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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.
By adapting topological quantum chemistry to layer groups and screening 8,872 entries from computational databases, this study significantly expands the library of two-dimensional topological materials, resulting in the creation of a comprehensive Topological 2D Materials Database (2D-TQCDB) and new open-source tools for analyzing non-magnetic monolayer and multilayer systems.
This study investigates the formation and structural evolution of Europium-Iridium surface compounds beneath hexagonal boron nitride on an Ir(111) substrate, demonstrating that while the hBN layer remains intact and partially protects the underlying EuIr alloy from air exposure, different deposition temperatures and coverages yield distinct superstructures with varying electronic states and potential ferromagnetic properties.
This study demonstrates that coupling excitons in hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) and 2D perovskite heterostructures to defect networks enables ultralong-range energy transfer up to 150 micrometers, resulting in enhanced luminescence, stability, and performance for room-temperature optoelectronic applications.
This paper demonstrates that deterministic switching of antiferromagnetic domains via magnetic fields is achievable through surface-induced exchange reduction and enhanced surface spin susceptibility, offering a natural explanation for hysteresis observed in and suggesting that purely magnetic domain control is more accessible than previously thought.
This paper establishes a comprehensive theoretical framework for ferroelectric domain-wall dynamics by analyzing how different screening-charge conservation laws and electrical boundary conditions govern wall motion, stability, internal structure, and frequency responses across various material geometries.
This study combines operando X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy to demonstrate that increasing cobalt substitution in LiCoxMn2-xO4 spinel cathodes suppresses electrochemically induced volume changes by modulating cation-specific redox activity, thereby establishing a direct link between local electronic processes and macroscopic structural strain to guide the design of more stable high-energy batteries.
This study reports the successful growth of stoichiometric hexagonal TiAs single crystals and characterizes them as a symmetry-enforced topological material featuring a strong topological index, nonsymmorphic band degeneracies, and a Van Hove saddle point that drives a Lifshitz transition and anisotropic magnetotransport behavior.
This study utilizes first-principles density functional theory to predict the emergence of phononic frequency combs in twisted bilayer MoSSe and MoSMoSe heterostructures, demonstrating that while anharmonic coupling is comparable between the two materials, the excitation threshold is primarily determined by the quality factors of the signal modes.
This paper demonstrates that the multiferroic material BiFeO3 exhibits room-temperature ferroelectric p-wave magnetism with a large nonrelativistic spin splitting, where the spin polarization can be electrically switched by controlling the chirality of its intrinsic cycloidal magnetic order.
This study presents first-principles calculations demonstrating that the Coulomb pseudopotential in high-pressure hydrides is significantly larger than the conventional empirical range due to high densities of states at the Fermi energy, leading to substantial overestimations of superconducting critical temperatures in previous predictions.