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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 paper introduces a systematic series of integral equation-based approximations (Hedin I, II, III, etc.) that converge to the exact Hedin equations, offering a numerically tractable method to improve upon the GW approximation and capture increasingly complex Feynman diagrams, as demonstrated through zero-dimensional field theory.
This study demonstrates that friction can arise entirely from contactless magnetic interactions in a sliding dipole array, exhibiting a non-monotonic dependence on load due to collective magnetic reorientations and dynamical frustration that peak at intermediate distances.
Using density functional theory with rigorous convergence and consistency checks, this study refutes the long-held assignment of specific photoluminescence lines in CuO to copper and oxygen vacancies, demonstrating instead that oxygen interstitials, copper interstitials, and a specific split copper vacancy are the only native defects responsible for robust in-gap states.
This paper presents a Gaussian Process Regression-based Knowledge Distillation framework that leverages experimental literature data and molecular descriptors to simultaneously and accurately predict multiple physical and mechanical properties of diverse epoxy polymers, thereby overcoming limitations of existing machine learning models and accelerating the design of novel materials.
This paper presents a machine intelligence framework that streamlines the full chain of 2D ReSe₂ dendrite synthesis by utilizing active learning for rapid process optimization, data augmentation for precise morphology control, and a dual-driven model for comprehensive mechanism deciphering.
This study demonstrates that the suppression of breakloose friction peaks in macroscopic systems arises from distinct mechanisms—such as statistical dephasing, elastic stress redistribution, or driving stiffness control—depending on the specific loading geometry and interplay of local pinning and elastic coupling, rather than a single universal cause.
This paper demonstrates that atomic vacancies in two-dimensional semiconductors can actively engineer topological phase transitions, such as quantum spin Hall and quantum anomalous Hall states, by forming an emergent electronic subspace through the hybridization of defect states, thereby transforming trivial insulators into topological quantum matter.
This study demonstrates that the spontaneous polarization inherent in 3R-stacked MoS bilayers suppresses exciton-exciton annihilation through repulsive dipole-dipole interactions, thereby enabling high-density excitonic regimes essential for efficient optoelectronic applications.
By combining first-principles calculations and X-ray diffraction experiments, this study maps the Li-Mn-Ti-O phase diagram to reveal that specific disordered rock-salt compositions exhibit order-disorder transition temperatures significantly lower than conventional synthesis conditions, thereby enabling optimized, lower-temperature production of high-energy-density battery cathodes.
By systematically classifying magnetic space groups and predicting a realization in chiral boron allotropes, this study resolves the long-standing question of whether a minimal heterogeneous configuration of a single Weyl point and a single Dirac point can exist, revealing it as a unique topological state in specific chiral space groups that yields ultralong Fermi arcs.