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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 utilizes fully 3D multiphysics finite element modeling to demonstrate that the highly inhomogeneous magnetic fields generated in destructive single-turn coils are caused by the nonlinear diffusion of electric current, temperature, and magnetic fields driven by the skin effect, rapid heating, and coil deformation.
This paper develops a complete relativistic theory based on the Dirac-Kohn-Sham framework to derive the coupled dynamics of spin and orbital angular momenta in magnetic systems, demonstrating that while the total angular momentum is not conserved under external electromagnetic fields in the general case, it remains conserved under the atomistic Heisenberg approximation despite the non-conservation of individual spin and orbital components.
By combining experimental measurements and theoretical calculations on strained Ni-based heterostructures, this study reveals that substrate-induced interfacial inversion-symmetry breaking, rather than strain alone, governs the anomalous Hall effect, enabling its continuous tuning via an external electric field for room-temperature spintronic applications.
This study employs first-principles calculations to demonstrate that strain engineering significantly enhances the electrical conductivity of pristine and defect-doped armchair graphene nanoribbons across infrared, visible, and ultraviolet spectra, while also revealing distinct strain-induced modifications in their Berry curvature distributions.
This paper demonstrates a universal thermopolarization effect in diverse insulators where temperature gradients induce electrical polarization via a thermomechanical pathway involving thermal expansion, strain gradients, and the flexoelectric effect, offering a symmetry-independent mechanism for heat-to-charge conversion that can be significantly enhanced by reducing sample thickness or exploiting structural phase transitions.
This paper demonstrates that heating quartz crystals inherently generates mechanical stress through thermal expansion, which produces measurable electrical signals via electromechanical coupling, thereby revealing a thermomechanical pathway for heat-to-charge conversion and enabling on-chip probing of piezoelectric anisotropy.
By employing hybrid and semiclassical Monte Carlo simulations of the Kondo lattice model on a Shastry-Sutherland lattice, the authors propose that partial Kondo screening arising from a competition between kinetic energy, Kondo coupling, and magnetic frustration explains the long-standing mystery of multiple magnetization plateaus and anomalous magneto-transport in rare-earth tetraborides.
This study utilizes transient grating spectroscopy to characterize a 3 m epitaxial NiTi film, revealing a 450% change in thermal diffusivity and a crossover in shear moduli during its R-phase transformation, which highlights the material's potential for thermal switch applications due to its anomalous heat capacity and lack of hysteresis.
This study demonstrates that the absolute stability limit for microsegregation-free solidification can be achieved in concentrated hypoeutectic Al-Ag alloys at growth rates relevant to additive manufacturing, a finding validated through Dynamic Transmission Electron Microscopy experiments and quantitative agreement with phase-field simulations and linear stability analysis.
This study employs density functional theory to demonstrate that dynamically stable 2D homo bilayer NbOX2 (X=Cl, Br, I) materials exhibit tunable band gaps, high anisotropic carrier mobility, and strong visible-to-UV light absorption, making them promising candidates for efficient photocatalytic water splitting.