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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 demonstrates that short-range atomic ordering in GeSn semiconductor alloys can be precisely quantified using a machine learning-enabled EXAFS analysis and subsequently tuned via annealing to significantly modify the material's bandgap, establishing local atomic order as a critical new degree of freedom for band engineering alongside composition and strain.
This paper re-derives and extends the 1964 Borisov model linking grain boundary free energy to diffusion coefficients by clarifying its underlying assumptions, correcting inconsistencies, and generalizing the framework to include impurity diffusion and various atomic mechanisms.
The paper introduces Mat3ra-2D, an open-source framework that enables the rapid, reproducible design of realistic two-dimensional materials and interfaces with defects and disorder to address the limitations of AI/ML models trained solely on ideal bulk crystals.
This study reports the successful realization of a single-phase two-dimensional van der Waals multiferroic, CuIn0.2V0.8P2S6, which exhibits intrinsic room-temperature ferroelectricity and ferromagnetic ordering below 14.6 K, demonstrating a promising route for next-generation multifunctional devices.
This paper demonstrates that diffusion exchange spectroscopy (DEXSY) signals can exhibit apparent exchange contrast driven by spin localization effects in confined, non-exchanging systems, potentially leading to erroneous interpretations of genuine barrier permeation.
This study combines circularly polarized Raman, Raman optical activity (ROA), and terahertz circular dichroism (TCD) spectroscopy with density functional theory calculations to identify and characterize distinct low-frequency chiral phonon modes in several amino acid crystals, revealing their sensitivity to molecular chirality and local geometry.
This study reports the construction of an S-scheme g-C3N4/TiO2(B) heterojunction that significantly enhances visible-light-driven hydrogen production and simultaneously achieves highly efficient degradation of organic antibiotics like amoxicillin through improved charge separation and broadened solar absorption.
This study benchmarks molecular dynamics simulations of ionic conductivity in 21 lithium solid electrolytes, demonstrating that the MACE machine-learning potential achieves performance comparable to density functional theory while offering a speedup of over 350 times on a single GPU.
This study demonstrates that while diamond NV centers exhibit pronounced anti-Stokes optical cooling, the process is fundamentally self-limiting due to photoinduced charge-state conversion from NV- to NV0, which suppresses the cooling channel and defines the excitation conditions necessary for sustained net cooling.
This paper presents a unified fractional thermoelastic framework based on the Ezzat model to analyze the transient fracture behavior of a cracked PZT-4 piezoelectric strip under thermal shock, revealing significant wave-like thermal effects and memory-dependent deviations from classical predictions that influence stress intensity factors and structural reliability.