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.

At Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this category directly from arXiv to make these complex discoveries accessible to everyone. Our team generates both plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries for each paper, ensuring that researchers, students, and curious minds alike can grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in dense jargon.

Below are the latest papers in condensed matter and materials science, organized by their most recent publication dates.

🔬 materials science

Temperature-driven structural phase transitions in SmNiO3_3: insights from deep potential molecular dynamics simulations

By employing deep potential molecular dynamics simulations on SmNiO3_3, this study demonstrates that the structural phase transition driving the metal-insulator transition is intrinsically temperature-induced and occurs spontaneously through collective lattice distortions, independent of electronic effects.

Guoyong Shi, Fenglin Deng, Ri He, Dachuan Chen, Xuejiao Chen, Peiheng Jiang, Zhicheng Zhong2026-06-30
🔬 materials science

Topological quantum materials: kagome, chiral, and square-net frameworks

This review examines how kagome, chiral, and square-net structural frameworks in topological quantum materials generate diverse electronic states and physical phenomena through the interplay of geometry, symmetry, and electron correlations, while highlighting recent experimental discoveries, synthesis routes, and future research directions.

Avdhesh K. Sharma, Snehashish Chatterjee, Premakumar Yanda, Claudia Felser, Chandra Shekhar2026-06-30
🔬 mesoscale physics

Scaling Nanoribbon Transistors with Monolayer Transition Metal Dichalcogenides

This study demonstrates high-performance, normally-off n- and p-type nanoribbon transistors with 25–30 nm channel dimensions fabricated from monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides using a multi-patterning process, achieving record-breaking on-state currents that validate top-down patterning as a viable strategy for future nanosheet transistors.

Tara Peña, Anton E. O. Persson, Andrey Krayev, Áshildur Friðriksdóttir, Haotian Su, Yuan-Mau Lee, Young Suh Song, Kathry (…)2026-06-30
🔬 materials science

Efficient Grand Canonical Global Optimization with On-the-fly-trained Machine-learning Interatomic Potentials

This paper presents an efficient grand canonical global optimization algorithm that utilizes on-the-fly trained machine-learning interatomic potentials and *ab initio* thermodynamics to predict stable structures and chemical states of nanostructured materials under reactive environments while significantly reducing the computational cost of first-principles calculations.

Jon Eunan Quinlivan Dominguez, Mads-Peter Verner Christiansen, Konstantin M. Neyman, Bøjrk Hammer, Albert Bruix2026-06-30
🔬 materials science

Relaxation approach to quantum-mechanical modeling of ferroelectric and antiferroelectric phase transitions

This paper introduces a novel quantum-mechanical relaxation framework that replaces traditional classical Arrhenius assumptions to enable efficient, first-principles modeling of ferroelectric and antiferroelectric phase transitions and their characteristic hysteresis loops.

Nikhilesh Maity, Sergey Lisenkov, Arlies Valdespino, Milan Haddad, Lewys Jones, Amit Kumar, Nazanin Bassiri-Gharb, Inna (…)2026-06-30
🔬 materials science

Vanishing quantum confinement enables bright and thermally excited multi-carrier emission from semiconductor nanocrystals

This study utilizes single-particle SPAD array technology to reveal that bulk nanocrystals exhibit thermally excited multi-carrier emission with bimodal characteristics and strongly suppressed Auger recombination, bridging the photophysical gap between quantum-confined and bulk regimes through a new statistical model.

Tjom Arens, Sander J. W. Vonk, A. Willem Vlasblom, Margarita Samoli, Daniel Vanmaekelbergh, Pieter Geiregat, Zeger Hens (…)2026-06-30
🔬 materials science

Microscopic and macroscopic characterization: MBE-grown versus sputter-deposited Au/Co/Au thin films for CISS and MIPAC effect studies

This study demonstrates that while the microscopic chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect remains robust across both molecular beam epitaxy and sputter-deposited Au/Co/Au films, the macroscopic magnetization induced by proximity (MIPAC) effects are highly sensitive to substrate microstructure, manifesting significantly only in sputter-deposited samples.

Lokesh Rasabathina, Thi Ngoc Ha Nguyen, Aleksandr Kazimir, Rico Ehrler, Julia Krone, Franziska Schölzel, Zihao Liu, Pete (…)2026-06-30
🔬 optics

Projection-based coupling of infrared thermography and stereocorrelation-based digital image correlation

This paper proposes a projection-based coupling method that utilizes a pinhole camera model and radial basis functions to accurately map infrared thermography temperature data onto 3D surface coordinates from stereocorrelation-based digital image correlation, enabling full-field analysis of deformation and thermal gradients on curved surfaces.

Jendrik-Alexander Tröger, Lutz Müller-Lohse, Stefan Hartmann2026-06-30
🔬 materials science

Structural properties of one-dimensional Cs2CoCl4\mathrm{Cs}_2\mathrm{CoCl}_4 confined within single-walled carbon nanotubes

This study demonstrates that confining Cs2CoCl4\mathrm{Cs}_2\mathrm{CoCl}_4 within single-walled carbon nanotubes induces unique tetragonal and orthorhombic polymorphs with preserved Co2+\mathrm{Co}^{2+} magnetic properties, revealing 1D confinement as a distinct mechanism for structural manipulation compared to high-pressure methods.

Jaskaran S. Mangat, Yu Lei, Matthew Weyland, Yisong Han, Kiran Bal, Martin R. Lees, Craig I. Hiley, Piotr DłuĊewski, Sła (…)2026-06-30