2898 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.
By combining low-energy photoemission spectroscopy with density functional theory calculations, this study elucidates the electronic band structure and hot electron dynamics of NaKSb, determining key parameters such as the band gap and spin-orbit splitting to advance the development of robust spin-polarized electron sources.
This study establishes halogen-halogen-enabled rotational soft modes and static octahedral distortions as complementary design principles for achieving ultralow thermal conductivity in halide materials, a strategy validated through first-principles calculations and high-throughput screening that identified TaGaI8 with a record-low thermal conductivity of 0.11 W/mK.
This paper reviews the conditions governing non-relativistic spin splitting in antiferromagnets, proposing that such splitting is the default state and outlining the specific criteria required for antiferromagnets to preserve spin degeneracy.
This study demonstrates that loading atomically dispersed Pd and Pd clusters onto CdS creates a synergistic photocatalytic system for methanol dehydrogenation, where the single atoms act as hole-trapping oxidation sites and facilitate cluster dispersion, achieving a record turnover frequency of 1.14 s⁻¹ and an apparent quantum yield of 87% at 452 nm.
This paper demonstrates that applying alternating current (AC) fields at specific frequencies can induce ferroelectric domain wall switching at significantly lower field magnitudes than conventional DC fields by optimizing the balance between depinning attempt frequency and energy transfer efficiency in an overdamped system, offering promising potential for low-energy memory technologies.
This paper presents a data-efficient, interpretable machine learning framework that utilizes topology-driven, layer-resolved descriptors to accurately identify stable nanoparticle configurations with limited training data while revealing the distinct physical contributions of surface, intermediate, and core environments to overall stability.
This study demonstrates that yttrium addition significantly retards static recrystallization and grain growth in Mg alloys through solute drag effects caused by Y segregation at grain boundaries, while also revealing a two-stage recrystallization mechanism and abnormal grain growth behavior that inform the design of thermally stable Mg alloys.
This study presents a high-throughput screening platform combining molecular dynamics simulations with Bayesian optimization to identify 767 polymer electrolyte candidates from 1.7 million possibilities, revealing that branched architectures and ketone functional groups significantly enhance ionic conductivity and transference numbers beyond the benchmark PEO/LiTFSI system.
This paper demonstrates that despite the presence of significant Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction, specific coplanar and collinear magnetic systems exhibit a strict decoupling of spin and spatial symmetries describable by spin space groups, thereby extending the applicability of these groups to heavy-element materials and opening new avenues for magnon transport research.
This study reports the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of the noncentrosymmetric La4Ge3S12, confirming its electronic structure through experimental and theoretical methods and demonstrating its second harmonic generation properties as a nonlinear optical material.