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.
Using a novel first-principles approach based on non-collinear KKR Green's functions within time-dependent density functional theory, this study investigates the spin dynamics of MnRh, revealing three linearly dispersing Goldstone modes and characterizing their substantial Landau damping away from the Brillouin zone center.
This study reports the successful synthesis of high-quality, epitaxial, carbon- and chlorine-free chromium nitride (CrN) thin films via thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using in-situ generated precursors, overcoming previous limitations to enable advanced defect engineering and doping strategies previously restricted to physical vapor deposition.
This paper proposes a computationally efficient method for uncertainty quantification in materials science by training a single model to predict ensemble-derived error bars, thereby approximating the accuracy of full ensembles with only a single additional model evaluation during inference.
This paper presents a unified theoretical framework that coherently describes the photovoltaic Hall effect by demonstrating how bias electric fields and light jointly induce Berry curvatures and shift vectors to govern both field-induced circular photogalvanic effects and light-dressed anomalous Hall phenomena.
This paper presents a unified theoretical framework that coherently describes the photovoltaic Hall effect by demonstrating how both light-induced and bias electric field-induced mechanisms arise from Berry curvature engineering, thereby clarifying the distinct yet interconnected roles of field-modified transition parameters and light-dressed states in nonmagnetic materials.
This paper proposes an integrated ML-LCA framework that unifies upstream AI-driven materials discovery with downstream lifecycle assessment to enable the simultaneous optimization of performance and sustainability, thereby shifting the paradigm from post-synthesis evaluation to sustainable-by-design material creation.
This paper presents an analytically solvable minimal model and a corresponding *ab initio* numerical approach to demonstrate that while magnon-phonon coupling yields comparable Gilbert damping in both bulk and monolayer magnetic insulators, non-Gilbert damping from four-magnon scattering is strongly enhanced in two dimensions and becomes independent of spin-orbit coupling, a framework validated against materials like YIG and CrSBr.
By combining inelastic scattering experiments with *ab initio* calculations, the study reveals that an anomalous softening of a specific oxygen phonon mode in LaCoO provides momentum-resolved evidence for dynamic correlations between high-spin and low-spin Co states, directly linking spin-state fluctuations to lattice dynamics.
This study demonstrates that a robust nanofabrication protocol restoring atomic-scale purity to epitaxial graphene on SiC enables the emergence of macroscopic excitonic coherence in HMTP overlayers, revealing a Davydov-split vibronic manifold where a dark excitonic branch dominates radiative relaxation via a polaron-mediated pathway.
This paper introduces an all-optical imaging modality that achieves 100-attosecond temporal and 200-nanometer spatial resolution to directly visualize the spatiotemporal evolution and vector electric field lines of light within a widefield transmission microscope, enabling the observation of ultrafast scattering dynamics and pulse broadening in MoTe2 that are inaccessible via standard simulations.