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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 utilizes multi-modal spectroscopy to demonstrate that the vibrational, electronic, and magnetic degrees of freedom in the van der Waals antiferromagnet CrSBr are strongly coupled, revealing how specific Raman modes interact with excitonic states and spin alignment across the Néel temperature to establish the material as a versatile platform for quantum applications.
This paper reports the observation of correlated interlayer quantum Hall states in large-angle alternating twisted trilayer graphene, characterized by spin-resolved helical edge modes at charge neutrality and an interlayer excitonic quantum Hall state at a specific filling factor.
By combining ultrafast spectroscopy with first-principles calculations, this study identifies that sub-picosecond photoluminescence quenching in colloidal MoS2 and WS2 nanoplatelets is caused by intrinsic, metal d-orbital-derived hole traps located at their edges, which vary in density and localization depending on the specific material and edge geometry.
This study reports that the antiferromagnetic material NbMnAs exhibits a large spontaneous anomalous Hall effect at room temperature despite having only a small net magnetization, highlighting its potential as a novel system for generating ferromagnetic-like responses from antiferromagnetism.
This paper reports the scalable chemical vapor deposition synthesis of niobium trisulfide (NbS3) nanowires and unique "chained" nanowires with high growth rates on various substrates, demonstrating controlled morphology and guided assembly through substrate selection and growth conditions.
This study reveals that Molybdenum carbide (MoC) nanosheets exhibit exceptionally long-lived carrier dynamics due to restricted phonon decay pathways caused by the large mass difference between Mo and C atoms, offering a promising strategy for enhancing hot-carrier-based photothermal and photovoltaic devices.
This paper proposes and theoretically demonstrates that nonuniform strain gradients can induce magnetization in nonmagnetic, time-reversal symmetric materials through a flexocurrent mechanism analogous to current-induced magnetization, thereby offering a new pathway to control magnetism without breaking time-reversal symmetry.
This study demonstrates that high-entropy doping of the NASICON cathode NaV(PO) with Cr, Mo, Al, Zr, and Ni significantly enhances structural stability, activates the V/V redox couple, and optimizes interfacial kinetics, resulting in high capacity, excellent cycling stability, and a high-energy full cell performance for sodium-ion batteries.
This study utilizes first-principles calculations to reveal that electric-field-driven magnetization switching in FePt/BaTiO heterostructures is mediated by ferroelectric polarization-induced orbital reconstruction of Pt- states, which modulates spin-orbit coupling to overcome magnetoelastic energy and switch the magnetic easy axis under specific epitaxial strain.
First-principles calculations demonstrate that isotropic strain and chemical potential tuning in the compensated ferrimagnet MnAl significantly enhance and modulate its anomalous Hall and Nernst conductivities by manipulating the distribution of Berry curvature associated with coexisting Weyl points, nodal lines, and gapped nodal lines.