🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4173 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

Machine Learning Assisted Reconstruction of Local Electronic Structure of Non-Uniformly Strained MoS2

This study combines density functional theory with a recurrent neural network to demonstrate that biaxial bending-induced strain in wrinkled and nanobubbled MoS2 significantly outperforms uniaxial or in-plane strain in modifying electronic properties, offering a validated, computationally efficient framework for predicting local electronic structures in strained 2D semiconductors.

Soumyadip Hazra, Sraboni Dey, Arijit Kayal, Narendra Shah, Renjith Nadarajan, Joy Mitra2026-04-01
🔬 materials science

Decoding Dopant-Induced Electronic Modulation in Graphene via Region-Resolved Machine Learning of XANES

This study combines density functional theory and region-resolved machine learning to demonstrate that the pi* region of XANES spectra is the most informative for predicting Bader charge and bond lengths, thereby establishing a robust method to quantify dopant-induced electronic modulation in boron- and nitrogen-doped graphene.

Yinan Wang, Arpita Varadwaj, Teruyasu Mizoguchi, Masato Kotsugi2026-04-01
🔬 materials science

Continuous three-dimensional imaging of nanoscale dynamics by in situ electron tomography

This paper presents a novel dynamic electron tomography framework that combines continuous tilting with self-supervised deep learning to enable continuous, dose-efficient 3D imaging of nanoscale structural transformations under operating conditions, overcoming the limitations of traditional static reconstruction methods.

Timothy M. Craig, Adrien Moncomble, Ajinkya A. Kadu, Gail A. Vinnacombe-Willson, Luis M. Liz-Marzán, Robin Girod, Sara B (…)2026-04-01
🔬 applied physics

Meron Spin Textures Mediated by Acoustic Phase Singularities

This paper proposes and experimentally demonstrates a novel framework for creating stable, stationary acoustic spin meron lattices mediated by phase singularities in standing waves, establishing acoustic spin as a fundamental degree of freedom for engineering robust and programmable topological quasiparticles.

Huaijin Ma, Te Liu, Jiachen Sheng, Xiaochang Pan, Wenwei Qian, Xiangyu Chen, Kaiyuan Cao, Jinpeng Yang, Jian Wang2026-04-01
🔬 materials science

Superlinear Temperature-Dependent Resistivity and Structural Phase Transition in BaNi2_2P4_4

This study reveals that the anomalous superlinear temperature-dependent resistivity in BaNi2_2P4_4 arises from the decay of enhanced residual scattering caused by local Ba rattling as the material undergoes a first-order tetragonal-to-orthorhombic structural phase transition, a mechanism confirmed by electron irradiation, Hall effect, NMR, and Raman scattering data.

E. H. Krenkel, M. A. Tanatar, E. I. Timmons, S. L. Bud'ko, P. C. Canfield, Qing-Ping Ding, Y. Furukawa, Lin-Lin Wang, M. (…)2026-04-01
🔬 mesoscale physics

Angular anisotropy landscape of vortex ensembles in polarized small-angle neutron scattering

This paper presents a symmetry-resolved classification framework for polarized small-angle neutron scattering patterns from magnetic vortex ensembles, demonstrating that their angular anisotropy organizes into four distinct regimes governed primarily by rotational symmetry and the statistical distribution of vortex axes rather than detailed core structures.

Michael P. Adams, Elizabeth M. Jefremovas, Andreas Michels2026-04-01