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cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4940 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.

🔬 materials science

A topology-tuned pressure valve across the isoreticular RHO zeolite family

This study demonstrates that the mechanical critical pressure of the isoreticular RHO zeolite family can be exponentially tuned from approximately 0.94 GPa to below 0.03 GPa by increasing the isoreticular order, revealing that the framework's reversible phase-transition "valve" behavior is a generic property of the hierarchy that becomes significantly softer and more stimuli-responsive in larger members.

Salvador R. G. Balestra (Departamento de Física Atómica, Molecular y Nuclear, Área de Física Teórica, Universidad de Sev (…)2026-06-25
🔬 materials science

Barocaloric phase transformation from data efficient fine-tuning of machine learned interatomic potentials

This study demonstrates that fine-tuning the MACE-MPA-0 foundation model on as few as 5 to 10 DFT configurations enables accurate machine-learned interatomic potentials to reproduce the barocaloric phase transformation of ammonium sulfate, overcoming the data inefficiency of training from scratch while highlighting the necessity of dispersion corrections and hybrid-DFT levels for correct phase behavior description.

Ludwig Hedin, Johan Klarbring2026-06-25
🔬 materials science

Sensitivity-optimal coplanar waveguide design for broadband magnetic resonance spectroscopy: a Beer--Lambert framework

This paper establishes a universal, Beer–Lambert-inspired framework that optimizes coplanar waveguide design for broadband magnetic resonance spectroscopy by identifying a near-universal 1 Np1\,\mathrm{Np} sensitivity optimum dependent only on sample geometry and noise sources, while providing specific fabrication strategies for both PCB-milled and photolithographic instruments.

Scott Dietrich, Artur Solodovnyk2026-06-25
🔬 applied physics

Impact of sintering conditions on the dielectric properties of TiO2 ceramics for metamaterialsapplications at terahertz frequencies

This paper demonstrates that optimizing sintering conditions, specifically through spark plasma sintering and post-sintering annealing, enables the fabrication of bulk TiO2 ceramics with a permittivity of 103 and an exceptionally low loss tangent of 0.006, making them highly suitable for terahertz all-dielectric metamaterial applications.

Djihad Amina Djemmah, Delphine Gourdonnaud, Faycal Bouamrane, Jean-Francois Roux, Pierre-Marie Geffroy, Eric Akmansoy2026-06-25
🔬 materials science

Capturing Nuclear Quantum Effects in Hydrogen Diffusion through MoS2 via Machine-Learning-Enhanced Path-Integral Simulations

This study employs machine-learning-enhanced path-integral simulations to demonstrate that nuclear quantum effects significantly lower free-energy barriers and induce a pronounced kinetic isotope effect for hydrogen diffusion in MoS2, while revealing that transport in twisted bilayer structures is strongly modulated by local stacking environments within moiré superlattices.

Ismail Eren, Ege Yigit Erbil, Maria-Judith Caisachana-Lozada, Hossein Mirhosseini, Thomas D. Kühne, Agnieszka B. Kuc2026-06-25
🔬 mesoscale physics

Residual orbital magnetization governs the anomalous Hall effect in altermagnets

This paper demonstrates that residual orbital magnetization, generated by the interplay of local crystal fields and spin-orbit coupling, intrinsically governs the anomalous Hall effect in altermagnets through the generalized Středa relation, challenging the view that their small remanent magnetization is irrelevant to transport phenomena.

Yufei Zhao, Yiyang Jiang, Kamal Das, Chao-Xing Liu, Binghai Yan2026-06-25
🔬 mesoscale physics

Measurements of absolute bandgap deformation-potentials of optically-bright bilayer WSe2_2

This study experimentally determines the absolute bandgap deformation potentials for the indirect and direct bandgaps of bilayer WSe2_2 using nanoparticle-induced strain and photoluminescence measurements, revealing that minimal localized strain can significantly enhance its optical brightness and enable direct bandgap conversion.

Indrajeet Dhananjay Prasad, Sumitra Shit, Yunus Waheed, Jithin Thoppil Surendran, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, San (…)2026-06-24
🔬 mesoscale physics

Building unconventional magnetic phases on graphene by H atom manipulation: From altermagnets to Lieb ferrimagnets

This study demonstrates that single hydrogen atoms manipulated via scanning tunneling microscopy can be used to engineer and experimentally realize all fundamental non-relativistic magnetic phases, including altermagnetism and Lieb ferrimagnetism, within a single graphene platform.

B. Viña-Bausá, M. A. García-Blázquez, S. Chourasia, R. Carrasco, D. Expósito, I. Brihuega, J. J. Palacios2026-06-24
🔬 materials science

Influence of chemical ordering on magnetocrystalline anisotropy and magnetoelastic properties in Weyl magnetic semimetal Co2MnGa thin films

This study demonstrates that increasing chemical ordering in Co2MnGa thin films, particularly the formation of the L21 phase, significantly enhances both magnetocrystalline anisotropy and magnetoelastic properties, with the L21-ordered structure exhibiting giant magnetoelastic anisotropy distinct from non-Weyl semimetal counterparts.

O. Chumak, A. Nabiałek, L. T. Baczewski, T. Seki, J. Wang, K. Takanashi, H. Szymczak2026-06-24