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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 reveals that the quasi-one-dimensional materials TaNiSe and TaNiS exhibit extremely anisotropic, ultra-strong electron-phonon coupling in their normal states, providing experimental evidence that dimensionless coupling strength of approximately 10 drives their phase transitions and distinguishing them from conventional excitonic insulator scenarios.
This paper proposes a comprehensive, diagnostics-driven workflow to ensure reproducible and accurate solid-liquid interfacial stiffness and anisotropy calculations via the capillary fluctuation method by addressing key sources of uncertainty such as interface construction, fitting windows, and finite-size effects in ribbon geometries.
This paper introduces VBCSR, a distributed sparse matrix library that accelerates large-scale atomistic simulations by preserving variable-size atomic blocks and optimizing their processing through shape-based grouping and dense kernels, outperforming existing reference implementations in benchmarks and applications involving over one million atoms.
This paper presents a workflow for calculating spin-orbit spillage using Quantum ESPRESSO to assess topological character, validates the method against VASP results for the insulator BaMg2Bi2, and discusses its applicability and limitations for semimetals.
By employing group representation theory and density-functional theory to decouple structural distortions in layered hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, this study establishes that specific bond-transverse halide displacements causally tune the reduced exciton mass, distinguishing true causation from mere correlation in structure-property relationships.
This study employs hybrid-functional first-principles calculations to characterize the intrinsic electronic, mechanical, and vibrational properties of free-standing -graphdiyne molecular wires, revealing that the covalent phase is a direct-bandgap semiconductor while the organometallic intermediate exhibits 1D metallic behavior, thereby providing theoretical benchmarks and diagnostic fingerprints to distinguish these two interconvertible phases.
This paper reports the fabrication of high-performance field-plated heterojunction diodes on MOCVD-grown (010) -GaO films that achieve a record-breaking critical breakdown field of 4.02 MV/cm and a power figure of merit exceeding 1 GW/cm by utilizing a low-damage e-beam NiO interlayer to mitigate sputter-induced ion damage.
This study demonstrates that while orbital currents from light metals (Mn, Ti) can transfer angular momentum to a ferrimagnetic Gd-Fe-Co alloy, they fail to drive domain wall motion due to weak torque conversion and insufficient interfacial stabilization, a limitation that is overcome only by inserting a thin platinum layer to facilitate orbital-to-spin conversion.
By combining operando microscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffraction, this study reveals that cycling induces a structural "memory" in MXenes, where individual flakes diverge into distinct kinetic behaviors—ranging from reversible monolayers to self-stabilizing folded multilayers—that govern subsequent ion intercalation dynamics.
By combining advanced X-ray spectroscopy with first-principles calculations, this study reveals that Scandium incorporation in ScGaN progressively modifies the local coordination environment and flattens the structural energy landscape, leading to significant structural softening and enhanced piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties while preserving the long-range wurtzite structure.