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.
First-principles calculations reveal that Ag-based fluorides KAgF and KAgF exhibit distinct magnetic and orbital orderings, where the A-type antiferromagnetic KAgF displays altermagnetic properties with significant anomalous transport and magneto-optical responses, while the conventional antiferromagnetic KAgF preserves symmetry and lacks such anomalous effects.
Using numerical simulations of a stress-imposed vane rheometer, this study reveals that the rheology of dense vibrated granular flows is governed by the balance between grain-scale agitation energy and confinement, leading to a non-monotonic viscosity response to vibration frequency that reconciles previously observed trends in friction and viscosity weakening.
This review examines the current state, methods, and challenges of using end-to-end generative machine learning models for predicting and designing crystalline materials, offering guidance on representations, evaluation, software tools, and future directions for both experimentalists and ML specialists.
This study presents a versatile nano-confinement strategy using van der Waals capping layers to enable the atomically precise synthesis of tailored 2D transition metal dichalcogenides and Janus monolayers while simultaneously creating ultraclean interfaces that preserve air-sensitive properties.
This paper establishes a decomposition of the Coulomb potential in finite crystals into bulk, boundary, and finite-size correction terms, enabling a rapidly convergent direct-summation scheme for accurately calculating Madelung constants even in very small systems.
This study demonstrates that a multi-element doping strategy (incorporating Mo, Sn, Sc, and Zr) significantly enhances the oxygen and proton transport kinetics of cobalt-free Sr2Fe2O6, resulting in a superior cathode material (SFO-ZSSM) that delivers exceptional power densities and stability for intermediate-temperature proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cells.
This paper demonstrates that Green's function zeros in Mott insulators manifest as in-gap "zeron" excitations in impurity spectroscopy, providing a practical experimental method to detect and control their topology using magnetic fields.
This study demonstrates that the choice of substrate (SrTiO3, Al2O3, or SiC) critically governs defect formation and interfacial chemistry in MoS2 thin films, thereby dictating their distinct electronic transport behaviors and highlighting the necessity of controlling film-substrate interactions for functional device engineering.
This study establishes experimentally realized 4-5-6-8 carbon nanoribbons as a topology-driven platform that simultaneously engineers robust semiconducting, mechanical, thermal, and optical properties through controlled lattice asymmetry, enabling the predictive design of multifunctional carbon materials.
This study experimentally confirms the T specific heat and T thermal conductivity scaling of magnons in the ferromagnetic insulator CdCrSe, while revealing that grain boundary scattering limits magnon transport more severely than phonon transport, resulting in a phonon-dominated thermal conductivity with an anomalous T temperature dependence.