🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4820 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

Generalizing Abell-Tersoff bond-order potential with explicit high-order many-body correlations for robust extrapolation of potential energy surfaces

This paper introduces a semiparametric interatomic potential that generalizes the Abell-Tersoff bond-order model with explicit high-order many-body correlations and chemically informed constraints, achieving interpolation accuracy comparable to machine-learning potentials while significantly improving robustness in extrapolating to unseen high-pressure and high-temperature configurations.

Ikuma Kohata2026-08-25
🔬 materials science

Three-dimensional Ising superconductors designed via inversion-symmetry breaking in intercalated NbSe2_2 and NbTe2_2

This paper demonstrates that intercalation of In, Sn, Pb, and Bi into NbSe2_2 and NbTe2_2 successfully breaks inversion symmetry to create four new three-dimensional Ising superconductors with strong spin-orbit coupling, dominant out-of-plane spin polarization, and in-plane upper critical fields significantly exceeding the Pauli limit.

Wenqian Tu, Run Lv, Xiaoying Li, Li'e Liu, Dingfu Shao, Yuping Sun, Wenjian Lu2026-08-25
🔬 materials science

Multiscale Quasiparticle Electronic Structure and Excitonic Properties of CdSe Nanoclusters

This study utilizes high-level GWGW/BSE calculations on CdSe nanoclusters to clarify the size-dependent competition between quasiparticle corrections and excitonic binding, identify previous spectral blueshifts as convergence artifacts, and validate a scalable tight-binding model that accurately reproduces multiscale electronic and optical properties for large nanostructures.

Surender Kumar, Martin Thümmler, Alexander Croy, Stefanie Gräfe, Caterina Cocchi2026-08-25
🔬 materials science

The Achilles tendon enthesis rebuilds its mineralization front on reloading but retains a nanoscale imprint of unloading

This study reveals that while the Achilles tendon enthesis can rebuild its mineralization front upon reloading, unloading induces diffuse mineralization and nanoscale structural changes that leave a persistent imprint in the tissue's mineral tessellation, demonstrating that mechanical history is encoded in the enthesis's nanostructure.

M. L. Stammer, C. Camy, M. Frewein, I. Silva Barreto, C. Genovesio, M. Eckermann, A. Karimbana, K. Iliopoulos, R. Ranjan (…)2026-08-25
🔬 materials science

Predicted High nn-Type zTzT and Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity in A2_2AgIrCl6_6 (A = Cs, Rb)

First-principles calculations predict that cubic Cs2_2AgIrCl6_6 and Rb2_2AgIrCl6_6 exhibit ultralow lattice thermal conductivity and high nn-type thermoelectric performance (zTzT up to 2.81 at 800 K) due to the synergistic combination of light, valley-degenerate electrons and weak lattice heat transport.

Neeraj Kulhari, Krishna Swaroop Sharma, Sung Gu Kang, K. C. Bhamu2026-08-25
🔬 mesoscale physics

Quantum Geometry Driven Optical Responses in 1T-MX2_2 Monolayers: A Symmetry-Constrained Slater-Koster Tight-Binding Approach

This paper establishes a symmetry-constrained, eleven-band Slater-Koster tight-binding model for centrosymmetric 1T-MX2_2 monolayers that successfully links their microscopic electronic structure and quantum geometry to measurable optical responses, demonstrating that optical spectral weight serves as a direct experimental probe of the quantum metric in these materials.

Bikram Baruah, Snehasish Nandy, Subhasis Panda2026-08-25
🔬 mesoscale physics

Absence of lateral domain wall mobility in Zn1-xMgxO thin films

This study reveals that polarization reversal in wurtzite Zn1-xMgxO thin films occurs through a nucleation-dominated mechanism involving vertically extended columnar filaments with negligible lateral domain wall mobility, contrasting sharply with the growth-mediated dynamics typical of classical perovskite ferroelectrics.

Jack Eckstein, Kyle P. Kelley, William Prudnick, Jon-Paul Maria, Stephen Jesse, Neus Domingo, Rama K. Vasudevan2026-08-25
🔬 materials science

Determination of the ferrimagnetic structure of monoclinic TbFe2_{2}D4.2_{4.2} deuteride and its evolution versus temperature and high magnetic field

This study characterizes the ferrimagnetic ground state and complex magnetic evolution of monoclinic TbFe2_{2}D4.2_{4.2} under varying temperatures and high magnetic fields, revealing strong Tb anisotropy, field-induced metamagnetic transitions, and a distinct itinerant electron transition at 160 K driven by enhanced exchange interactions and cell volume expansion.

Valerie Paul-Boncour, Olivier Isnard2026-08-25
🔬 mesoscale physics

The principle of detailed balance between electrons and phonons in presence of excitonic effects

This paper presents a many-body theoretical framework that derives a nonlocal electron-phonon coupling vertex incorporating excitonic effects to ensure thermodynamic detailed balance, demonstrating through graphene calculations that these excitonic enhancements can overcome phase-space reductions to significantly increase both electronic and phononic linewidths.

Alberto Guandalini, Giovanni Caldarelli, Francesco Mauri, Francesco Macheda2026-08-25