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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.
The paper introduces AutoDrude, a differentiable framework that parametrizes polarizable Drude force fields directly from DFT data without empirical tuning, demonstrating that while charge scaling can match ionic conductivity, explicit polarization is essential for accurately capturing the concentration dependence of cation transport in PEO-LiTFSI polymer electrolytes.
This study reveals that the chemical stability of Ti3C2Tx MXenes in halide perovskite precursors is dynamically governed by specific component interactions, where iodine species cause rapid degradation, lead iodide induces slower oxidation, and methylammonium iodide provides surface stabilization, highlighting the critical importance of precursor formulation and addition sequence for rational material engineering.
This paper establishes a quantitative link between chemical bonding motifs and the quantum geometric tensor of electronic states, demonstrating how specific bonding patterns—such as noncollinear three-center bonds—dictate momentum-space textures, Berry curvature, and electromagnetic responses in materials.
This paper reports the first successful growth of high-quality, free-standing InAsSb nanoflags, demonstrating their superior Landé g-factor, high mobility, and surface Fermi level pinning, which collectively position them as promising candidates for quantum applications and superconductor coupling.
The study demonstrates that nonlinear spin-wave dynamics in YIG-based magnonic Fabry-Pérot resonators enable low-power, neuron-like activation and frequency-selective transmission suppression, establishing them as promising compact elements for neuromorphic computing.
By combining high-pressure transport and synchrotron X-ray diffraction measurements on Pr0.87LaCe0.13CuO4, researchers discovered a pressure-induced Lifshitz transition where the Fermi surface topology reconstructs from electron- to hole-dominated at 10 GPa, followed by the complete suppression of superconductivity at 17.6 GPa, all occurring without structural phase transitions and highlighting fundamental differences in how pressure affects electron- versus hole-doped cuprates.
This paper investigates the interplay between weak spin and orbital ferromagnetism and relativistic electron state splitting in altermagnets, specifically MnTe, by combining symmetry analysis with DFT calculations to reveal nonmonotonous dependencies and the transformation of collinear states into complex noncollinear magnetic structures.
This paper demonstrates the formation of a magnetically tunable exciton-polariton condensate in the van der Waals magnet CrSBr, where the condensate's non-linear interactions can be switched from attractive to repulsive by controlling the material's magnetic order, paving the way for optomagnonic devices and magnetically controllable quantum fluids of light.
This combined computational and experimental study demonstrates that CuF, despite possessing altermagnetic symmetries, does not exhibit altermagnetism because its specific monoclinic structure induces interlayer couplings and strong Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions that suppress band splitting and pin the magnetic order, thereby highlighting the critical role of relativistic effects in determining the actual magnetic state of 3d materials.
This computational study investigates the electronic origins of the differing stabilities between benchmark IrO₂ and less stable RuO₂ oxygen evolution catalysts by analyzing metal-oxygen bond strengths and developing crystal-orbital-derived descriptors to distinguish covalent and ionic contributions in rutile oxides.