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.
This paper introduces a stochastic cluster expansion framework that enables near-DMRG accuracy for total correlation energies in large condensed-phase systems by combining exactly treated subspaces with randomly sampled environment orbitals, thereby eliminating the need for prior active space selection and facilitating high-accuracy studies of chemical processes in complex environments.
This study demonstrates that vanadium doping (up to 10 at.%) effectively enhances the photoelectrochemical performance of phase-pure -TaON by narrowing its bandgap, improving carrier mobility, and optimizing band edge positions for water splitting, while higher doping concentrations induce detrimental secondary phases that degrade performance.
This study demonstrates that room-temperature RF sputtering with high power density, followed by moderate annealing, successfully produces stoichiometric, phase-pure NdNiCuO thin films with bulk-like electrical properties suitable for solid oxide fuel cell cathodes.
This study demonstrates a sustainable, metal-free symmetric supercapacitor utilizing cotton textile waste-derived hydrogels modified with ammonium thiocyanate and chitosan-based carbon electrodes, which achieve enhanced ionic conductivity, stable cycling performance, and eco-friendly energy storage capabilities.
This paper presents a fault-tolerant quantum algorithmic framework for simulating phase-contrast transmission electron microscopy image formation, which leverages quantum Fourier transforms to efficiently model wave propagation and specimen interactions while offering quantum advantages for specific Fourier-space queries and global statistics despite the measurement overhead required for full image reconstruction.
This review highlights the pivotal role of angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) and its variants in experimentally validating the symmetry-driven, momentum-dependent spin splitting of altermagnets across various candidate materials, while outlining future directions for advancing both the field and the spectroscopic techniques.
This study demonstrates that single-crystalline copper thin films can exhibit ballistic transport in nanoscale devices below 85 K, offering a scalable solution for low-loss signal transmission and high-quality interconnects in semiconductor technology.
This paper proposes a unified framework for describing fractional quantum Hall systems and fractional Chern insulators by extending the concept of coherent states to Chern bands via "coherent-like states," enabling the construction of a localized-basis Hamiltonian that exhibits topological degeneracy and zero-energy ground states across both systems.
This paper presents a quantitative model combining analytical and finite element approaches to analyze excess carrier diffusion and recombination in STEM-EBIC experiments on semiconductor nanostructures, successfully demonstrating its ability to precisely determine the bulk diffusion length of SrTi0.995Nb0.005O3.
Using element-specific attosecond transient absorption spectroscopy, this study reveals that carrier dynamics in metastable cubic -SnS transition from interface-limited recombination at low densities to Auger-dominated processes at high densities, while also demonstrating strong coupling between electronic excitation and coherent lattice phonons.