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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 demonstrates that a hybrid machine learning approach, which embeds physically informed elemental descriptors into the Redlich-Kister framework, effectively overcomes the data limitations of traditional CALPHAD modeling to enable robust, zero-shot prediction of thermodynamic interaction parameters for unknown or data-scarce alloy systems.
This study combines multi-wavelength Raman spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and density functional theory to reveal how resonant light-matter interactions and exciton-phonon coupling govern the temperature-dependent Raman response of bilayer 3R-MoS, including unique phenomena like low-temperature intensity quenching and non-equilibrium phonon temperatures.
This study utilizes a flat LDA||HDA interface and SOAP-based neural network analysis to demonstrate that MDA-like intermediate states are not a distinct bulk phase but rather localize at the interface, exhibiting an elastic response with kinetic hysteresis during the pressure-induced polyamorphic transformation.
This paper argues that while altermagnetic effects in MnF are suppressed in low-energy electronic properties and doping scenarios due to the strong-coupling regime, they induce a dramatic enhancement in the magneto-optical response at high energies where the altermagnetic splitting directly influences interband transitions.
This paper demonstrates that a minimal resonant-coupling model, where acoustic phonons interact with quasi-localized vibrations, naturally reproduces the observed non-phononic flat band in amorphous solids and clarifies its universal connection to the boson peak.
This study demonstrates that MoSSe/WSSe Janus heterobilayers, through interfacial engineering and intrinsic electrostatic stabilization, effectively suppress strain-induced band-gap transitions and enable tunable shear piezoelectric responses, offering a robust platform for flexible piezotronic applications.
This study reveals that the giant dielectric permittivity in Nb-doped rutile crystals arises from a low-frequency surface barrier-layer effect and a distinct, non-thermally activated overdamped microwave excitation (central mode) that persists down to 10 K, distinguishing it from undoped crystals where such high-frequency contributions are absent.
This paper presents a high-pressure infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory study of Weyl semimetals NbIrTe and TaIrTe, revealing a pressure-induced electronic phase transition at 7–8 GPa characterized by a sharp reduction in free carrier concentration and spectral weight redistribution without a significant structural change.
This study demonstrates that in dry glass-glass contacts, increasing nanoscale roughness reduces friction by suppressing triboelectric adhesion, thereby inverting the classical understanding that smoother surfaces always yield lower friction.
This study demonstrates that twisting bilayer WSe2 to create a moiré superlattice, when encapsulated in hBN, enables precise engineering of the excitonic landscape to enhance interlayer exciton emission and phonon-assisted recombination while suppressing defect-bound signals, offering a new pathway for exploring quantum phenomena in transition metal dichalcogenides.