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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 establishes a strain-resolved symmetry framework for two-dimensional pentagonal altermagnets, identifying 94 stable candidates and classifying their spin-momentum locking responses into three types to enable precise strain-controlled manipulation of spin transport properties.
This study reveals that the vanishing steady-state valley polarization in moiré excitons is not caused by rapid valley relaxation but rather by the time-integrated compensation of coexisting, helicity-opposite emission channels with distinct dynamics that can be electrically controlled.
This study utilizes in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction to demonstrate that while rapid heating alone is insufficient for full austenitization in medium-Mn steel, short isothermal holding times (decreasing from ~8 s at 850°C to ~2 s at 950°C) are required to achieve complete transformation, providing critical kinetic insights for optimizing flash austenitization processes in energy applications.
This paper presents a modular, automated van der Pauw measurement platform capable of simultaneously determining electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient across a 25–600°C range, as well as Hall effect parameters at room temperature, while minimizing systematic errors to provide a versatile all-in-one solution for thin film characterization.
This paper proposes a comprehensive theory of *ab initio* downfolding that incorporates electron-phonon coupling of arbitrary range, demonstrating through applications to MgO and GeTe that both short- and long-range couplings are critical for accurately determining electron-electron interactions, including significant reductions in on-site repulsion and the emergence of attractive nearest-neighbor interactions in GeTe.
This paper investigates a realistic model of altermagnetic perovskite oxides like LaCuO to demonstrate that while weak ferromagnetism arises from uniform-sign Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction components, the anomalous Hall effect and net orbital magnetization stem from alternating-sign components driven by orthorhombic strain, all occurring within a spin-degenerate band structure that preserves specific symmetry operations despite broken time-reversal symmetry.
This study utilizes in situ surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy with Ni-coated Ag nanowires to directly observe and validate the reversible, humidity-driven interconversion between bicarbonate and carbonate species in moisture swing sorbents, thereby confirming the hydrolysis mechanism underlying CO capture and release.
This paper reports the observation of re-entrant superconductivity at an epitaxial (110)-oriented LaTiO3-KTaO3 interface, attributing the phenomenon to the interplay between strong spin-orbit coupling and magnetic-field-driven Fermi surface modifications in a tunable two-dimensional system.
This paper establishes antiferroaxial altermagnetism as a universal multiferroic mechanism where symmetry-allowed coupling between antiferroaxial distortions and Néel vectors enables the deterministic switching of altermagnetic spin splitting and associated time-reversal-odd responses, a finding validated by theoretical models, first-principles calculations, and database screening.
This study experimentally confirms bulk superconductivity in the newly synthesized PbBi ( = Au, Pd, Rh) family with transition temperatures up to 4.9 K, validating an AI prediction for the PtPbBi structure type and establishing these compounds as a platform for investigating anisotropic type-II superconductivity in heavy-element intermetallics.