🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

2898 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.

🔬 materials science

A new angle on stacking faults: Overcoming the edge-on limit in high-resolution defect analysis

This paper introduces a high-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy (HRSTEM) method that overcomes the geometric limitations of conventional techniques to enable full structural discrimination of inclined stacking faults in various crystal systems, while also leveraging fault-induced de-channeling to facilitate the creation of ultrathin lamellae for enhanced atomic-scale analysis.

Nicolas Karpstein, Lukas Müller, Andreas Bezold, Michael J. Mills, Steffen Neumeier, Erdmann Spiecker2026-01-26
🔬 materials science

The viscoelastic rheology of transient diffusion creep

This paper presents a simple finite element model of transient diffusion creep in polycrystalline materials, demonstrating that its linear viscoelastic behavior can be effectively described by an extended Burgers model where the high-frequency Andrade exponent is determined by grain junction geometry, though the model provides only a lower bound for attenuation observed in laboratory experiments due to unaccounted dissipative processes.

John F. Rudge2026-01-26
🔬 materials science

Water wave scattering by a surface-mounted rectangular anisotropic elastic plate

This paper investigates the water wave scattering by a surface-mounted rectangular anisotropic elastic plate with various edge conditions by combining a Rayleigh–Ritz method for dry mode expansion with a boundary integral equation solved via a constant panel method to analyze resonant responses and symmetry-forbidden mode excitations.

Ben Wilks, Michael H. Meylan, Zachary J. Wegert, Vivien J. Challis, Ngamta Thamwattana2026-01-26
🔬 materials science

Uncovering surface states of the Dirac semimetal BaMg2Bi2

By combining high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy with density functional theory calculations, this study reveals previously unobserved topologically trivial surface states in the Dirac semimetal BaMg2Bi2, thereby reconciling discrepancies between prior experimental and theoretical results and providing a comprehensive understanding of its low-energy electronic structure.

A. De Vita, J. Bakkelund, H. Świątek, M. J. Winiarski, S. Malick, C. V. B. Nielsen, F. Bertran, A. J. H. Jones, P. Majch (…)2026-01-26
🔬 materials science

Ab Initio Many Body Quantum Embedding and Local Correlation in Crystalline Materials using Interpolative Separable Density Fitting

This paper presents an efficient, linear-scaling implementation of ab initio many-body quantum embedding and local correlation methods for infinite periodic systems using interpolative separable density fitting, enabling accurate thermodynamic limit estimates of coupled cluster ground-state energies for both weakly and strongly correlated solids.

Junjie Yang, Ning Zhang, Shunyue Yuan, Jincheng Yu, Hong-Zhou Ye, Garnet Chan2026-01-26
🔬 materials science

Emergence of Kondo-assisted Néel order in a Kondo necklace model

This paper demonstrates that in a spin-only Kondo necklace model realized in a Ni-based complex, Kondo coupling to spin-1 moments mediates effective antiferromagnetic interactions that stabilize Néel order, establishing a universal boundary where Kondo interactions suppress magnetism for spin-1/2 but enhance it for spin-1 and higher.

Hironori Yamaguchi, Shunsuke C. Furuya, Yu Tominaga, Takanori Kida, Koji Araki, Masayuki Hagiwara2026-01-26