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.

At Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this category directly from arXiv to make these complex discoveries accessible to everyone. Our team generates both plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries for each paper, ensuring that researchers, students, and curious minds alike can grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in dense jargon.

Below are the latest papers in condensed matter and materials science, organized by their most recent publication dates.

🔬 materials science

Inverse magnetic melting effect in vdW-like Kondo lattice CeSn0.75_{0.75}Sb2_2

This study reports the synthesis of single-crystalline quasi-two-dimensional Kondo lattice CeSn0.75_{0.75}Sb2_2 and demonstrates a rare inverse magnetic melting effect where low in-plane magnetic fields restore translational and rotational symmetries by transforming a fragile antiferromagnetic order and cluster glass ground state into a polarized paramagnetic phase.

Hai Zeng, Yiwei Chen, Zhuo Wang, Shuo Zou, Kangjian Luo, Yang Yuan, Meng Zhang, Yongkang Luo2026-04-07
🔬 applied physics

Scaling atom-by-atom inverse design with nano-topology optimization and diffusion models

This paper introduces an atom-by-atom inverse design framework that integrates Nano-Topology Optimization with conditional diffusion models to overcome continuum limitations by explicitly accounting for crystal symmetry and surface physics, thereby enabling the discovery of high-performance metallic nanostructures like aluminum nanocantilevers and nanopillars.

Chun-Teh Chen, Denvid Lau2026-04-07
🔬 physics

Generative Chemical Language Models for Energetic Materials Discovery

This paper introduces a transfer-learning framework utilizing generative molecular language models, pretrained on extensive chemical data and fine-tuned with curated energetic materials datasets, to overcome data scarcity and accelerate the discovery of next-generation energetic materials through fragment-based encodings.

Andrew Salij, R. Seaton Ullberg, Megan C. Davis, Marc J. Cawkwell, Christopher J. Snyder, Cristina Garcia Cardona, Ivana (…)2026-04-07
🔬 materials science

Microwave-to-optical transduction using magnon-exciton coupling in a layered antiferromagnet

This paper demonstrates coherent, broadband microwave-to-optical transduction in the layered antiferromagnet CrSBr by leveraging strong magnon-exciton coupling at excitonic resonances, offering a scalable and efficient alternative to existing transducer technologies that often sacrifice performance for noise reduction or integrability.

Pratap Chandra Adak, Iris McDaniel, Suvodeep Paul, Caleb Heuvel-Horwitz, Bikash Das, Vitali Kozlov, Kseniia Mosina, Arun (…)2026-04-07
🔬 condensed matter

Potential energy landscape picture of zero-temperature avalanche criticality governing dynamics in supercooled liquids

Through molecular dynamics simulations, this study proposes that the complex slow dynamics and spatial heterogeneity of supercooled liquids can be unified under a zero-temperature avalanche criticality framework governed by the potential energy landscape, thereby explaining previously unexplained phenomena near the mode-coupling transition.

Norihiro Oyama, Yusuke Hara, Takeshi Kawasaki, Kang Kim2026-04-07
🔬 condensed matter

Interface and Strain Control of Emergent Weyl Semimetallic Phase in SrNbO3_{3}/LaFeO3_{3} Heterostructures

This study demonstrates that strain engineering and interfacial design in SrNbO3_3/LaFeO3_3 heterostructures stabilize a Weyl semimetallic phase, evidenced by chiral transport signatures and confirmed by first-principles calculations linking the topological state to specific octahedral distortions and screw axis symmetry.

Sairam Ithineni, Pratik Sahu, Soumyakanta Panda, Aditya Mehta, Debashree Nayak, Amit Chauhan, Shwetha G Bhat, Niharika M (…)2026-04-07