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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 study establishes that topological chiral semimetals occupy a distinct bonding regime near the metal-insulator transition, characterized by incipient electron localization and a robust chiral B20 bonding motif that fundamentally differentiates them from metals, covalent solids, and metavalent compounds.
This paper theoretically demonstrates that a four-terminal Josephson junction combining equal-spin triplet -wave superconductors and -wave magnets can achieve robust, phase-controlled perfect nonlocal spin and charge diode effects with 100% nonreciprocity, offering a tunable platform for dissipationless superconducting spintronics.
This paper classifies pressure-induced metal-insulator transitions into three distinct categories based on optoelectronic and vibrational properties, identifying a "metavalent" bonding mechanism that explains the unique structural and electronic behaviors observed in these materials.
By combining depth-sectioning STEM and multislice electron ptychography, this study directly visualizes the depth-dependent atomic structure and polarization topology in a PbTiO3/SrTiO3 superlattice, revealing that vortex-like surface polarities evolve into distinct interior configurations and that conventional projection images can obscure these complex 3D states through superposition.
This study demonstrates that excitonic spectroscopy serves as a sensitive probe for distinguishing magnetic configurations and switching pathways in multilayer CrSBr, revealing distinct fingerprints that allow for the reconstruction of layer-dependent magnetic transitions and the differentiation between domain-wall-mediated and abrupt magnetization reversal.
This study combines angle-resolved magnetocaloric-effect measurements and tensor-network calculations to demonstrate that anisotropic Zeeman couplings in the quasi-one-dimensional antiferromagnet BaCoVO enable a dominant magnetocaloric response away from the critical field, offering a new strategy for magnetic cooling through tailored anisotropy.
This paper compares the widely used complex absorptive potentials method with the more elaborate frozen phonon model (based on both correlated atomic motion and the Einstein model) for simulating thermal diffuse scattering and inelastic absorption effects in transmission electron microscopy.
This study demonstrates a novel in-situ interfacial topotactic approach to synthesize high-quality epitaxial AlVO thin films on AlO substrates by utilizing V--O precursors and ultra-high-temperature post-annealing to overcome conventional oxidation challenges, thereby successfully reproducing the material's characteristic charge-ordering transition.
This paper demonstrates that combining DFT computations with mathematical models to predict nonlinear susceptibility from crystal structures effectively identifies organic crystals with THz generation capabilities comparable to or exceeding state-of-the-art materials, while establishing a comprehensive tensor-based approach as the standard for evaluating nonlinear optical properties.
This paper presents a universal, femtosecond laser-based method for the rapid synthesis of well-defined van der Waals nanoparticles with tunable sizes and diverse shapes from over 50 different precursor materials, establishing a new paradigm for their nanostructuring.