🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4941 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.

At Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this category directly from arXiv to make these complex discoveries accessible to everyone. Our team generates both plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries for each paper, ensuring that researchers, students, and curious minds alike can grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in dense jargon.

Below are the latest papers in condensed matter and materials science, organized by their most recent publication dates.

🔬 mesoscale physics

Probing the Dynamics of Two-Level System Defect Ensembles via Broadband Cryogenic Transient Dielectric Spectroscopy

This paper introduces Broadband Cryogenic Transient Dielectric Spectroscopy (BCTDS), a novel wafer-level technique that utilizes transient phase dynamics under strong microwave excitation to characterize the frequency-dependent behavior and thermocycling-induced shifts of two-level system (TLS) defects in dielectrics, thereby offering a powerful tool for understanding decoherence sources in superconducting quantum circuits.

Qianxu Wang, Juan S. Salcedo-Gallo, Sara Magdalena Gómez, Roy Leibovitz, Jake Freeman, Sofía Ábrego, Simon A. Agnew, Wil (…)2026-06-08
🔬 applied physics

Strong coupling between coherent ferrons and cavity acoustic phonons

This paper theoretically demonstrates that fundamental-mode coherent ferrons in van der Waals ferroelectric CuInP2S6 membranes can achieve ultra-strong and tunable coupling with cavity acoustic phonons at room temperature, enabling novel hybrid quantum states and deep strong coupling regimes near the phase transition.

Yujie Zhu, Jiaxuan Wu, Anna N. Morozovska, Eugene A. Eliseev, Yulian M. Vysochanskii, Venkatraman Gopalan, Long-Qing Che (…)2026-06-08
🔬 materials science

Multi-objective optimization and quantum hybridization of equivariant deep learning interatomic potentials

This paper demonstrates that applying multi-objective hyperparameter optimization and introducing quantum-classical hybrid layers to the Allegro interatomic potential model significantly enhances force prediction accuracy, particularly on copper-lithium structures, establishing quantum-classical hybridization as a promising direction for improving machine learning interatomic potentials.

G. Laskaris, D. Morozov, D. Tarpanov, A. Seth, J. Procelewska, G. Sai Gautam, A. Sagingalieva, R. Brasher, A. Melnikov2026-06-08
🔬 materials science

Impact of strain on electron-phonon coupling of quantum emitters

Using first-principles calculations on the negatively charged silicon vacancy in 4H-SiC, this study demonstrates that uniaxial strain not only modulates the vibrational structure and emission spectrum of quantum emitters but also enhances the Debye-Waller factor under tensile strain, thereby enabling magnetic-field-free strain detection through spin-conserving transitions.

Vytautas Žalandauskas, Rokas Silkinis, Lukas Razinkovas, Ali Tayefeh Younesi, Minh Tuan Luu, Ronald Ulbricht, Ulrike Gro (…)2026-06-08
🔬 physics

Structural gradients and strain partitioning across the mouse Achilles tendon enthesis revealed by in situ X-ray scattering

By combining in situ tensile testing with synchrotron X-ray scattering, this study reveals that the mouse Achilles tendon enthesis achieves mechanical durability through spatially heterogeneous and hierarchy-dependent strain partitioning, where deformation is progressively reduced from the tissue level down to individual crystals to mitigate stress concentrations.

Isabella Silva Barreto, Moritz L. Stammer, Moritz P. K. Frewein, Claire Camy, Juraj Todt, Michael Meindlhumer, Jozef Kec (…)2026-06-08
🔬 materials science

Temperature-Induced Crossover of Coherent Phonon Mechanisms in Chiral 2D Perovskites

This study reveals that temperature actively modulates the excited-state structural reconfiguration in chiral 2D perovskites by inducing a crossover from field-driven Impulsive Stimulated Raman Scattering to population-driven Displacive Excitation of Coherent Phonons, thereby offering a strategy to tune exciton-lattice interactions through lattice compliance.

Katherine A Koch, Matthew P Hautzinger, Matthew C Beard, Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada2026-06-08
🔬 materials science

Matching Terahertz and Hall Mobilities as a Hallmark of Intrinsic Charge Transport in Metal-Halide Perovskites

This study demonstrates that intrinsic charge transport can extend across macroscopic lengths in epitaxial CsPbBr3_{3} single crystals by showing quantitative agreement between local terahertz and macroscopic Hall mobilities, thereby establishing a robust methodology for benchmarking intrinsic mobility in soft-lattice semiconductors.

Dmitry R. Maslennikov, Ben P. Carwithen, Vladimir V. Bruevich, Yichao Cai, Davide Nodari, Navendu Mondal, Xijia Zheng, B (…)2026-06-08