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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 reports an improved Diatomic-In-Molecules (DIM) calculation for excited argon clusters that incorporates previously ignored strongly avoided crossings between 3p4s and 3p4p states to better understand the localization of excitation and the effect of diabatisation on cluster isomers.
This contribution presents an efficient "instantaneous eigenstate method" based on the Heisenberg equation to analyze the evolution of photon states in arbitrary time-varying media, demonstrating that the generation of single photon pairs from the vacuum is limited to a probability of 25%, whereas Bell states can reach 84%, and showcasing precise control over photon spectral profiles through temporal modulation of material properties.
This paper introduces PdNeuRAM, a novel forming-free, multi-bit Pd/HfO2 ReRAM device that leverages a unique Pd-O-Hf configuration to eliminate electroforming, reduce variability, and significantly lower programming and reading energy for efficient neuromorphic computing.
This study establishes a versatile, host-atom-driven mechanism for converting metal oxide honeycomb structures into dodecagonal quasicrystals, enabling the precise fabrication of new aperiodic systems such as a lanthanide-based Eu-Ti-O phase with localized magnetic moments.
This paper theoretically demonstrates that strain-tunable inter-layer magnetic coupling in Co-intercalated NbS can switch the material between a large anomalous Hall effect state and a topological magnetoelectric state characterized by a giant axion-like coupling () arising from staggered scalar spin chirality.
This study shows that europium doping in CdO/Si photodetectors fabricated by MBE improves rectification factors and responsivity in the 450 to 1150 nm spectrum, thereby enabling efficient operation without power consumption for future optoelectronic applications.
This paper derives an analytical expression for the Berry phase of Bloch states using infinite -type Gaussian orbitals to establish a correspondence between Zak phase eigenvalues and modular symmetries, thereby enabling the identification of topological properties in non-centrosymmetric crystalline materials like space group .
This study shows that the interfacial coupling between graphene and SiC governs the epitaxial growth of HMTP molecules, wherein hydrogen intercalation effectively decouples the buffer layer to restore high-quality crystalline order on the resulting quasi-freestanding graphene.
This study shows that self-powered, ultrafast broadband photodetectors operating in the 380–1150 nm range with response times under 10 µs can be realized using epitaxially grown ZnCdO:Eu alloys on silicon, which exploit the pyro-phototronic effect and eliminate Schottky barriers through the incorporation of Cd.
Polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy reveals that the layered van der Waals compound InSiTe harbors a rare phonon frequency comb near an isolated Einstein mode, driven by strong anharmonic coupling and self-organized collective excitations that occur at approximately 200 K.