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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 study demonstrates that the trade-off between crack suppression and wrinkle formation in freestanding BaTiO3 membranes can be optimized by jointly tuning the oxide and polymer support thicknesses, providing critical processing guidelines for integrating high-quality ferroelectric oxides into silicon-based devices.
This paper presents a non-perturbative theoretical framework that bridges macroscale strains and nanoscale mechanochemical kinetics in condensed matter, enabling the prediction of reaction rates for highly strained molecules like spiropyran through parameterizable expressions derived from atomistic simulations.
This study reveals that in pumped germanium, the transient optical response is dominated by resonant crystal momenta rather than the total residual excitation population, demonstrating that virtual pump-induced contributions from resonant regions are crucial for determining the material's optical weight.
This paper reports the discovery of a novel magnetoresistive memory effect in EuInAs that operates within the paramagnetic phase at twice the antiferromagnetic transition temperature, suggesting the presence of hidden order or short-range correlations and offering a new platform for quantum sensing and memory technologies.
This paper theoretically predicts and characterizes a novel asymmetric antibimeron (AAB) in in-plane magnetized chiral ferromagnets with symmetry, detailing its unique structure, stabilization mechanism, coexistence properties, and current-driven dynamics to provide a roadmap for experimental observation and topological charge manipulation.
This study demonstrates room-temperature spin injection and preservation in exciton-polaritons within a monolithic Tamm-plasmon microcavity embedding 2D halide perovskites, where rapid polariton decay outcompetes spin relaxation mechanisms to enable potential applications in chiral lasers and switches.
This study demonstrates that identifying single-photon emitters in hexagonal boron nitride using atomic-resolution ADF-STEM is fundamentally limited by sample thickness (beyond ~17 layers) and susceptible to misidentification due to residual threefold astigmatism, rendering the technique unreliable for the thicker flakes typically used in photonic research.
This study demonstrates that introducing Wadsley defects and transition metal disorder in MoNb12O33 anodes significantly enhances lithium diffusion kinetics and high-rate capacity by activating fast diffusion paths at lower lithiation levels, as confirmed through combined experimental characterization and machine-learning molecular dynamics simulations.
This study reveals that Molybdenum Carbide (MoC) nanosheets exhibit significantly longer carrier lifetimes than other transition metal carbides due to restricted phonon decay pathways caused by the large mass difference between Mo and C atoms, offering a promising strategy for enhancing photothermal and photovoltaic device performance through efficient hot carrier utilization.
This study utilizes a kinetic Monte Carlo model to demonstrate that while increasing chromium content in FeCrAl alloys suppresses vacancy diffusion—particularly in radiation-induced Cr-rich phases—higher iron content enhances vacancy mobility, potentially improving radiation tolerance by promoting defect annihilation.