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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 spin-space symmetries to resolve ambiguities in defining -wave magnets, demonstrating through a honeycomb bilayer model that nodal -wave magnets exhibit unique bulk spin conductivity and induce surface -wave magnetism capable of generating a bulk-forbidden Edelstein effect.
This study combines high-pressure experiments, density-functional theory, and a universal interatomic potential to reveal that aluminum suppresses hydrogen uptake and hydride formation in AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloys primarily through increased solution energies and interstitial site destabilization, with B2 crystal ordering acting as a secondary inhibitory factor.
This study presents a non-isothermal analytical model demonstrating that in-phase harmonic perturbations of current density and temperature in a PEM fuel cell's cathode catalyst layer can reduce or even eliminate proton transport losses, thereby lowering impedance and static polarization resistivity.
This study demonstrates that controlled non-magnetic disorder induced by electron irradiation can suppress the charge-density wave order in single crystals, driving the system from a Fermi liquid to a non-Fermi liquid regime and refining the location of its non-magnetic quantum critical point to the composition range of –$0.85$.
This theoretical study reveals that the paramagnetic compound YCuSbO is a promising quantum spin liquid candidate due to its unique site-selective electronic correlations, where distinct crystal-field environments cause one copper sublattice to undergo a Mott transition while the other remains metallic, leading to competing magnetic instabilities that suppress long-range order.
This study demonstrates that Zn-Al alloy electrodes with 10–15 wt.% aluminum content significantly enhance alkaline oxygen evolution reaction performance by optimizing thermodynamic stability and electronic structure, achieving superior catalytic activity and lower overpotentials compared to pure zinc and other transition-metal-based catalysts.
This paper reviews the emerging field of quantum-material Josephson junctions, highlighting how replacing passive barriers with magnetic, correlated, or ferroelectric materials transforms these devices into active probes of many-body physics and enables novel functionalities like nonreciprocal transport, field-free diode effects, and superconducting memory.
This study demonstrates that the non-monotonic temperature behavior of magnetization and giant anomalous Hall resistivity in thin-film Fe-Al alloys is driven by the nucleation and growth of B2-Fe0.5Al0.5 nanocrystals, which facilitate the segregation of excess iron into superparamagnetic clusters that significantly enhance these magnetic and transport properties.
This study reveals a rare Goldstone-mediated structural instability in hexagonal barium titanate, where first-principles calculations and diffraction measurements demonstrate that changes in structural topology enable rich polar topologies in bulk ferroelectric perovskites.
This study presents a data-driven framework integrating a novel machine-learning model (BEE-NET) with a multi-stage AI-accelerated workflow to efficiently screen millions of candidates, successfully identifying and experimentally confirming two new superconducting compounds.