2692 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 paper proposes a novel variational phase-field fracture framework that incorporates arbitrary elastic domains and custom strength criteria by introducing a state-dependent dissipation potential, thereby preserving the variational structure while allowing independent control over elastic degradation and crack nucleation under multiaxial stress states.
PolyGraphPy is an open-source Python framework that integrates atomistic simulations with machine learning, including Bayesian Graph Neural Networks and generative models, to automate data generation, predict polymer properties with uncertainty quantification, and enable the de novo design of targeted polymer molecules.
This paper proposes a novel concept for quantum thermal logic gates that utilize heat current in coupled quantum-dot systems to perform logic operations, demonstrating a direct correspondence to classical electronic circuits and presenting a feasible experimental nano-electronic architecture for their implementation.
This paper demonstrates that high-quality, low-loss niobium superconducting resonators can be fabricated in a dual-use chamber shared with magnetic materials by employing an acid-free resist strip process that achieves internal quality factors near one million, thereby enabling the integration of superconducting and magnetic systems without compromising device performance.
This paper presents a predictive many-body model revealing that the interplay between flat-band bottlenecks and thermal occupation in moiré-patterned TMD heterostructures counterintuitively enhances exciton propagation, offering new pathways for controlling transport via twist-angle engineering.
This review paper explores the deep connections between electronic liquid crystal phases, multipole expansions, and altermagnetism through the lens of nonrelativistic spin-momentum locking, while systematically examining the resulting unconventional superconducting states, their interplay with altermagnetic order, and their potential for future quantum technologies.
This study reveals that while a Wigner crystal of electrons in 2D materials has a minor effect on exciton energy, its periodic potential significantly alters exciton propagation, offering a new framework for understanding exciton transport in strongly correlated electronic states.
This paper proposes that the temperature dependence of spontaneous magnetization in ferromagnets like Ni2MnGa can be fully described across the entire temperature range by a superellipse equation using only the Curie temperature and a single dimensionless critical exponent, allowing the behavior near the critical point to be predicted from low-temperature measurements through the symmetric interchange of reduced variables.
This paper demonstrates that using krypton instead of argon as a sputter gas enables the scalable, low-temperature synthesis of high-purity, body-centered cubic tantalum films with superior electronic conductivity, resulting in state-of-the-art superconducting resonators and transmon qubits with quality factors up to 14 million.
This study employs a synergistic approach combining genetic algorithms, machine-learned potentials, and first-principles calculations to reveal that the lead-free double perovskite CsKInI lacks a stable cubic phase, instead identifying lower-symmetry structures that trade structural stability for widened, indirect band gaps.