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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 presents a phaseless auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo method incorporating spin-orbit coupling via fully-relativistic pseudopotentials, demonstrating its accuracy and enhanced applicability for heavy-atom systems through calculations of dissociation and cohesive energies in I₂ and Pb, as well as the phase transition pressure of InP.
This study demonstrates that strain-induced nanoscale ripples in ultrathin SbTe on graphene close the hybridization gap of the flat interface, transforming the system from a gapped state into a complex "Helical Metal" with restored spin polarization and dense minibands, thereby offering a geometric pathway to engineer advanced spintronic states.
This paper introduces the topological chiral random walker (TCRW) model, which leverages non-Hermitian dynamics and bulk-boundary correspondence to generate robust, topologically protected edge currents that significantly enhance maze-solving efficiency and accelerate self-assembly by overcoming diffusion-limited bottlenecks.
This study demonstrates that mixed halide perovskites remain thermodynamically stable against phase separation primarily due to the large configurational entropy from random cation and halide substitution, which outweighs the positive enthalpy of mixing and the partial destabilization caused by reduced rotational entropy, thereby establishing that hydrogen bonding does not govern their phase stability.
This paper rigorously demonstrates through analytical and numerical evidence that the critical stretch and critical energy density criteria for bond failure in peridynamics are fundamentally non-equivalent, leading to distinct crack dynamics and fracture behaviors.
This paper establishes a general symmetry-based stacking theory for two-dimensional magnets by introducing spin layer groups and deriving 448 collinear configurations, providing a framework to design and realize stacking-induced unconventional magnetism such as fully compensated ferrimagnetism.
This study investigates how lattice termination, spin-orbit coupling, and magnetic order collectively govern the emergence and tunability of edge states in a two-dimensional kagome lattice, revealing a transition from termination-sensitive localized modes to robust topological phases such as insulators and Chern insulators.
This paper introduces an unsupervised Fourier Vision Transformer (Fourier ViT) that effectively solves the challenging multi-domain phase retrieval problem in Bragg coherent diffraction imaging by globally coupling reciprocal-space information, thereby outperforming classical iterative solvers and convolutional neural networks in robustness and accuracy for reconstructing crystals with strong-phase distortions.
This study employs density functional theory and a novel Jahn-Teller framework to investigate the magneto-optical properties of Group-IV-vacancy centers in diamond under hydrostatic pressure up to 180 GPa, revealing that while spin-orbit splitting and zero-phonon-line energy increase with pressure, PbV(-) centers lose photostability beyond 32 GPa whereas SiV(-), GeV(-), and SnV(-) remain stable, alongside detailed characterizations of hyperfine interactions and spin coherence times across various temperature regimes.
This paper presents a spin topological metasurface based on a kagome lattice that enables robust, sharp-turn propagation paths and is utilized to design a novel X-band leaky-wave antenna capable of achieving a 50-degree beam scan in both forward and backward directions across an 8.8 to 11.1 GHz bandwidth.