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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 demonstrates a spin-orbit torque-driven synthetic antiferromagnetic oscillator in a nanoconstriction that exhibits both linear eigenmodes and complex nonlinear self-oscillatory dynamics near the spin-flop transition, establishing a promising platform for advanced spintronic signal processing and reservoir computing.
This study proposes the Janus MgAlB_2 MBene as a superior anode material that leverages intrinsic out-of-plane polarization to achieve ultrafast lithium diffusion, a high theoretical capacity of 1470.24 mAh/g, and minimal volume expansion, thereby demonstrating a novel design strategy for high-performance two-dimensional electrode materials.
This study employs a first-principles-based atomistic model to characterize the finite temperature properties of the lead-free ferroelectric BiAlO, predicting a rhombohedral ground state with a high Curie temperature of 1160 K and revealing how hydrostatic pressure, uniaxial, and biaxial stresses influence its phase transitions and polarization.
This paper proposes surface functionalization as a symmetry-guided strategy to transform intrinsic 2D antiferromagnets like monolayer FeSe into altermagnets, thereby inducing giant tunnel magnetoresistance and establishing a chemical control knob for high-performance spintronic devices.
This paper investigates how the low-lying rotational bands of Neon-20 arise from a circle of alpha-particle cluster shapes—specifically a triangular bipyramid, square pyramid, and distorted tetrahedron—connected by soft relative motions that extend the Berry pseudo-rotation mechanism.
This study employs density functional theory to demonstrate that orthorhombic B6S and B6Se are dynamically stable, indirect bandgap semiconductors with exceptional mechanical robustness and thermal barrier properties that remain effective under high hydrostatic pressure.
This study reveals that pressure-induced amorphization in AgSbTe2 is driven by a pronounced displacement instability of the Te sublattice rather than cation vacancies, a process governed by the near-degeneracy of crystalline phases and a counterintuitive kinetic effect where decompression rate determines the final structural state.
This paper introduces a computationally efficient real-time Floquet analysis method that extracts quasi-energies and Floquet states directly from propagated wavefunctions via a reconstructed evolution operator and an unfolding procedure, enabling the practical study of light-induced electronic structures in diverse materials without the need for explicit Floquet Hamiltonian construction.
This paper presents a high-performance Python plugin infrastructure for the VASP code that utilizes a C++ intermediate layer and shared memory buffers to bridge the gap between efficient Fortran-based electronic structure routines and the flexible scientific Python ecosystem, enabling rapid prototyping of novel features like structure relaxation, implicit solvent models, and dispersion corrections.
This study comprehensively investigates the structural, electronic, and thermodynamic properties of ZrRuAs and HfRuP, identifying them as ductile topological semimetals with strong-coupling conventional superconductivity characterized by transition temperatures of 9.75 K and 9.03 K, respectively.