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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.
First-principles studies reveal that heterohalogen substitution in CsGeX induces a room-temperature polar monoclinic phase with enhanced polarization and significant Rashba spin-splitting, making these materials promising candidates for Datta-Das spin transistors.
This study demonstrates that by aligning the polarization of a time-periodic electromagnetic field with the crystal axes of bulk tin sulfide (SnS), researchers can deterministically control the parity and achieve selective band renormalization of Floquet-Bloch states through symmetry-driven photoemission selection rules.
The paper introduces RASP, an ab initio simulation package that utilizes an all-state model to accurately predict defect-induced reliability degradation in scaled MOSFETs by systematically accounting for all possible defect configurations and transition pathways in amorphous gate dielectrics.
This study demonstrates through combined DFT modeling and correlative DPC-STEM/EELS experiments that irradiation-induced defects can significantly modulate and even reverse interfacial electric fields in Fe2O3-Cr2O3 oxide heterostructures, offering a pathway to engineer corrosion-resistant materials for extreme environments by controlling the spatial distribution of defects.
This study employs ab initio calculations to reveal that spin-phonon relaxation in Yb(III) molecular qubits is governed by non-trivial, delocalized phonon interactions that defy simple magneto-structural correlations, thereby advocating for predictive first-principles frameworks to guide future chemical design.
This study reports that applying pressure to the quasi-one-dimensional compound CrNbSe induces a reversible, iso-symmetric structural transition driven by continuous bond reorganization, which tunes the material between semiconducting and semimetallic states without breaking crystallographic symmetry.
This study reveals that applying pressure to the antiferromagnetic insulator CaMnSb induces a first-order structural transition with a significant volume collapse, driven by anisotropic Mn-Sb orbital reconfiguration and charge localization, which subsequently stabilizes a distinct incommensurate magnetic order in the high-pressure monoclinic phase.
This paper introduces Proof-Carrying Materials (PCM), a rigorous framework combining adversarial falsification, statistical refinement, and formal Lean 4 certification to overcome the high failure rates of single machine-learned interatomic potentials, thereby significantly improving the reliability and discovery yield of high-throughput materials screening.
This paper presents a novel thermodynamically consistent, mesh-free phase field theory that integrates peridynamics with plasticity and damage mechanics to accurately predict cyclic loading behavior and fracture patterns in quasi-brittle materials.
This study resolves conflicting reports on the anomalous Hall effect in MnTe thin films by demonstrating that surface states, rather than the bulk, dominate the effect and that their sign can be engineered through interface design and crystal termination.