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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 establishes a quantum geometric framework for Floquet non-Hermitian altermagnets, demonstrating that periodic optical driving and non-Hermiticity enable tunable control and strict reversal of nonlinear spin currents, which are predominantly governed by the bare quantum metric.
This study experimentally demonstrates that the chiral crystal (TaSe4)2I hosts a dominant p-wave orbital angular momentum texture controllable by lattice chirality, establishing a new platform for spinless orbitronics applications.
This first-principles study reveals that boron incorporation in AlScN induces interstitial threefold-coordinated boron atoms that symmetrize the scandium environment via a scandium-activated mechanism, thereby decoupling stiffness from piezoelectric response and enhancing the piezoelectric coefficient.
This paper extends the Tolman-Ehrenfest effect to coupled thermodynamic channels by deriving a unique invariant involving the Ruppeiner connection holonomy, which geometrically resolves long-standing puzzles in granular matter physics and predicts a testable relationship for shear bands.
Using ultra-low temperature STM/S and transport measurements, this study reports the first observation of an energy-symmetric, flat-bottom U-shaped superconducting gap in high-Tc (La,Pr)3Ni2O7 thin films, providing evidence for a nodeless gap function and suggesting the potential for local superconductivity above the liquid nitrogen boiling temperature at ambient pressure.
This paper demonstrates that focused Ga+-ion irradiation can engineer precise anisotropy gradients in ferromagnetic films to create stable, deterministic magnetic nanodomains, enabling scalable and reproducible sequential switching for advanced spintronic applications.
This paper presents a practical laser-heated diamond anvil cell synthesis and recovery workflow that successfully stabilizes and recovers metastable high-pressure MnSb2 and YbZn2 intermetallic phases, enabling the discovery of tunable electronic instabilities and correlated quantum states under extreme conditions.
This study demonstrates that Cr-based high-entropy spinel oxides, despite significant chemical disorder, preserve the characteristic long-range magnetic ordering and structural phase transitions typical of low-entropy systems, suggesting that high configurational entropy promotes global structural stabilization.
This paper presents a causation-guided machine-learning framework that integrates crystal-plasticity simulations to identify key microstructural mechanisms governing grain-boundary stress in creep and distills them into an interpretable, robust reduced-order model for predicting damage-driving stress under complex loading conditions.
This paper demonstrates that atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (AP-CVD) at mild temperatures (140°C) can rapidly and cost-effectively synthesize high-performance H:In2O3 transparent conducting oxide films with superior conductivity and transmittance compared to commercial standards, utilizing water-derived hydrogen dopants to significantly enhance carrier mobility.