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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 paper presents a second-order accurate, fixed-grid sharp-interface numerical method to solve the three-phase Stefan problem in spherical coordinates, demonstrating that kinetic energy terms significantly influence the phase change behavior of nanoparticles compared to larger particles.
BRAIN (Boltzmann Reinforcement for Analog Ising Networks) is a variational reinforcement learning framework that overcomes measurement noise in analog Ising machines by learning the Boltzmann distribution through aggregated information, significantly outperforming traditional MCMC methods in both accuracy and speed across various combinatorial topologies.
This paper demonstrates that in multilayer SnS, the electron deformation potential outweighs the inverse piezoelectric effect, driving a polar-axis expansion during photoexcitation and establishing a new mechanism for ultrafast optomechanical transduction in layered ferroelectrics.
This paper proposes a new framework for non-Hermitian hyperuniformity and stealthiness, extending the concepts of correlated disorder and PT-symmetry to open systems to reveal unique scattering properties, such as unidirectional phases, that are impossible in Hermitian materials.
This paper demonstrates that the moiré potentials in heterobilayers originate from a combination of lattice reconstruction (inducing local strain and piezopotentials) and interlayer charge transfer (inducing built-in electric fields), which together determine the localization of charge carriers in both R-type and H-type moiré patterns.
The paper proposes the "Chiralometer," a novel mechanical detection method that uses temperature gradients or electric fields to induce uncompensated angular momentum in chiral crystals, generating a measurable macroscopic torque that serves as a direct probe for crystal chirality.
The paper proposes using the single-layer multiferroic interacting with surface phonon polaritons from a substrate as a platform to demonstrate cavity-mediated control of magnetic order by tuning the spiral wavelength and inducing a transition to ferromagnetism.
Using first-principles calculations, this study identifies the dynamically stable type-II phase of bulk-stacked 1D as a promising photovoltaic absorber with a high spectroscopically limited maximum efficiency of approximately 25.6%.
By doping a non-equiatomic CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy with nitrogen, the researchers achieved a simultaneous increase in both strength and ductility by inducing short-range order (SRO) and promoting the continuous generation of nano-spaced stacking faults and deformation twins.
This first-principles study demonstrates that hydrostatic pressure (0–10 GPa) serves as a versatile tuning mechanism for the structural, electronic, optical, and superconducting properties of the Ta-rich layered chalcogenide , confirming its dynamical stability and its classification as a phonon-mediated superconductor with a of approximately 3.9 K.