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.

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

Aluminum solidification and nanopolycrystal deformation via a Graph Neural Network Potential and Million-Atom Simulations

This paper presents a highly accurate and scalable Graph Neural Network potential for aluminum, developed through a sequential-refinement workflow, which enables million-atom simulations to reveal how stacking-fault energetics and diffusion critically influence solidification microstructures and mechanical properties, outperforming both classical and general-purpose machine learning potentials.

Ian Störmer, Julija Zavadlav2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Plasmonic Mediated Atomically Engineered 2D Aluminium Quasicrystals for Dopamine Biosensing

This paper presents a rapid, label-free, and sensitive dopamine biosensing method using plasmonic-mediated, atomically engineered 2D aluminum quasicrystals (Al70Co10Fe5Ni10Cu5) via spatial self-phase-modulation, with experimental results validated by DFT simulations and compared favorably against other optical techniques for potential large-scale medical diagnostics.

Saswata Goswami, Guilherme S. L. Fabris, Diganta Mondal, Raphael B. de Oliveira, Anyesha Chakraborty, Thakur Prasad Yadav, Nilay Krishna Mukhopadhyay, Samit K. Ray, Douglas S. Galvão, Chandra Sekhar T (…)2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Revealing Charge Transfer in Defect-Engineered 4H $_\mathrm{b}$ -TaS $_2$

This study employs large-scale first-principles calculations to systematically characterize over 90 defects in defect-engineered 4H $_b$ -TaS $_2$ , revealing their microscopic nature and impact on interlayer charge transfer to establish a foundational resource for future research on this material's exotic quantum phases.

Siavash Karbasizadeh, Wooin Yang, Wonhee Ko, Haidong Zhou, An-Ping Li, Tom Berlijn, Sai Mu2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Kinetics-Driven Selective Stoichiometric Shift and Structural Asymmetry in $Bi_4Te_3$ Nanostructures for Hybrid Quantum Architectures

This paper establishes a reproducible molecular beam epitaxy process for growing high-quality $Bi_4Te_3$ thin films and nanostructures, revealing a novel kinetic-driven "selective stoichiometric shift" and intrinsic structural asymmetry that provide fundamental insights for integrating topological materials into hybrid quantum architectures.

Abdur Rehman Jalil, Helen Valencia, Christoph Ringkamp, Abbas Espiari, Michael Schleenvoigt, Peter Schüffelgen, Gregor Mussler, Martina Luysberg, Detlev Grützmacher2026-03-26🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Raman resonances mediated by excitonic polarons in BiVO $_4$

This study utilizes resonant Raman spectroscopy to identify and characterize excitonic polarons in bismuth vanadate (BiVO $_4$ ) by detecting a distinct low-energy resonance at 1.94 eV arising from strong exciton-phonon coupling, thereby establishing the technique as a powerful tool for probing such quasiparticles in oxide materials.

Georgy Gordeev, Christina Hill, Angelina Gudima, Stephanie Reich, Mael Guennou2026-03-25🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Dielectrocapillarity for exquisite control of fluids

By integrating liquid state theory with deep learning, this paper establishes "dielectrocapillarity" as a rigorous first-principles framework demonstrating how electric field gradients enable exquisite, tunable control over the phase transitions, capillary condensation, and adsorption of polar fluids in confined nanoporous environments.

Anna T. Bui, Stephen J. Cox2026-03-25🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Second-gradient models for incompressible viscous fluids and associated cylindrical flows

This paper introduces a mathematically well-posed second-gradient framework for incompressible viscous fluids with pressure-dependent viscosity that ensures ellipticity of the governing pressure equation, and demonstrates that explicit solutions for steady cylindrical flows converge to classical Navier-Stokes results as characteristic length scales vanish.

C. Balitactac, C. Rodriguez2026-03-25🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Dual-circular Raman optical activity of axial multipolar order

This paper proposes dual-circular Raman scattering as a sensitive probe for identifying elusive axial multipolar orders, demonstrating through symmetry analysis and first-principles calculations on pyrite that both time-reversal-even and -odd multipolar phases exhibit significant Raman optical activity driven by multipolar phonons.

Hikaru Watanabe, Rikuto Oiwa, Hitoshi Mori, Ryotaro Arita2026-03-25🔬 physics.optics

Multiscale analysis of large twist ferroelectricity and swirling dislocations in bilayer hexagonal boron nitride

This study establishes the crystallographic origins of ferroelectricity in heterodeformed bilayer hexagonal boron nitride across both small and large twist angles, revealing distinct polarization switching mechanisms involving swirling dislocations and introducing a novel density-functional-theory-informed continuum framework (BFIM) to accurately predict ferroelectric behavior in large-unit-cell heterostructures where traditional methods fail.

Md Tusher Ahmed, Chenhaoyue Wang, Amartya S. Banerjee, Nikhil Chandra Admal2026-03-25🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Stabilization of sliding ferroelectricity through exciton condensation

This paper theoretically demonstrates that exciton condensation significantly stabilizes sliding ferroelectricity in WTe2 bilayers by inducing ground-state band renormalizations, thereby revealing a general mechanism where enhanced excitonic effects in 2D van der Waals systems enable new pathways for controlling quantum phases via electric fields.

Matteo D'Alessio, Daniele Varsano, Elisa Molinari, Massimo Rontani2026-03-25🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

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