4091 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.
This study establishes a unified transition model for Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 by integrating structural and electrical characterization techniques to resolve conflicting interpretations of its phase evolution, thereby providing a foundation for developing high-performance lead-free energy storage materials.
The paper introduces Atompack, an append-oriented storage format and distribution layer optimized for read-heavy atomistic machine learning training, which significantly outperforms existing baselines like ASE, LMDB, and HDF5 by delivering faster shuffled read throughput and producing substantially smaller dataset artifacts.
This paper employs higher-order corrections to the tight-binding approximation to derive accurate analytical expressions for electron spectra, enabling the estimation of the low probability of ultra-complex conductivity diagrams emerging in simple and body-centered cubic conductors.
This study demonstrates that laser-excited coherent phonons can drive long-lived Floquet-Bloch states in graphene-covered Ir(111), as confirmed by time-resolved multiphoton photoemission and quantum beat spectroscopy, offering a more durable alternative to conventional light-driven Floquet engineering.
This study demonstrates that boron doping effectively stabilizes low-resistivity mixed-valence Cu-O thin films with a resistivity of approximately 0.06 cm under oxygen-rich conditions by altering oxidation pathways and broadening the stability window of CuO and CuO phases, offering a promising strategy for optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications.
This study employs Bayesian model comparison to demonstrate that finite experimental temporal resolution and noise significantly obscure the intrinsic differences between type-I and type-II ultrafast demagnetization dynamics, often rendering their statistical discrimination inconclusive and highlighting the sensitivity of such classifications to experimental conditions.
This paper introduces a novel, scalable method using a conventional Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) with indentation and "hard tapping" to efficiently nucleate, manipulate, and dynamically image graphene auto-kirigami ribbons, overcoming the limitations of specialized multi-axial systems and enabling their potential application in NEMS devices.
This study combines first-principles density functional theory calculations and machine learning to systematically evaluate the synthesizability and mechanical properties of 126 potential five-metal high-entropy borides, identifying key descriptors like entropy forming ability and highlighting the destabilizing role of chromium to guide the discovery of mechanically superior single-phase materials.
This paper introduces a real-space, linear-scaling Bethe-Salpeter framework that enables efficient excitonic spectroscopy in large, disordered boron-nitride systems, revealing disorder-induced asymmetric broadening, a crossover in peak redshift, and Anderson localization of excitons in structures with up to orbitals.
This study reports the discovery of exceptionally large anisotropic magnetoresistance and a pronounced planar Hall effect in YBa2Cu3O7-x near its superconducting transition, providing clear evidence of strong spin-orbit coupling in a material class previously thought to lack such interactions.