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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 study combines angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and first-principles calculations to reveal that the topological phases of atomically thin WTe2 films evolve non-monotonically with layer thickness, oscillating between topological insulating and metallic states due to interlayer coupling-induced band reconfiguration.
This study reveals that linearly polarized photoluminescence in WS2/WSe2 moiré superlattices is primarily driven by strain-induced C3 symmetry breaking rather than valley selection rules, establishing strain as a critical parameter for reliable optical control of valley degrees of freedom.
This paper systematically analyzes the dependence of ferromagnetic resonance frequency, damping, and quality factor on local energy curvature in ferromagnetic nanomagnets, highlighting how the standard quality factor approximation fails near bifurcation points where the number of metastable energy minima changes.
This study utilizes hyperspectral mapping and advanced spectral analysis to reveal that the complex photoluminescence of a twisted MoSe2/WSe2 moiré superlattice is organized by a hierarchical inhomogeneity, where micron-scale contiguous domains coexist with unresolved local spectral manifolds.
This paper argues that complex numbers are indispensable for modeling the continuous time evolution of quantum gates, demonstrating that real-valued quantum mechanics fails to reproduce the necessary dynamics and entanglement due to group-theoretic constraints and the inherent complexity of standard gate representations.
This paper demonstrates that polycrystalline -FeSi thin films exhibit robust intrinsic topological transport, including an intrinsic anomalous Hall effect and chiral anomaly signatures characteristic of Weyl semimetals, despite significant disorder and grain boundaries.
This study employs first-principles calculations to comprehensively analyze the electronic structure, Raman-active phonon modes, Gruneisen parameters, and phonon lifetimes of hexagonal silicon and germanium allotropes, aiming to elucidate anharmonic effects and provide strategies for optimizing these materials for advanced thermoelectric, photovoltaic, and optoelectronic applications.
This study demonstrates that substituting Ni for Co in NdCo₂ suppresses the orthorhombic phase and reduces the magnetic moment, thereby decreasing the magnetocaloric effect at cryogenic temperatures.
This paper proposes a molecular design strategy using triangulene-derived radicals in honeycomb 2D frameworks to achieve designer metal-free altermagnetism by breaking inversion symmetry while preserving the bipartite lattice, resulting in robust d-wave spin splitting and antiferromagnetic coupling suitable for room-temperature organic spintronics.
This paper derives a closed-form stability criterion for charged colloidal crystals that predicts direction-dependent elastic softening and identifies the critical electrostatic-elastic coupling strength at which specific crystallographic axes lose rigidity, linking phenomenological parameters to microscopic properties via Poisson-Boltzmann theory.