2892 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.
This paper demonstrates that an active learning framework based on Gaussian process Bayesian optimization can efficiently optimize the pulsed laser deposition of LaVO to produce high-quality, phase-pure films while simultaneously revealing fundamental insights into the non-equilibrium defect formation mechanisms governing complex oxide growth.
This paper reports the successful synthesis of the first thin films of the ferromagnetic insulator Y2V2O7, demonstrating that they retain bulk-like magnetic transition temperatures while exhibiting a tunable magnetic anisotropy shift from in-plane to out-of-plane due to strain relaxation, thereby paving the way for strain-engineered topological magnon devices.
Neutron scattering reveals that MnTiO₃ undergoes a sequence of magnetic transitions from G-type antiferromagnetic order to a noncollinear structure at lower temperatures, driven by intrinsic lattice buckling that induces exchange anisotropy and a complex interplay of competing magnetic interactions.
This study demonstrates that stacking misfit layered chalcogenides with 1H-TaS induces anisotropic symmetry breaking in the charge-density wave state through a nonlinear coupling with the uniaxial moiré potential, while leaving the material's s-wave superconductivity largely unaffected.
This study demonstrates that mechanically twisting a hexagonal boron nitride homobilayer can modulate embedded quantum emitters at room temperature, achieving over 30 nm of spectral tunability through twist-controlled interlayer coupling.
This study demonstrates that a localized gold-MoTe2 interface induces symmetry breaking and spin splitting, enabling the generation and continuous electrical tuning of circular photocurrents in centrosymmetric 2H-MoTe2 via the circular photogalvanic effect.
This paper introduces MSS, a novel algorithm that generates multi-sphere representations of complex-shaped particles for DEM simulations, offering superior shape approximation accuracy at lower computational costs compared to existing methods.
This paper presents a Ginzburg-Landau theory demonstrating that electrostrictive coupling between polarization and elastic displacement in cubic BaTiO generates a central peak in displacement correlations and induces singularities in frequency-dependent elastic moduli, sound velocity, and attenuation near the ferroelectric transition.
This paper proposes a refined classification of magnetic textures using differential geometry by introducing geodesic and torsional scalar spin chiralities to fully characterize noncoplanar states, and demonstrates that the geodesic scalar spin chirality induces novel emergent band asymmetry and nonreciprocal responses as a purely orbital quantum geometric effect.
This paper introduces Spectra-Scope, an open-source AutoML framework designed to automatically characterize material properties from spectroscopic data using interpretable machine learning models, thereby addressing challenges in model reliability and enabling users to uncover the physical processes behind spectral features.