🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4213 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

Irradiation-induced amplification of electric fields at oxide interfaces as revealed by correlative DPC-STEM and DFT

This study demonstrates through combined DFT modeling and correlative DPC-STEM/EELS experiments that irradiation-induced defects can significantly modulate and even reverse interfacial electric fields in Fe2O3-Cr2O3 oxide heterostructures, offering a pathway to engineer corrosion-resistant materials for extreme environments by controlling the spatial distribution of defects.

Elizabeth A. Peterson, Dongye Liu, Sean H. Mills, Tiffany C. Kaspar, Hyosim Kim, Yongqiang Wang, Blas P. Uberuaga, Andre (…)2026-03-13
🔬 materials science

Raman relaxation in Yb(III) molecular qubits: non-trivial correlations between spin-phonon coupling and molecular structure

This study employs ab initio calculations to reveal that spin-phonon relaxation in Yb(III) molecular qubits is governed by non-trivial, delocalized phonon interactions that defy simple magneto-structural correlations, thereby advocating for predictive first-principles frameworks to guide future chemical design.

Giacomo Sansone, Lorenzo A. Mariano, Stefano Carretta, Paolo Santini, Alessandro Lunghi2026-03-13
🔬 materials science

Observation of Iso-Symmetric Structural and Lifshitz Transitions in Quasi-one-dimensional CrNbSe5_5

This study reports that applying pressure to the quasi-one-dimensional compound CrNbSe5_5 induces a reversible, iso-symmetric structural transition driven by continuous bond reorganization, which tunes the material between semiconducting and semimetallic states without breaking crystallographic symmetry.

Mingyu Xu, Peng Cheng, Shuyuan Huyan, Wenli Bi, Su-Yang Xu, Sergey L. Bud'ko, Paul C. Canfield, Weiwei Xie2026-03-13
🔬 materials science

Pressure-Induced Chemical Bonding Effects on Lattice and Magnetic Instabilities in Antiferromagnetic Insulating CaMn2_2Sb2_2

This study reveals that applying pressure to the antiferromagnetic insulator CaMn2_2Sb2_2 induces a first-order structural transition with a significant volume collapse, driven by anisotropic Mn-Sb orbital reconfiguration and charge localization, which subsequently stabilizes a distinct incommensurate magnetic order in the high-pressure monoclinic phase.

Matt Boswell, Antonio M. dos Santos, Mingyu Xu, Madalynn Marshall, Su-Yang Xu, Weiwei Xie2026-03-13
🔬 materials science

Proof-Carrying Materials: Falsifiable Safety Certificates for Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials

This paper introduces Proof-Carrying Materials (PCM), a rigorous framework combining adversarial falsification, statistical refinement, and formal Lean 4 certification to overcome the high failure rates of single machine-learned interatomic potentials, thereby significantly improving the reliability and discovery yield of high-throughput materials screening.

Abhinaba Basu, Pavan Chakraborty2026-03-13
🔬 mesoscale physics

Emergence of multiple topological spin textures in an all-magnetic van der Waals heterostructure

Using a first-principles-based spin-spiral approach and atomistic spin models, this study predicts the emergence of diverse topological spin textures, including Néel-type skyrmions and bimerons, in an all-magnetic Fe3_3GeTe2_2/Cr2_2Ge2_2Te6_6 van der Waals heterostructure driven by interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions and geometric exchange frustration.

Moritz A. Goerzen, Tim Drevelow, Hendrik Schrautzer, Soumyajyoti Haldar, Stefan Heinze, Dongzhe Li2026-03-12
🔬 materials science

Extremely high excitonic gg-factors in 2D crystals by alloy-induced admixing of band states

This study demonstrates that alloying monolayer Mox_{x}W1−x_{1-x}Se2_2 semiconductors enables the engineering of extremely high excitonic gg-factors (up to -10) through non-trivial band structure modifications, as confirmed by both magneto-optical spectroscopy and first-principles calculations.

Katarzyna Olkowska-Pucko, Tomasz Woźniak, Elena Blundo, Natalia Zawadzka, Łucja Kipczak, Paulo E. Faria Junior, Jan Szpa (…)2026-03-12