cond-mat.mtrl-sci 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.

At Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this category directly from arXiv to make these complex discoveries accessible to everyone. Our team generates both plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries for each paper, ensuring that researchers, students, and curious minds alike can grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in dense jargon.

Below are the latest papers in condensed matter and materials science, organized by their most recent publication dates.

Martensitic-like transition between liquid crystalline and crystalline phases of prototypical discotic organic semiconductor

This study demonstrates that the prototypical discotic organic semiconductor HAT6 undergoes a rapid, reversible, and orientationally correlated Martensitic-like transition between its liquid crystalline and crystalline phases when biaxially aligned in microchannels, challenging the conventional view that such transformations occur only between crystalline solids and offering a pathway for growing large-area aligned organic crystals for electronic devices.

Nurjahan Khatun, Joe F. Khoury, Agnes C. Nkele, Lingyu Wang, Tieqiong Zhang, Partha P. Paul, Paul Chibuike Okoli, Nabila Shamim, Matteo Pasquali, Kushal Bagchi2026-03-27🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Interfacial charge-transfer in 3d/5d complex oxide heterostructures

This study establishes electronegativity mismatch as a predictive design principle for interfacial charge transfer in 3d/5d oxide heterostructures, demonstrating how this mechanism enables quantitative control over band filling and induces spin-state conversions without chemical substitution.

Arun Kumar Jaiswal, Di Wang, Ji Soo Lim, Shruti Roy, Fabrice Wilhelm, Vanessa Wollersen, Andrei Rogalev, Matthieu Le Tacon, Dirk Fuchs2026-03-27🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Anisotropic light-electron-phonon coupling and ultrafast carrier separation in ferroelectric BaTiO $_3$

Using ultrafast electron diffraction, this study reveals that ferroelectric BaTiO $_3$ exhibits polarization-dependent electron-phonon coupling and ultrafast carrier separation, where excited electrons relax more rapidly when the optical electric field aligns with the material's intrinsic ferroelectric polarization.

Atal Bihari Swain, Somnath Kale, Rohit Soni, Peter Baum2026-03-27🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Atomic-Scale Insights into Copper Corrosion in Acidic Environment through Cryogenic Atom Probe Tomography of 3D-Electrodeposited Microcorrosion Cell

This study introduces a novel microcorrosion cell fabricated via localized electrodeposition in liquid and analyzed using cryogenic atom probe tomography to achieve unprecedented 3D atomic-scale mapping of transient copper corrosion reactions in acidic environments, revealing temperature-dependent interfacial evolution and transient complexes previously inaccessible to conventional characterization.

Lalith Kumar Bhaskar, Sung-Gyu Kang, Oliver R. Waszkiewicz, Finn Giuliani, Baptiste Gault, Mary P. Ryan, Roger C. Newman, Gerhard Dehm, Rajaprakash Ramachandramoorthy, Ayman A. El-Zoka2026-03-27🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Electrostatic Photoluminescence Tuning in All-Solid-State Perovskite Transistors

This paper demonstrates an all-solid-state perovskite photoluminescence field-effect transistor that utilizes a gate voltage to electrostatically modulate interfacial charge density, thereby reversibly tuning photoluminescence intensity by up to 98% through the suppression of non-radiative recombination.

Vladimir Bruevich, Dmitry Maslennikov, Beier Hu, Artem A. Bakulin, Vitaly Podzorov2026-03-27🔬 physics.app-ph

Magic distances in twisted bilayer graphene

This paper introduces a theoretical framework that maps arbitrarily stacked graphene bilayers with specific interplanar distances onto an equivalence class of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene, enabling efficient ab initio simulations of their exotic electronic properties using computationally manageable supercell sizes.

Antonio Palamara, Michele Pisarra, Antonello Sindona2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Jamming transition and normal modes of polydispersed soft particle packing

This study numerically demonstrates that while polydispersity significantly alters contact forces, local coordination, and jamming density in soft particle packings, the critical scaling of mechanical properties and the vibrational density of states remain governed solely by the distance to the jamming transition, regardless of the particle size distribution.

Kuniyasu Saitoh, Brian P. Tighe2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Correlation between magnetism and the Verwey transition in magnetite

Through comprehensive measurements of electrical resistivity and magnetic moments in magnetite single crystals up to 1000 K, the study reveals a significant correlation between the Verwey transition temperature and characteristic magnetic temperatures, suggesting that the transition mechanism and electrical transport are intrinsically linked to the material's magnetic properties.

Karolina Podgórska, Mateusz A. Gala, Kamila Komędera, N. K. Chogondahalli Muniraju, Serena Nasrallah, Zbigniew Kąkol, Joseph Sabol, Christophe Marin, Adam Włodek, Andrzej Kozłowski, J. Emilio Lorenzo (…)2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Anisotropy-Driven Anomalous Inverse Orbital Hall Effect in Fe Films

This study demonstrates that strong uniaxial anisotropy in iron films enables an anomalous inverse orbital Hall effect, where orbital dynamics mediated by high orbital Hall conductivity facilitate efficient orbital-to-charge conversion in out-of-plane configurations, offering new avenues for controlling spin and orbital currents in orbitronics devices.

E. Santos, U. Borges, J. L. Costa, J. B. S. Mendes, A. Azevedo2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Interplay between many-body correlations, strain and lattice relaxation in twisted bilayer graphene

This paper presents a unified theoretical framework demonstrating that the temperature-dependent electronic spectra and thermodynamic properties of magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene arise from the cooperative interplay between electron correlations and external symmetry-breaking effects induced by strain and lattice relaxation.

Lorenzo Crippa, Gautam Rai, Dumitru Călugăru, Haoyu Hu, Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman, B. Andrei Bernevig, Roser Valentí, Giorgio Sangiovanni, Tim Wehling2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

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