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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 demonstrates that the van der Waals ferroelectric 4H-SnS2 exhibits room-temperature ferroelectricity and functions as a polarization-sensitive transistor, where its electronic and optoelectronic properties are strongly modulated by structural polytype, electrostatic gating, and the polarization state of incident light.
This study utilizes aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and modeling to reveal the atomistic structures of NiO/GaO interfaces across various substrate orientations, identifying (100)-oriented GaO as the optimal candidate for fabricating high-quality, low-defect power electronic devices while clarifying the impact of imaging artifacts on structural interpretation.
This paper reports the theoretical prediction and experimental realization of metallic -TaN as a rare material that achieves balanced, high thermal conductivity by combining substantial electronic and lattice contributions through specific electronic and phononic properties.
This study demonstrates that incorporating geometric nonlinearity and temperature-dependent material properties is critical for designing robust multi-material thermo-mechanical devices, as linear assumptions with constant properties systematically misinterpret rotational kinematics as compressive strain, leading to suboptimal designs that appear valid only when validated against their own flawed models.
This paper presents a novel polarization-resolved Piezoresponse Force Microscopy technique combined with correlative structural and phonon studies to directly map polarization orientations in heterophased BCZT thin films under flexoelectric strain, enabling the identification of new monoclinic phase invariants and facilitating an inverse model for determining crystallographic grain orientations in polycrystalline systems.
This study demonstrates that intercalating a bilayer of indium between epitaxial graphene and a SiC substrate significantly enhances dielectric screening by creating a nearly free-electron system, thereby overcoming the electronic performance limitations caused by weak substrate interactions.
This study utilizes in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction to establish a precise high-pressure high-temperature processing window for nanodiamonds containing silicon-vacancy centers, identifying specific graphitization thresholds that enable strain-relieving annealing to improve optical properties without inducing phase transformation.
This paper demonstrates that quantum fluctuations of higher-spin collective modes in altermagnets with easy-plane anisotropy serve as the microscopic origin of piezomagnetism, producing a pronounced enhancement in integer-spin systems via Higgs-like amplitude modes while suppressing the effect in half-integer systems due to the separation of multipolar excitations.
This study employs first-principles density functional theory calculations to investigate the physical properties and multifunctional potential of the high-pressure electride superconductor Li5N within the 150–350 GPa range.
This paper presents a freely available database of simulated oxygen K-edge X-ray absorption spectra for the NMC811 layered cathode material and benchmark binary oxides, generated using the XCH method with the R2SCAN functional to link spectral features to specific local oxygen environments for applications in spectral fingerprinting, experimental comparison, and machine learning.