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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 how Bernal-like stacking and the hierarchy of exchange interactions govern magnetic ordering and symmetry breaking in heterobilayers, providing a framework for tuning spin configurations in these low-dimensional van der Waals materials.
This study employs first-principles Green's function theory and the nuclear-electronic orbital method to demonstrate how proton quantum effects influence the nature and anisotropy of electronic excitations in hydrogen-bonded eumelanin.
This paper demonstrates that barium oxide (BaO) can be used as an efficient, water-soluble sacrificial layer for the epitaxial lift-off and transfer of ultrathin membranes, provided that brief oxygen annealing is performed to restore the intrinsic Curie temperature.
This first-principles study demonstrates that coherent phonon excitation, particularly through the 2.51 THz CDW amplitude mode or via anharmonic coupling with the B3(7) mode, can suppress the charge-density-wave gap in (TaSe4)2I to restore a Weyl-semimetallic state.
This study demonstrates that anti-site defects and thermal exposure significantly impact the magnetic transitions of few-layer , revealing that even low-temperature heating can cause the magnetic properties of odd- and even-layer samples to converge, thereby providing a new method for assessing sample quality and engineering topological quantum phenomena.
This chapter provides an overview of one-dimensional topological photonics, reviewing fundamental models like the SSH, recent experimental advances in nonlinear and non-Hermitian systems, and various topological phenomena such as Floquet systems and topological pumping.
This paper utilizes sideband-mode Kelvin probe force microscopy to spatially and temporally map contact electrification on ultrathin glass, revealing that surface charges decay through the bulk material via a capacitor-like mechanism with a long relaxation time.
This paper introduces a computationally efficient coarse-grained stochastic network dynamics (CGSND) framework that models polymer network deformation and rupture by replacing explicit molecular dynamics with network-level evolution rules, successfully capturing nonlinear stress responses, force localization, and rupture kinetics.
This paper reports the successful in-situ growth of large-scale, wurtzite-type -InSe thin films on SiO substrates and demonstrates their potential for neuromorphic computing through high-performance ferroelectric synapse devices with tunable bandgaps and light-responsive properties.
This study uses inelastic neutron scattering and density-functional perturbation theory to characterize the phonon dispersion of and identify specific Raman-active modes, such as a 9.1 meV mode, that couple to ions and influence spin-lattice relaxation in quantum memory applications.