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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 establishes that maintaining structural and electrostatic consistency between interface and bulk reference calculations, specifically through the use of mixed hybrid-semilocal exchange-correlation functionals combined with strained bulk references, is the dominant factor for achieving near-experimental accuracy in predicting Schottky barrier heights at Si/Metal interfaces.
This paper investigates how hierarchically patterned architected thin films in bi-layer composites can localize interfacial failure and enhance fracture toughness by creating a buffer region for diffuse damage dissipation, utilizing a novel network formalism that integrates discrete differential geometry and spectral graph theory to analyze load redistribution and deformation modes.
This paper introduces a non-destructive frequency-domain quasiparticle spectroscopy technique using precision resonators to identify low-energy excitations, such as two-level systems and Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states, in tantalum films on sapphire substrates, thereby linking these microscopic defects to reduced internal quality factors in superconducting circuits.
This study utilizes molecular beam epitaxy to systematically map the adsorption-controlled growth window of -GaSe on GaAs (111)B substrates, revealing that while higher temperatures improve crystalline quality and surface smoothness, they also induce a transition from singly oriented to twinned domains.
This paper characterizes the high detective quantum efficiency of the Timepix4 hybrid pixel detector in event-driven mode at 100 kV and 200 kV and demonstrates its capability to capture weak diffraction signals from polycrystalline gold nanoparticles at 200 kV.
This study introduces a computationally efficient framework that utilizes non-interacting electron density and Bayesian active learning to achieve highly accurate, zero-shot extrapolative predictions of alloy properties across vast compositional landscapes, significantly reducing the data requirements for discovering refractory high-entropy alloys.
This paper proposes that moire excitons in two-dimensional superlattices exhibit cooperative quantum optical phenomena, such as tunable superradiant and subradiant states and extreme optical switching, driven by their real-space lattice structure and controllable via electric fields, strain, or twist angle adjustments.
By synthesizing high-quality rutile OsO2 single crystals, researchers discovered that while the material is initially a paramagnetic metal, applying high pressure (44 GPa) induces a metal-insulator transition and drives a phase change into an altermagnetic state, demonstrating that external pressure can effectively tune its magnetic ground state.
This study reports the successful synthesis of bulk OsO2 single crystals that outperform commercial RuO2 nanopowder in oxygen evolution reaction efficiency and stability, challenging the universal applicability of nanoscaling by demonstrating that crystal integrity is a critical descriptor for robust electrocatalysis.
This study demonstrates that biaxial strain can dynamically tune the topological order and piezoelectric functionality of Tc-adsorbed penta-hexa silicene monolayers by engineering momentum-space orbital hybridization, thereby transforming static materials into versatile, strain-responsive quantum platforms.