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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 demonstrates that selective transition-metal substitution (specifically V, Nb, and Ta) in YFe induces a transition from easy-plane to uniaxial magnetocrystalline anisotropy, with YFeTa achieving a high anisotropy energy of 2.3 MJ/m and YFeV offering a comparable maximum energy product, thereby presenting a viable strategy for developing Fe-rich permanent magnets with high thermal stability.
This paper introduces MINFF, a tunable family of classical force fields for mineral simulations that replaces explicit bond terms with electrostatics and a single harmonic angle term to achieve superior accuracy in reproducing experimental structural and elastic properties compared to existing models like CLAYFF and INTERFACE.
This study reveals that single-crystal Ti-15Mo exhibits an inverted elastic anisotropy and complex yield-onset behavior near the direction that deviates from standard cubic crystal predictions and simple Schmid-factor models, likely due to the influence of retained athermal -phase transformations.
First-principles calculations reveal that -TeO is a promising n-type wide-gap semiconductor with ultrahigh work functions (~8 eV) suitable for optoelectronic applications, provided that oxygen chemical potential is precisely controlled to suppress surface oxygen vacancies that would otherwise degrade its electronic performance.
First-principles calculations and simulations reveal that stable noncollinear ferrimagnetic NbMnX ( = S, Se, Te) monolayers exhibit colossal spin-lattice-charge coupling, enabling significant magnetically tunable elastic, thermal, and electronic properties that make them promising multifunctional platforms for two-dimensional spintronics, nanomechanics, and thermal control.
This paper challenges the prevailing view that large polarons are responsible for defect tolerance in lead-halide perovskites by highlighting ambiguities in structural evidence, the complex role of dimensionality and coupling channels, and the lack of direct proof linking polaron screening to defect protection, ultimately proposing new experiments to clarify carrier behavior across relevant excitation densities.
This study demonstrates that increasing hydrogen-bond density in neopentane-derived plastic crystals systematically shifts the dominant mechanism of their order-disorder phase transition from orientational disordering to robust lattice vibrations, providing a molecular design strategy to tailor the pressure sensitivity and magnitude of their caloric responses for thermal energy storage and cooling applications.
This study demonstrates the creation and magnetic-field-tunable control of Majorana zero modes within stacked vortex structures of stoichiometric BiTe/FeTe heterojunctions, establishing a patterned superconducting platform for fault-tolerant topological quantum computation.
This paper proposes and theoretically validates the electric Edelstein effect in two-dimensional systems, where crossed electric fields generate gate-tunable spin polarization in a wide range of magnetic and nonmagnetic materials, offering a new symmetry-guided route for electrical spin manipulation and multistate spintronics.
This paper reports the first successful growth of high-quality single crystals of the candidate altermagnet CrNbS and characterizes its hexagonal structure, antiferromagnetic transition at 141 K, and non-trivial magnetotransport properties, establishing it as a vital experimental platform for studying altermagnetism.