3396 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 study demonstrates that interlayer sliding and external electric fields can tune the spin and valley degrees of freedom in stacked tetragonal altermagnetic bilayers by manipulating symmetry constraints, thereby enabling the control of magnetic states and enhanced tunneling magnetoresistance for spintronic and valleytronic applications.
This paper introduces a deep free energy learning framework that leverages the mathematical similarity between the self-consistent harmonic approximation free energy surface and potential energy surfaces to enable efficient, high-throughput crystal structure prediction incorporating finite-temperature and nuclear quantum effects, successfully identifying stable hydride structures in the La-Sc-H system with a million-fold reduction in computational cost compared to traditional methods.
This paper predicts and demonstrates an intrinsic, scattering-time-independent magnetoelectric Hall effect in layered nonmagnetic materials, which arises from a mixed layer-orbital quantum geometry and is bilinear in electric and magnetic fields, with rhombohedral pentalayer graphene serving as a key realization.
This paper experimentally demonstrates an acoustic quantum skyrmion-valley Hall effect in a phononic crystal, where engineered spin-orbit-momentum interactions generate robust, controllable skyrmion edge states that exhibit concurrent orbital angular momentum-valley and spin-texture locking.
This study employs machine-learning molecular dynamics to reveal that thermally driven interlayer sliding in ferroelectric MoS₂ moiré superlattices occurs via a domain-wall-mediated, ultralow-barrier collective reconstruction pathway rather than rigid translation, and that minimal sulfur vacancies can trigger a transition from long-range sliding to localized pinning.
This study demonstrates that large language models can effectively guide high-throughput experimentation to construct ternary phase diagrams, with a domain-specific LLM excelling at discovering complex interior phases and a general-purpose LLM efficiently identifying a broader range of phases through a textbook-like approach.
This paper demonstrates that using crossed Multilayer Laue Lenses (MLLs) as objectives in Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy significantly enhances spatial resolution to 56 nm and increases numerical aperture by a factor of three compared to compound refractive lenses, thereby expanding the technique's capabilities for high-resolution bulk and near-surface imaging.
Using large-scale molecular dynamics simulations with machine-learning potentials, this study reveals that monolayer TiSe undergoes a fluctuation-driven, two-step CDW melting process characterized by topological defects and anisotropic thermal fluctuations that stabilize a chiral order, demonstrating that its complex physics can be explained without invoking excitonic correlations.
Based on first-principles calculations, this study demonstrates that two-dimensional azulenoid-kekulene carbon lattices (AKC-[3,3] and AKC-[6,0]) exhibit a robust second-order topological insulator phase characterized by symmetry-protected fractional corner charges and exotic corner states, establishing them as promising platforms for exploring higher-order topology in carbon allotropes.
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.