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 demonstrates that SmBi achieves a unique, cooperative relativistic mechanism for spin-split Fermi surfaces by combining noncollinear antiferromagnetic order with spin-orbit coupling, a phenomenon not observed in isostructural SmSb and distinct from nonrelativistic spin-splitting scenarios.
This study investigates the structural, electronic, and optical properties of CaPX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) perovskites via first-principles calculations, revealing that halide substitution significantly tunes their bandgaps and that CaPI exhibits the highest potential for solar cell applications with a predicted Shockley-Queisser limit efficiency of 29.6%.
This paper presents a complete two-dimensional theoretical model for the electromagnetic behavior of square-section magnetic bars under sinusoidal loading, deriving exact mathematical expressions for key parameters and introducing a new apparent permeability parameter that enables rapid magnetic steel characterization while bypassing the computational costs of Finite Element Analysis.
This first-principles DFT study reveals that arsenic doping and vacancy defects in MoS monolayers induce distinct -type or -type behaviors by shifting the Fermi level, suggesting their potential for applications in photocatalysis, photovoltaics, and field-effect transistors.
This paper presents a hybrid framework that integrates a phase-field model with an attention-enhanced deep learning architecture to accurately and efficiently predict the spatiotemporal evolution of 2D and 3D microstructures in ternary alloys during spinodal dealloying.
This paper presents the fabrication of lead-free sodium niobate bulk acoustic wave resonators operating at ~4 GHz with a high electromechanical coupling factor of 31.3%, achieved by cladding the piezoelectric layer between high band gap insulators to mitigate leakage currents, prevent cracking, and promote a vertically distorted tetragonal phase.
This study demonstrates that in reactively sputtered TiN-AlN multilayer films, the phase transformation of AlN from cubic to hexagonal above a 3 nm thickness, while reducing overall hardness, significantly enhances damage tolerance by promoting crack deflection and a transition from brittle to partially ductile failure.
This paper presents a non-Markovian open quantum system formalism based on four coupled equations of motion to model nonequilibrium electron-phonon interactions, which naturally captures memory effects and dissipative broadening while recovering established theories and accurately benchmarking against exact solutions without requiring two-time correlators.
This study demonstrates that fine-tuning universal machine-learned interatomic potentials, specifically the MACE model, is essential for achieving DFT-level accuracy in modeling the structural reconstruction and vibrational properties of twisted 2D van der Waals bilayers, successfully capturing strain landscapes and phonon spectra that align with experimental observations.
This paper demonstrates that chiral carbon nanotubes exhibit non-universal, chirality-dependent non-equilibrium orbital responses and can function as efficient orbital-angular-momentum filters, with semiconducting variants showing distinct interference patterns when interfaced with metallic contacts.