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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 investigates direct orientation contrast imaging of anti-phase domains in III-V materials using scanning electron microscopy, employing both quantitative and qualitative approaches to analyze the effects of electron beam energy, tilt angle, and substrate conditions on zinc-blende structures grown on GaAs, non-polar materials, and silicon.
This paper proposes and validates an experimental framework that quantifies electronic symmetry breaking, specifically electronic chirality, by determining orbital hybridization phases from synchrotron X-ray diffraction data, thereby establishing a predictive descriptor for chiral physical responses like circular dichroism.
This paper presents a deep learning framework utilizing optical microscopy and convolutional neural networks to rapidly and accurately identify the thickness and twist angles of CVD-grown twisted bilayer MoS₂, with predictions validated by second harmonic generation and Raman spectroscopy.
This paper proposes a theoretical framework demonstrating that the phase of a stripe charge density wave can control the topological state of a magnetic vortex, particularly through an inversion-symmetry-breaking mechanism that induces a robust transition by enabling spin-triplet pairing.
This paper establishes a framework to disambiguate the competing contributions of spin pumping and spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance in electrical detection of magnetization dynamics within magnetic insulators, demonstrating that signal sign and magnitude are governed by spin-wave profiles, magnetic damping, and device geometry rather than magnon chirality alone.
This paper presents a focused laser-assisted local field cooling technique that enables non-destructive, nanoscale reprogramming of exchange-bias anisotropy to engineer tunable magnetic energy landscapes, thereby facilitating the creation of reconfigurable artificial spin metamaterials and programmable Moiré spin textures for advanced spintronic applications.
This paper introduces a trajectory-resolved kinetic Monte Carlo framework to model charge transport in graphene beyond the ballistic regime, revealing how vacancies, temperature, magnetic fields, and strain collectively influence current, transmittance, and conductance in realistic two-dimensional carbon systems.
This paper proposes and validates a linear elastic continuum model for nanoscale dislocation loops in tungsten by demonstrating its agreement with atomistic simulations in the far-field, thereby bridging the gap between atomistic and continuum descriptions to predict long-term irradiation effects.
This paper demonstrates that in line-graph lattices with strong attractive interactions, doped charges form obstructed Cooper pairs whose motion is frustrated by destructive interference, causing the pair kinetic energy to vanish and resulting in a disorder-free, interaction-driven localization that yields an exact spin liquid ground state with topological order.
This study presents the first direct measurements of ferropericlase thermal conductivity under lower-mantle conditions, revealing a significant reduction linked to the iron spin crossover that helps define a comprehensive lower-mantle conductivity profile and constrain geodynamic evolution.