commensurate double-moiré phases, offering a general framework for engineering structural and electronic properties in multilayer van der Waals heterostructures.

Yuta Seo, Naoto Nakatsuji, Jimpei Kawase, Naoto Hishida, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Takuto Kawakami, Mikito Kosh (…)2026-07-07
🔬 materials science

MatPhaseBench: A Semantics-Guided Benchmark for Materials Phase Diagrams Understanding

This paper introduces MatPhaseBench, a high-quality, human-validated benchmark derived from 3,681 materials science papers to evaluate the capabilities of Vision-Language Models in understanding complex materials phase diagrams, revealing that current models significantly lag behind expert-level reasoning due to their reliance on surface visual perception rather than deep thermodynamic mechanism analysis.

Hanwen Wang, Sihan Liang, Zhiwei Liu, Yangang Wang, Wei Yan, Yuqin Liu, Zongguo Wang2026-07-07
🔬 mesoscale physics

One-dimensional carbon nanostructures with periodic graphitic nitrogen substitution

This paper reports the successful on-surface synthesis and comprehensive characterization of one-dimensional carbon nanostructures featuring periodic graphitic nitrogen substitution, demonstrating their tunable electronic and magnetic properties that transition from an open-shell to a closed-shell ground state upon adsorption on a gold surface.

Nicolò Bassi, Shantanu Mishra, Zheng Zhang, Xiao-Ye Wang, Feifei Xiang, Nils Krane, Carlo A. Pignedoli, Klaus Müllen, Pa (…)2026-07-07
🔬 applied physics

Enhanced hydrogen response of copper-doped TiO2_2 synthesised by helium-assisted magnetron sputtering

This study demonstrates that helium-assisted magnetron sputtering enhances the hydrogen sensing performance of copper-doped TiO2_2 thin films by promoting nanostructuring and porosity, which significantly increases the sensor response in normal-angle deposition configurations.

Akash Kumar, Nirmal Kumar, David Kolenatý, Mina Farahani, Jiří Rezek, Tomáš Kozák, Stanislav Haviar2026-07-07
🔬 materials science

Computational Determination of Optimal Growth Protocols for Metastable Polymorphs

This paper demonstrates that combining kinetic Monte Carlo simulations with optimal control theory enables the design of time-dependent temperature and pressure protocols that significantly increase the yield of metastable organic-inorganic interface polymorphs by guiding the system through phase space to avoid thermodynamically stable structures.

Simon B. Hollweger, Anna Werkovits, Tadeas Lesovsky, Oliver T. Hofmann2026-07-07
🔬 mesoscale physics

Evidence of length scale effect in contact electrification in conducting thin film heterostructures

This study experimentally demonstrates a length scale effect in contact electrification within permalloy and degenerately doped p-Si heterostructures, where interfacial charge penetration depth varies with film thickness (51 nm for 2 μm vs. full thickness for 400 nm) due to flexoelectricity-mediated screening, ultimately inducing a metal-insulator transition.

Paul C. Lou, Ravindra G. Bhardwaj, Anand Katailiha, W. P. Beyermann, Sandeep Kumar2026-07-07
🔬 materials science

Correlated-Electron Theory of Triplet-Triplet Multiexciton States in Polypentacene

Using correlated-electron calculations on pentacene oligomers, this study reveals that triplet-triplet multiexciton states form a narrow, nearly degenerate band of quantum superpositions across all intertriplet separations rather than localized configurations, thereby explaining the lack of observed intramolecular triplet diffusion in solution while suggesting intermolecular singlet fission remains possible in films.

Rupali Jindal, Alok Shukla, Sumit Mazumdar2026-07-07