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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 reports the first experimental demonstration of electrically driven plasmon-polaritonic bistability in graphene/hexagonal-boron-nitride/graphene tunneling transistors, achieved through momentum-conserving resonant tunneling of Dirac electrons and tunable via load resistance and electrostatic gating.
This paper proposes a Lorentz-symmetry-breaking Euler-Heisenberg pseudo-electrodynamics model in 1+2 dimensions by integrating out fermions and adding a Chern-Simons term, demonstrating that birefringence in a planar medium arises exclusively under a uniform electric background field.
This paper investigates the magnetoelectric coupling in nickel-cobalt ferrite and lanthanum ferrite heterostructure composites by combining experimental evidence with simulation-driven insights to advance the development of multifunctional devices.
Using ab initio calculations, this study reveals that the magnetic ground states of quasi-one-dimensional CrSb (=S, Se) undergo a bond-length-driven transition from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic order due to a sign reversal in the chalcogen-mediated superexchange interaction, a mechanism that accurately explains the distinct magnetic behaviors of CrSbS and CrSbSe.
This paper reports the observation of a phonon thermal Hall effect in crystalline quartz but not in amorphous silica, attributing the phenomenon to the misalignment of energy and entropy currents caused by magnetic-field-induced transverse forces on lattice drift, a mechanism confirmed by the effect's dependence on crystal quality rather than disorder.
This study utilizes advanced first-principles calculations to demonstrate that lead-free cubic BaMA (M = P, As, Sb, Bi; A = Cl, Br, I) antiperovskite derivatives are dynamically stable, direct-gap semiconductors with favorable optoelectronic properties and theoretical efficiencies of 19–32%, positioning them as promising eco-friendly alternatives to lead-based perovskites for next-generation devices.
This paper reports the synthesis of the layered compound CsCrSO, which uniquely exhibits room-temperature d-wave altermagnetism coupled with a Verwey-type metal-to-insulator transition driven by structural distortion and charge ordering, thereby establishing a new platform for spintronic applications.
This study investigates terahertz optical activity in Tm-doped alumoborates, revealing that strong polarization plane rotation near crystal field transitions arises from magnetic and electric dipole contributions to dynamic magnetoelectric susceptibility, with fine spectral structures reflecting local crystal field distortions.
This paper introduces an accelerated materials-design workflow that combines effective-Hamiltonian molecular dynamics with a conditional autoencoder surrogate to rapidly map how specific nanoscale dopant distributions in Ba(Zr,Ti)O influence functional hysteresis loops, thereby enabling the identification of optimal motif families for targeted energy-storage and electromechanical performance.
By combining cluster-correlation expansion theory with experimental validation, this study demonstrates that nitrogen-vacancy center decoherence in diamond under dynamical decoupling exhibits a quadratic scaling with pulse number, thereby confirming the superiority of a quantum bath model over traditional semi-classical theories for accurately predicting noise in high-concentration nitrogen spin baths.