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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.
Large-scale molecular dynamics simulations suggest that the formation of nitrogen Frenkel pairs provides a plausible intrinsic mechanism for the superlinear high-temperature heat capacity of uranium mononitride, with defect-driven contributions reaching up to ~10 J/(mol-K).
First-principles calculations reveal that monolayer CrSBr exhibits significant thermal anisotropy (with a ratio of approximately 1.8) driven by phonon velocities and lifetimes, which can be further tuned by controlling flake size to suppress long mean free path phonons.
This study demonstrates that bulk single crystals of the triplet superconductor uranium ditelluride (UTe) exhibit an intrinsic, electrically controllable memory effect where magnetic-field-tuned current pulses switch the material between metastable states of distinct critical currents, offering a promising pathway for ultralow-power superconducting memory in cryogenic computing.
This paper presents a nucleation-based framework that integrates first-principles energetics with classical nucleation theory to predict and rationally control the synthesis of metastable polymorphs in vapor deposition by identifying reaction driving force and precursor flow rates as critical kinetic handles for phase selection.
This paper presents a numerical investigation of the Lieb lattice's electronic and optical properties, revealing the existence of stable, long-lifetime plasmon modes with unusual dispersions and static screening characteristics that resemble graphene rather than pseudospin-1 materials.
This study employs first-principles calculations to propose that the experimentally observed N-line series in silicon arises from complex defects involving carbon, nitrogen, self-interstitials, and oxygen, identifying them as isoelectronic spin-doublet qubits suitable for quantum technologies near telecommunication bands.
This paper presents a unified machine learning framework to systematically compare the impact of different thermodynamic structures—such as dissipation potentials, generalized standard materials, and metriplectic systems—on the learnability, stability, and generalization of data-driven constitutive models for complex inelastic materials.
Replacing divalent Sn with trivalent In in the kagome ferromagnet Co3Sn2S2 to form Co3SnInS2 suppresses its long-range ferromagnetism and topological transport features, driving the system from a half-metallic state into a semiconducting state with predominantly antiferromagnetic correlations and a significantly reduced anomalous Hall effect.
Using a non-perturbative numerical approach, this study maps the finite-temperature phase diagram of a strongly correlated -wave altermagnet, revealing that altermagnetism-induced geometric frustration stabilizes a correlated magnetic metal and enhances magnetic transition scales across the Mott insulator-metal transition.
This study introduces a novel Ni2+-Cr3+ synergistic platform that achieves record-high, fully decoupled simultaneous optical sensing of pressure and temperature under extreme conditions by leveraging time-gated dual-ion lifetime and single-ion luminescence strategies to eliminate cross-sensitivity.