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cond-mat.mtrl-sci

3992 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.

🔬 materials science

Water, vacancies, and competing exchange interactions in Prussian blue analogues: a neutron diffraction study of field and dehydration-driven magnetic transitions

This neutron diffraction study elucidates how correlated vacancies and interstitial water govern the structural stability and magnetic transitions in Prussian blue analogues, revealing that dehydration or moderate magnetic fields can drive a spin reorientation in MnFe from a frustrated state to a collinear ferrimagnetic order by balancing competing exchange interactions.

N. S. Dhami, C. V. Colin, V. Nassif, O. Fabelo, T. Nait, A. Bleuzen, A. Bordage, V. Balédent2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

Green's Functions from Sample-based Krylov Quantum Diagonalization: An Impurity Solver for Dynamical Mean-Field Theory

This paper extends the sample-based Krylov quantum diagonalization method to compute single-particle Green's functions, enabling efficient impurity solvers for dynamical mean-field theory on near-term quantum hardware by reconstructing spectral functions from short-time evolutions in reduced particle-number sectors.

Jay Patel, Chakradhar Rangi, Ka-Ming Tam2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

Tunable phase transitions in half-Heusler TbPtBi compound

This study utilizes Density Functional Theory to demonstrate that the half-Heusler TbPtBi compound exhibits tunable phase transitions between metallic, topological semimetallic, trivial semimetallic, and semiconducting states driven by spin-orbit coupling and compressive strain, highlighting its potential for quantum device applications.

Pratik D. Patel, Akariti Sharma, Bharathiganesh Devanarayanan, Paramita Dutta, Navinder Singh Bathinda2026-09-07
🔬 materials science

Understanding the magnetic interactions of the zig-zag honeycomb lattice: Application to αα-RuCl3_3

This study utilizes a Holstein-Primakoff expansion of the Heisenberg Hamiltonian to analyze spin dynamics in zig-zag honeycomb lattices, demonstrating that a standard Heisenberg model with easy-axis anisotropy accurately describes the magnon spectra and inelastic neutron scattering data of α\alpha-RuCl3_3 while revealing direction-dependent Dirac nodes in frustrated configurations.

E. M. Wilson, J. T. Haraldsen2026-09-07
🔬 materials science

Pseudogap in Sr2−xLaxIrO4Sr_{2-x}La_{x}IrO_{4}: Gor'kov-Teitel'baum thermal activation model

This paper applies the Gor'kov-Teitel'baum thermal activation model to Lanthanum-doped Strontium Iridate (Sr2−xLaxIrO4Sr_{2-x}La_{x}IrO_{4}) to determine its pseudogap phase boundary and map the evolution of Fermi arcs, thereby confirming the existence of a pseudogap state ending near a doping concentration of x≃0.16x \simeq 0.16 and providing an updated phase diagram consistent with previous experimental signatures.

Jalaja Pandya, Devarshi Dave, Navinder Singh Bathinda2026-09-07
🔬 materials science

Hidden Markov model analysis to fluorescence blinking of fluorescently labeled DNA

This study employs Hidden Markov Model analysis to quantitatively characterize the blinking behavior of fluorescently labeled DNA, revealing that ON-state durations follow an exponential distribution while OFF-state durations adhere to a log-normal distribution.

Tatsuhiro Furuta, Shuya Fan, Tadao Takada, Yohei Kondo, Mamoru Fujitsuka, Atsushi Maruyama, Kiyohiko Kawai, Kazuma Nakam (…)2026-09-07
🔬 materials science

DFT Investigations of Major Defects in Quartz Crystal: Implications for Luminescence and ESR Dosimetry and Dating

This study employs Density Functional Theory (DFT) to model intrinsic and extrinsic defects in quartz, revealing how oxygen deficiency, peroxy defects, and impurities like aluminum and iron influence electron and hole trapping mechanisms to advance the theoretical understanding of luminescence and ESR dosimetry and dating.

Jalaja Pandya, Malika Singhal, Navinder Singh Bathinda, Naveen Chauhan2026-09-07
🌀 nonlinear sciences

Magnon Nesting in Driven Two-Dimensional Quantum Magnets

This paper reveals a unique non-equilibrium quantum instability in driven two-dimensional magnets where parametric amplification creates a nested magnon distribution that spontaneously enhances antiferromagnetic correlations, even in systems with purely ferromagnetic couplings, a phenomenon distinct from both thermal physics and classical instabilities.

Hossein Hosseinabadi, Yaroslav Tserkovnyak, Eugene Demler, Jamir Marino2026-09-07
🔬 materials science

General structure factor and dynamic effects of the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in S = 1/2 clusters

This study derives a general structure factor equation for S = 1/2 dimers using exact diagonalization to demonstrate how the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, through its anisotropic ratio and complex phase, controls energy gaps and transition intensities, thereby linking thermodynamic anomalies in heat capacity to spin-resolved selection rules.

Evan M. Wilson, Joseph A. Prescott, Jason T. Haraldsen2026-09-07