2692 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.
Using first-principles molecular dynamics with significantly slower strain rates, this study reveals that neutron star crusts exhibit a universal regime of steady plastic flow after breaking, a finding that suggests repeated crustal failure and re-annealing could drive magnetar bursts and flares.
This paper proposes a minimal descriptor-based disorder-filter theory that explains the spatial organization of photoluminescence spectra in moiré heterobilayers by revealing a hierarchy of correlation lengths and robust spectral-shape relations, enabling the inference of effective disorder parameters from hyperspectral data without requiring microscopic line assignment.
This paper proposes a frequency-domain diagnostic method using phase-modulated photoexcitation to characterize nonlinear carrier dynamics and evaluate recombination rates in semiconductors, addressing the ambiguities often associated with non-exponential time-resolved responses.
Using density functional theory, this study demonstrates that external electric fields induce a nearly linear, layer-dependent modulation of both pairwise and higher-order exchange interactions in unsupported transition-metal trilayers by altering the spin-dependent local density of states at the Fermi level, while preserving the overall magnetic ground state.
This study demonstrates that adding minute amounts of iron atoms during on-surface synthesis on Au(111) facilitates the removal of metalated intermediates and byproducts, enabling the formation of structurally ordered, substrate-decoupled graphdiyne monolayers with a semiconducting bandgap of approximately 1.6 eV.
This study identifies a previously unreported class of low-energy planar stacking faults in Zn3P2 that are electronically benign but likely degrade solar cell performance by acting as preferential sites for the segregation of optically active point defects.
This study demonstrates that the entropy-stabilized Heusler alloy Co(TiVCrFe)Al exhibits a robust, intrinsic Berry curvature-driven anomalous Hall effect with high conductivity, showcasing the "cocktail effect" where significant chemical disorder does not diminish the topological transport properties typically found in ordered parent compounds.
Using a reduced lattice model, this study reveals that while the collapse of antiferromagnetically bound skyrmion pairs in synthetic antiferromagnets is relatively insensitive to island size and can proceed via layer-sequential paths, the reverse nucleation process faces a significantly larger energy barrier, highlighting a strong asymmetry that supports assisted layer-sequential writing for reliable data storage.
This thesis provides an overview of 4D-STEM ptychography, mathematically explores reconstruction methods like ePIE, WDD, and SSB, and demonstrates their application through simulated MoS₂ data and experimental 4D-STEM recordings.
This paper defines foundational machine-learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs) and articulates six critical open questions that are expected to guide future cutting-edge research in the field.