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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 presents a quantum-computer-aided framework that combines advanced encoding, aggregation, and a hybrid multi-reference selected quantum Krylov fast-forwarding algorithm to efficiently simulate the long-time dynamics of solid-state spin systems, enabling the design and optimization of quantum technologies like nitrogen vacancy centers with reduced circuit complexity on near-term hardware.
This study combines quantum-mechanical simulations and experimental analysis to demonstrate that Ti3AlC2 MAX phase coatings exhibit superior thermal shock resistance compared to Cr2AlC, primarily due to the latter's larger linear coefficient of thermal expansion, thereby validating the potential of ab initio calculations for predicting the thermal shock behavior of such materials.
This paper introduces thermal analog computing, a novel paradigm that utilizes inverse-designed metastructures and heat conduction to perform highly accurate matrix-vector multiplications, thereby enabling energy-efficient information processing in thermally active environments.
This paper reports the discovery of long-lived, symmetry-protected electronic metastability in the cuprate ladder SrCuO, achieved by using optical fields to dynamically activate a symmetry-forbidden hole-hopping pathway that suppresses relaxation back to the ground state.
This study investigates the anomalous Hall and Nernst effects in anisotropic FeGeN thin films, revealing that Ge substitution induces a tetragonal distortion and a two-component hysteresis behavior driven by the coexistence of crystallographic orientations with opposing anomalous signals, ultimately demonstrating a significant enhancement of the anomalous Nernst effect in FeGeN despite its reduced Curie temperature.
The paper introduces CASCADE, a self-evolving agentic framework that enables large language models to autonomously acquire and codify complex scientific skills through continuous learning and self-reflection, achieving a 93.3% success rate on materials science tasks and demonstrating significant potential for scalable AI-assisted scientific research.
This paper demonstrates a hybrid molecular-2D architecture where spin-active molecules anchored on hexagonal boron nitride function as optically addressable quantum sensors directly on the surface, achieving robust spin coherence from 4 K to room temperature that surpasses bulk organic crystals and enables the detection of proximal magnetic fields.
This study evaluates Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs) for predicting 33 diverse materials properties, finding that while standard KANs often underperform compared to Random Forests and require more tuning, optimized KAN architectures and their resulting interpretable closed-form expressions can achieve accuracy comparable to established models with significantly fewer parameters and minimal domain expertise.
This paper demonstrates the feasibility and robustness of reflection geometry soft X-ray ptychography as a nondestructive imaging technique for bulk materials, achieving a spatial resolution of approximately 45 nm without the stringent sample preparation constraints of traditional transmission methods.
This study reveals that while oxygen incorporation significantly enhances the thermal stability of (Ti,Al)(O,N) films by inhibiting decomposition, it has no such effect on (Cr,Al)(O,N) films because their decomposition is triggered by Cr-N bond breaking and subsequent nitrogen evaporation, which creates vacancies that facilitate rapid mass transport regardless of oxygen content.