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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 paper introduces an improved deorbitalization method for the r²SCAN exchange-correlation functional that resolves issues of potential roughness and constraint violation, thereby achieving significant computational speedups for solid-state calculations while enhancing accuracy for both solids and molecules compared to previous approaches.
By combining computational modeling and high-pressure experiments, this study reveals that hydrogen-filled ice (C2 phase) exhibits a unique "dual quantum locking" mechanism where ultra-short host-guest interactions induce low-pressure orientational ordering and structural transformations, establishing it as a promising platform for designing hydrogen-rich quantum materials.
This study employs atomistic modeling to demonstrate that exotic nanophase iron delivered by micrometeoroid impacts forms distinct, momentum-aligned spatial clusters, providing a new diagnostic criterion to differentiate it from in-situ formed nanophase iron and refine the interpretation of lunar space weathering.
This study establishes a high-throughput, data-driven methodology that correlates fabrication parameters and microstructural features across thousands of Josephson junctions to identify specific structural origins of two-level system defects, ultimately achieving a two-thirds reduction in defect density through optimized electrode fabrication.
This paper reports the successful epitaxial growth of high-quality, centimeter-scale -MnTe thin films on InP(111) substrates via molecular beam epitaxy and demonstrates their robust altermagnetic character through the observation of a pronounced anomalous Hall effect despite a near-zero net magnetic moment.
This study demonstrates that strain-induced nanoscale ripples in ultrathin SbTe on graphene close the hybridization gap of the flat interface, transforming the system from a gapped state into a complex "Helical Metal" with restored spin polarization and dense minibands, thereby offering a geometric pathway to engineer advanced spintronic states.
This study employs density functional theory and a novel Jahn-Teller framework to investigate the magneto-optical properties of Group-IV-vacancy centers in diamond under hydrostatic pressure up to 180 GPa, revealing that while spin-orbit splitting and zero-phonon-line energy increase with pressure, PbV(-) centers lose photostability beyond 32 GPa whereas SiV(-), GeV(-), and SnV(-) remain stable, alongside detailed characterizations of hyperfine interactions and spin coherence times across various temperature regimes.
This paper presents a spin topological metasurface based on a kagome lattice that enables robust, sharp-turn propagation paths and is utilized to design a novel X-band leaky-wave antenna capable of achieving a 50-degree beam scan in both forward and backward directions across an 8.8 to 11.1 GHz bandwidth.
This paper proposes a combined Potts and lattice-gas model simulated via kinetic Monte Carlo to demonstrate that repulsive solute-solute interactions can thermodynamically stabilize nanocrystalline alloys by driving grain boundary free energy to zero, resulting in a dynamic equilibrium state distinct from conventional unstable nanocrystalline materials.
This study reveals that in the multiferroic MnGeO, polarization and magnetization domains form independently upon cooling, necessitating a specific deterministic initialization procedure rather than repeated field cycles to achieve reliable magnetoelectric cross-control.