🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

2858 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.

🔬 materials science

Anomalous magnetotransport in the single-crystalline half-Heusler antiferromagnet ErPdSb

This study characterizes the thermodynamic and magnetotransport properties of single-crystalline ErPdSb, revealing its antiferromagnetic ordering at 1.2 K, semimetallic behavior with a resistivity hump near 70 K, a transition from weak antilocalization to negative magnetoresistance in magnetic fields, and a sizable anomalous Hall effect at low temperatures indicative of Fermi surface reconstruction.

Abhinav Agarwal, Shovan Dan, Maciej J. Winiarski, Orest Pavlosiuk, Piotr Wisniewski, Dariusz Kaczorowski2026-03-10
🔬 materials science

Machine Learning for Electrode Materials: Property Prediction via Composition

This paper benchmarks three machine learning frameworks (MODNet, CrabNet, and a Magpie-based Random Forest) for predicting battery electrode properties using the Materials Project dataset, demonstrating that CrabNet consistently outperforms the others across rigorous statistical validation while highlighting both the potential and practical limitations of ML-driven materials discovery.

Hao Wu, Cameron Hargreaves, Arpit Mishra, Gian-Marco Rignanese2026-03-10
🔬 mesoscale physics

Terahertz-nanoscale visualization of the microscopic spin-charge architecture of colossal magnetoresistive switching

This study utilizes a custom-built cryogenic magneto-THz scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy platform to visualize the nanoscale evolution of colossal magnetoresistance in Pr2/3Ca1/3MnO3\text{Pr}_{2/3}\text{Ca}_{1/3}\text{MnO}_{3}, revealing that magnetic-field-induced spin switching initiates as 1–2 nm isolated sites that coalesce into ~15 nm conducting regions during the transition from an antiferromagnetic insulator to a ferromagnetic metal.

Samuel Haeuser, Randall K. Chan, Richard H. J. Kim, Joong-Mok Park, Martin Mootz, Thomas Koschny, Jigang Wang2026-03-10
🔬 materials science

Melting behavior and dynamical properties of Cr2Ge2Te6 phase-change material

This study utilizes ab initio molecular dynamics simulations to reveal that while Ge atoms initiate the structural collapse of crystalline Cr2Ge2Te6 upon heating, the robust Cr[Te6] octahedra persist through the melting and supercooled liquid phases, a structural stability that underpins the material's low resistance drift and ultrafast nanosecond-scale crystallization for phase-change memory applications.

Suyang Sun, Yihui Jiang, Riccardo Mazzarello, Wei Zhang2026-03-10
🔬 materials science

Unexpected Planar Dislocation Boundary Formation in FCC Metals Captured by Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy and Continuum Dislocation Dynamics

This study validates continuum dislocation dynamics models by demonstrating their ability to predict unexpected {111} planar dislocation boundaries in FCC metals, which were directly observed for the first time using in situ Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy.

Adam André William Cretton, Khaled SharafEldin, Axel Henningsson, Felix Frankus, Can Yıldırım, Carsten Detlefs, Flemming (…)2026-03-10
🔬 materials science

Large differential attosecond delays in solid state photoemission

This study reveals that large differential attosecond delays in photoemission from Bi2_2Te3_3 and Bi2_2Se3_3 arise from strong energy-dependent variations in final-state dynamics caused by multiple surface scattering, rather than intra-atomic effects or ballistic transport.

Andreas Gebauer, Walter Enns, Sergej Neb, Tillmann Schabbehard, Luis Maschmann, Stefan Muff, J. Hugo Dil, Ulrich Heinzma (…)2026-03-10
🔬 materials science

Structural phase transitions in double perovskite crystals studied by Brillouin light scattering

Using Brillouin light scattering, researchers determined the complete elastic constants of lead-free double perovskite single crystals Cs2AgBiBr6 and Cs2AgBiCl6 and identified their structural phase transition temperatures at approximately 122 K and 43 K, respectively, based on the lifting of transverse acoustic phonon mode degeneracy.

D. O. Horiachyi, M. O. Nestoklon, I. A. Akimov, D. R. Yakovlev, V. Vasylkovskyi, O. Trukhina, V. Dyakonov, M. Bayer2026-03-10
🔬 materials science

Second harmonic study of thermally oxidized mono- and few-layer 2H-MoS2

This study demonstrates that thermal oxidation of mono- and few-layer 2H-MoS₂ induces significant, layer-dependent structural changes confined to the topmost layer, which can be effectively monitored via non-invasive second harmonic generation microscopy supported by theoretical band structure calculations.

Katharina Burgholzer, Henry Volker Hübschmann, Gerhard Berth, Adriana Bocchini, Uwe Gerstmann, Wolf Gero Schmidt, Klaus (…)2026-03-10