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cond-mat.mtrl-sci

3992 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.

🔬 mesoscale physics

Gyrotropic Fingerprints of Magnetic Topological Insulator-Unconventional Magnet Interfaces

This paper establishes Zeeman quantum geometry as a powerful framework for identifying unconventional magnetic orders in insulating heterostructures by demonstrating that the transverse displacement component of the intrinsic gyrotropic magnetic response serves as a high-fidelity symmetry fingerprint, characterized by distinct angular harmonics and sign-reversal patterns that are largely absent in the conduction component.

Neelanjan Chakraborti, Snehasish Nandy, Sudeep Kumar Ghosh2026-09-03
🔬 applied physics

Shallow Trap States Control Electrical Performance of Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor Thin-Film Transistors

This study demonstrates that the electrical performance of amorphous InGaZnO thin-film transistors is rigidly controlled by shallow trap states near the conduction band, specifically identifying a Ga-Ga-In oxygen vacancy defect at ~0.32 eV as the dominant factor, and establishes a parameter-free simulation method to accurately predict device characteristics from measured density of states.

Måns J. Mattsson, Jinhan Lee, Christopher E. Malmberg, Jared Parker, Kyle T. Vogt, Hyemi Kim, Minji Hong, Pilsang Yun, D (…)2026-09-03
🔬 materials science

When Literature Data Mislead Artificial Intelligence in Materials Discovery

This paper demonstrates that artificial intelligence-driven materials discovery is significantly compromised by systematic errors and ambiguities in literature-derived datasets, such as text-figure mismatches and unit inconsistencies, which introduce structured label noise and necessitate improved traceable reporting and curation practices.

Qian Wang, Ying Li, Ryuhei Sato, Hidemi Kato, Shin-ichi Orimo, Hao Li, Eric Jianfeng Cheng2026-09-03
🔬 materials science

A Spatial Localizer for Constituent-Resolved Exciton Wannier Functions

This paper introduces a novel, ansatz-free "exciton spatial localizer" that utilizes a Clifford-algebra structure to construct exciton Wannier functions which are simultaneously maximally localized in both electron and hole coordinates, overcoming the fundamental noncommutativity of their position operators and revealing symmetry-enforced quantum geometric dipoles.

Haylen Gerhard, Wladimir A. Benalcazar2026-09-03
🔬 materials science

Symmetry-selective nonrelativistic spin splitting in antiferromagnets driven by coherent phonons

This paper demonstrates that coherent infrared phonons can dynamically induce and selectively control distinct nonrelativistic spin-splitting phases in antiferromagnets, such as MnPS3_3, by leveraging the polarization-dependent breaking or preservation of sublattice-connecting symmetries.

Sangeeta Rajpurohit, Mohsen Yarmohammadi, Sheikh Rubaiat Ul Haque, Tony F. Heinz, Aaron M. Lindenberg, Tadashi Ogitsu2026-09-03
🔬 materials science

Molecular spin qubits in a van der Waals bottle

This paper demonstrates that embedding molecular spin qubits, specifically cobaltocene, within the van der Waals gaps of two-dimensional SnS2 and CdPS3 crystals stabilizes their quantum states by reorganizing the local energy landscape and slowing spin-lattice relaxation by over two orders of magnitude, thereby enabling the formation of ordered superlattices for functional quantum devices.

Anna Champ, Eleanor Mackintosh, André Koch Liston, Sanghyo Lee, Eric D. Walter, Raphaël P. Hermann, George Yumnam, Eric (…)2026-09-03
🔬 materials science

RAFT-DVC: Resolution-Aware Machine Learning-Based Digital Volume Correlation

This paper introduces RAFT-DVC, a resolution-aware machine learning framework for Digital Volume Correlation that utilizes a family of solvers with varying downsampling factors to achieve high-accuracy, dense 3D displacement measurements across diverse texture and displacement regimes, while also correcting coordinate-order inconsistencies to improve generalization.

Zixiang Tong, Lehu Bu, Jin Yang2026-09-03
🔬 materials science

Morphology and Dynamics of Self-interstitial Clusters in Irradiated Nickel

This study combines molecular dynamics simulations and high-speed in situ transmission electron microscopy to reveal that while self-interstitial clusters in irradiated nickel thermodynamically favor mobile perfect loops over sessile Frank loops for sizes N ≥ 14, their actual migration is governed by a non-rigid relay mechanism and hindered by kinetic barriers that create a heterogeneous energy landscape of mobile and pinned states.

Ajay Annamareddy, Ibrahim Momohjimoh, Hangyu Li, Kevin G. Field, Paul M. Voyles, Dane Morgan2026-09-03
🔬 materials science

Symmetry-enforced third-order nonlinear thermal Hall effects in altermagnets

This paper proposes a symmetry-enforced third-order nonlinear thermal Hall effect driven by Berry curvature in altermagnets, demonstrating that materials with out-of-plane Néel order (such as KV2Se2O and MnF2) exhibit a dominant third-order response with π\pi-periodic dependence, providing a novel diagnostic tool for identifying altermagnetism and determining Néel vector orientation.

Yun-Mei Li, Jiacheng Yao, Hua Wang, Kai Chang2026-09-03