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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 reports the successful realization of a single-phase two-dimensional van der Waals multiferroic, CuIn0.2V0.8P2S6, which exhibits intrinsic room-temperature ferroelectricity and ferromagnetic ordering below 14.6 K, demonstrating a promising route for next-generation multifunctional devices.
This study combines circularly polarized Raman, Raman optical activity (ROA), and terahertz circular dichroism (TCD) spectroscopy with density functional theory calculations to identify and characterize distinct low-frequency chiral phonon modes in several amino acid crystals, revealing their sensitivity to molecular chirality and local geometry.
This paper presents a dynamical diffraction formalism based on the Takagi-Taupin equations that enables Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy to overcome the frequency resolution limits of traditional Bragg-peak tracking, allowing for quantitative, depth-resolved imaging of coherent phonon decay and interactions in bulk materials through time-dependent intensity oscillation sidebands.
This paper identifies and experimentally validates a third mechanism for binding Dirac fields—phase discontinuities or branch cuts in complex mass fields—which support unique guided "Dirac branch-cut modes" characterized by energy-independent transverse confinement and robust propagation along freeform paths in acoustic metamaterials.
This study quantifies magnetic interactions in FeGeTe/graphite/FeGeTe van der Waals heterostructures using cross-sectional Lorentz transmission electron microscopy and electron holography, revealing a dipolar coupling length scale of 34 nm, surface-induced moment canting up to 100 nm, and narrow domain walls that can be modeled without Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction.
This paper presents an efficient, open-source framework that utilizes an optimized forward solution method to generate high-fidelity synthetic 3D surface topographies and roughness data for milling operations, achieving a 42.2x computational speedup while maintaining accuracy to support data-driven manufacturing research.
This study demonstrates the successful epitaxial growth of high-quality hematite thin films on y- and z-cut lithium niobate piezoelectric substrates via pulsed laser deposition, establishing a platform for controlling the antiferromagnetic Néel vector through temperature-dependent spin reorientation transitions for future magnonic and spintronic applications.
This paper reports the discovery of the quasi-one-dimensional material CsCrS, which uniquely exhibits the simultaneous coexistence of the mutually exclusive charge-density-wave and Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid states due to subtle cesium vacancies that shift the Fermi level into a linearly dispersive band without disrupting the CDW order.
This study reports the successful growth of high-quality all-inorganic superatomic single crystals (Re6Se8Te7 and Re6Te15) that exhibit intrinsically ultralow thermal conductivity at room temperature, a property attributed to their unique structural composition of rigid clusters embedded in soft networks which induces strong anharmonicity and glass-like phonon transport.
This study combines operando scanning electron microscopy with frequency-modulated Kelvin probe force microscopy to achieve the first work-function-resolved imaging of CO oxidation on platinum surfaces, revealing that chemical wave propagation is driven by relaxation-type oscillations characterized by rapid oxygen coverage onset and gradual CO-state relaxation.