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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 review summarizes recent advancements in controlling the volume phase transition temperature and morphology of thermosensitive microgels, particularly PNIPAM-based systems, through copolymerization strategies that introduce hydrophobic or ionizable monomers to enable multi-parameter external regulation.
This study validates the feasibility of using an extended Stoner-Wohlfarth macrospin model to accurately describe the magnetic response of realistic, superellipsoid-shaped magnetite nanoparticles by directly comparing its predictions with full micromagnetic simulations across various geometries and sizes.
This paper introduces highly accurate and efficient Atomic Cluster Expansion (ACE) and MACE machine learning potentials trained on new DFT data, which significantly outperform existing models in predicting dislocation properties in Indium Phosphide (InP) while offering superior computational speed.
This study combines angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and density functional calculations to characterize the bulk and surface electronic structure of MoAlB(010), revealing distinct surface states with varying stability and spin-orbit splitting that are protected by mirror symmetry near the point.
This study resolves the long-standing puzzle of the Verwey transition in magnetite by presenting an ab initio-based model combining kinetic Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics to demonstrate that trimeron hopping, rather than significant band structure changes, governs polaron transport and accurately reproduces experimental dc-conductivity across the transition.
This study demonstrates that magnetoelastic effects significantly influence the magnetic anisotropy of [001]-textured Co80Ir20 thin films, where the choice of underlayer (Ta vs. Pt) induces varying degrees of strain that alter the effective anisotropy field, necessitating the consideration of stress effects when estimating magnetocrystalline contributions.
This study reports the successful molecular-beam epitaxy growth of LaAgGe thin films and characterizes their magnetotransport properties, revealing a positive magnetoresistance explained by a two-carrier model and a distinct angle-dependent anisotropy with reproducible dip/peak features.
This study reports the successful epitaxial growth of Te-deficient DyTe thin films on MgO (001), where Te vacancies induce a superlattice structure driven by Fermi surface nesting that opens a band gap, establishing a platform for strain-tuning the electronic phases of square-net tellurides.
This paper reports the discovery of a new YbSb-type monoclinic polymorph of LaSb stabilized in thin films via molecular beam epitaxy, which exhibits superconductivity at 2 K with an enhanced transition temperature and a long coherence length of 140 nm.
Fe-V-W-Al thin films deposited at higher base pressures on n-Si substrates exhibit an anomalous amorphous structure that yields exceptionally high thermoelectric performance, including a Seebeck coefficient of ~1098 μV/K and a figure of merit of ~3.9 near 320 K, significantly surpassing previously reported values for thin films.