4962 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 study demonstrates the existence of spin-free orbital angular momentum in chiral tellurium crystals, where interatomic hopping generates isolated s-orbital bands devoid of spin polarization, offering a new pathway for pure orbital currents in orbitronics.
Using real-time LEEM/LEED, this study reveals that the recovery of the hematite -FeO(0001) surface from a reduced FeO(111)-like layer is governed by the nucleation and lateral growth of a 2D honeycomb phase, a process where oxygen supply becomes the limiting factor for oxidation kinetics below a critical partial pressure threshold.
This study employs shear-mode Raman imaging and second-harmonic generation to reveal that ferroelectric switching in multilayer 3-MoS is a non-uniform, domain-wall-mediated process governed by pinning sites and exfoliation-created boundaries, which facilitate partial stacking transformations and distinct chiral orientations.
This paper presents a novel analytical approach using scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy to overcome previous limitations in quantitative analysis, successfully mapping the local propagation constant of polaritons in SiC/2D-Ag/EG photonic nanostructures and demonstrating their ultra-confinement in both vertical (/50) and lateral (/40) directions by a single atomic layer of silver.
Using effective-Hamiltonian molecular-dynamics simulations, this study demonstrates that picosecond electric-field pulses can locally reconfigure the internal fractional polar topology of Zr-substituted barium titanate nanodomains, creating 64 distinct, stable metastable states defined by unique topological fingerprints.
This paper introduces an ab initio-parameterized microscopic framework based on the quantum Boltzmann equation to reveal a superdiffusive transport regime and a huge ultrafast spin Seebeck effect in laser-excited bcc Fe films, overcoming the limitations of traditional diffusive models in describing nonthermal magnon dynamics.
This perspective reviews experimental evidence on phonon interactions in metal halide perovskites using Raman scattering to elucidate how A-site cation coupling mechanisms and disorder-induced second-order acoustic-phonon scattering explain key spectral features, including the controversial low-frequency central peak.
This study presents a comprehensive numerical framework based on self-consistent phonon renormalization and fourth-order anharmonicity to accurately model the temperature-dependent thermal and thermodynamic properties of both highly and weakly anharmonic insulators, overcoming the limitations of traditional perturbative approaches.
This study employs density functional theory and atomistic thermodynamics to elucidate how oxygen and silver chemical potentials influence the stability and morphology of silver chromate () surfaces, revealing that the coordination of surface chromium-oxygen clusters is the decisive factor governing their equilibrium structures and photocatalytic performance.
This paper introduces a data-driven framework that models microstructure as a stochastic process to construct a low-dimensional, invertible material manifold, successfully linking processing conditions to microstructural outcomes and enabling accelerated, closed-loop materials design.