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cond-mat.mtrl-sci

2794 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.

Direction-aware topological descriptors for Young's modulus prediction in porous materials

This paper introduces a direction-aware topological data analysis framework that embeds the compression axis into filtration functions to predict Young's modulus in porous materials, demonstrating superior accuracy over traditional direction-agnostic descriptors—particularly for anisotropic structures—while achieving performance comparable to convolutional neural networks with a more compact and transferable representation.

Rafał Topolnicki, Michał Bogdan, Jakub Malinowski, Bartosz Naskręcki, Maciej Harańczyk, Paweł Dłotko2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Equivariant Many-body Message Passing Interatomic Potentials for Magnetic Materials

This paper introduces an equivariant message-passing graph neural network that explicitly incorporates atomic magnetic moments and spin-orbit coupling to achieve near density-functional-theory accuracy in modeling complex magnetic materials, thereby enabling efficient, high-throughput discovery of systems relevant to energy and spintronic technologies.

Cheuk Hin Ho, Cas van der Oord, James P. Darby, Theo Keane, Raz L. Benson, Cristian Rebolledo Espinoza, Rutvij Kulkarni, Elina Spinu, Michail Papanikolaou, Richard Tomsett, Robert M. Forrest, Jonathan (…)2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Switching magnetic spin-states using small magnetic fields in compositionally complex Sm(M7)O3_3

The study demonstrates that the compositionally complex high-entropy perovskite Sm(M7_7)O3_3 exhibits a robust, uncompensated magnetic moment arising from its disordered B-site antiferromagnetic lattice, which can be selectively oriented by minute cooling fields of just ±\pm 20 Oe and remains stable against much larger applied fields.

R. K. Dokala, M. Geers, P. Nordblad, R. Clulow, R. Mathieu2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Giant photostriction in lead-free ferroelectric stemming from photo-excited thermalized carriers

This paper reports a record-breaking 1% photoinduced deformation in a lead-free ferroelectric thin film, attributing this giant photostriction to the contribution of thermalized photoexcited carriers rather than the traditionally assumed hot-carrier bulk photovoltaic effect.

Gaëlle Vitali-Derrien, Oana Condurache, Antoine Ducournau, Pascale Gemeiner, Maxime Vallet, Nicolas Guiblin, Thomas Antoni, Sylvia Matzen, Pascal Ruello, Dagmar Chvostova, Tetyana Ostapchuk, Jirka Hli (…)2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Experimental Evidence of Thermal Capillary Waves Excitation on a Microsphere Surface

This study provides experimental evidence that thermally excited capillary waves, rather than fabrication defects, are the fundamental source of surface roughness and scattering losses in whispering-gallery-mode microsphere resonators, thereby redefining the limits for achieving ultra-high quality factors in short-wavelength photonic applications.

Abhishek Sureshkumar, Georges Perin, Julien Lapeyre, Rozenn Bernard, Kelig Terrien, Bertrand Dudoux, Adil Haboucha, Hélène Ollivier, Yannick Dumeige, Stéphane Trebaol2026-04-10🔬 physics.optics

Valley-controlled many-body exciton interactions in monolayer WSe2_2 phototransistors

This paper demonstrates all-optical control of many-body exciton interactions in monolayer WSe2_2 phototransistors by utilizing valley-selective excitation to induce helicity-dependent exciton renormalization and nonlinear photoresponse, thereby establishing the valley degree of freedom as a tunable parameter for valleytronic applications.

Daniel Vaquero, Cédric A. Cordero-Silis, Daniel Erkensten, Roberto Rosati, Martijn H. Takens, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Ermin Malic, Marcos H. D. Guimarães2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Linking Calendar and Cycle Ageing in Lithium-Ion Batteries through Consistent Parameterisation of an Electrochemical-Thermal-Degradation Model

This paper presents a consistently parameterized electrochemical-thermal-degradation model using PyBaMM to predict the capacity fade, state-of-health, and remaining useful life of NMC lithium-ion cells under 81 distinct calendar and cyclic ageing conditions, thereby providing mechanistic insights into the competing effects of solid-electrolyte interphase growth, lithium plating, and active material loss.

Ganesh Madabattula2026-04-10✓ Author reviewed ⓘ🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci