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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.
First-principles calculations reveal that monolayer TiI possesses an unconventional bright exciton ground state, driven by spin-orbit-induced band alignment and weak exchange interactions, which remains stable under strain and extends to trion states, offering significant potential for applications requiring fast radiative recombination.
This study demonstrates that reactive high-power impulse magnetron sputtering (HiPIMS) of tailored Ti-Nb-O bilayer coatings on stainless steel substrates yields highly conductive and corrosion-resistant surfaces for PEM electrolyzer components, enabling ultra-low platinum loading (down to 5 nm) while meeting U.S. DOE 2026 performance targets.
This paper investigates the topological electronic properties of the crystal, revealing that it is a spinless Weyl semimetal hosting Weyl nodes with both conventional () and higher () chiralities that give rise to topologically protected Fermi arc surface states connecting nodes of opposite chirality.
This survey proposes a transformative pipeline-centric framework for advancing materials discovery by shifting from isolated AI models to autonomous, goal-conditioned agents that integrate data curation, domain adaptation, and tool use to optimize the entire discovery loop for tangible experimental outcomes.
This paper demonstrates that periodic honeycomb networks of ballistic conducting channels generically host robust, exact flat bands spanning the entire Brillouin zone, which arise from local symmetry and lattice translations, persist regardless of vertex scattering or transverse modes, and maintain a universal ratio with dispersive bands.
This study reports the successful synthesis of a non-stoichiometric Fe1.11Se single crystal with a record-high superconducting onset temperature of 30.4 K via hydrothermal ion-exchange, which exhibits a unique "V"-shaped pressure evolution and a reemergent superconducting state despite containing 11% interstitial iron that typically suppresses superconductivity.
This paper presents a direct laser writing technique that fabricates high aspect ratio, optically accessible nanochannels between diamond films and glass substrates, demonstrating their ability to spontaneously fill with water via capillary action while maintaining mechanical stability and clog resistance for advanced nanofluidic applications.
Using scanning tunneling spectroscopy and continuum model calculations, this study reveals that electrostatic disorder and structural relaxation are critical in breaking symmetry and shaping the electronic structure of marginally twisted bilayer MoS, explaining unexpected energy differences between stacking regions.
This paper reports the first successful epitaxial growth of high-quality single-phase FeGe thin films on Al2O3 substrates, which exhibit a Néel temperature of 397 K and transport anomalies near 100 K potentially linked to charge density waves, thereby establishing a versatile platform for investigating CDW mechanisms and antiferromagnetic spintronics applications.
This study employs first-principles calculations and machine learning to reveal that the ultralow lattice thermal conductivity in vacancy-ordered Cs double perovskites stems primarily from intrinsically weak chemical bonding leading to low sound velocities, rather than the rattling phonon modes typically associated with their structural voids.