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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 study utilizes self-consistent field theory to characterize the anisotropic elastic response and equilibrium rigidity of ordered block copolymer melts, revealing distinct stiffness differences between morphologies and architectures, and demonstrating that columnar phases exhibit significantly higher bending stiffness than lamellar phases.
This paper presents an adapted Phase-Field model that resolves physical inconsistencies in cement hydration simulations to accurately predict evolving microstructures and, through computational homogenization, reliably link hydration chemistry to the material's mechanical properties.
This paper demonstrates that reliable thermal conductivity in superionic materials can be achieved by applying Onsager's reciprocal relations to account for coupled heat and mass transport, overcoming the model dependence and physical ambiguities inherent in conventional Green-Kubo methods.
This study demonstrates that Hall-resistivity anomalies in Zn-doped Mn2Sb, previously attributed to chiral spin textures, actually arise from sample inhomogeneity and multiple anomalous Hall channels, thereby challenging the reliability of transport measurements alone for identifying topological spin textures in bulk systems.
This paper introduces the concept of "X-ray Coulomb Counting," a method that utilizes X-ray techniques to quantify absolute charge transfer into specific reactions, thereby providing the detailed mechanistic understanding of electrochemical systems that traditional measurements often lack.
This study combines molecular dynamics simulations, experimental measurements, and density functional theory calculations to reveal that Li-ion transport in LGPS-reinforced PEO electrolytes is governed by a volcano-shaped conductivity trend up to 10% loading driven by polymer dynamics and interfacial effects, with a distinct transport regime emerging at higher loadings facilitated by S-rich interfacial sites that lower migration barriers.
This paper establishes a general geometric framework for constrained Schrödinger dynamics to revisit the mathematical foundations of time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) on finite lattices, revealing a novel, purely geometric evolution equation that leads to new Kohn–Sham schemes enforced by imaginary potentials or nonlocal Hermitian operators.
This paper introduces a novel geometric formulation of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory that utilizes hydrodynamics equations and non-local operators to describe orbital-free and Kohn-Sham systems, respectively, and validates the approach through numerical simulations of one-dimensional soft-Coulomb systems.
This study demonstrates that combining gradient-boosted tree models with geometric descriptors and fine-tuned large language models on CIF metadata enables accurate, interpretable, and low-preprocessing prediction of ionic conductivity in solid-state electrolytes, effectively addressing data scarcity and structural complexity challenges.
This study demonstrates that twisting the faces of periodic Kelvin-cell lattices breaks mirror symmetry to induce longitudinal-torsional mode coupling, creating polarization-dependent band gaps that significantly enhance vibration attenuation without adding mass or resonators.