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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 presents the development and characterization of diamond compound refractive lenses (CRLs) for Dark-field X-ray Microscopy, demonstrating their superior performance at high photon energies (up to 37 keV) compared to traditional beryllium and aluminum lenses, thereby enabling the investigation of previously opaque, thick iron-based samples.
This study demonstrates that the structural and electrical resilience of graphene-based materials under 60 MeV 35Cl ion irradiation depends critically on their initial order, with highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) suffering progressive degradation while multilayer reduced graphene oxide (ML-rGO) exhibits potential for radiation-induced structural reorganization and enhanced ordering.
This study demonstrates that while local chemical order stabilizes positive stacking-fault energy in CoCrNi across temperatures, finite-temperature anharmonic effects fail to thermally stabilize the negative stacking-fault energy predicted for random solid solution CoCrNi, thereby resolving the discrepancy between previous harmonic DFT predictions and experimental observations.
This study demonstrates that a twisted vortex moire superlattice formed between monolayer VTe2 and NbSe2 enables nanoscale manipulation of charge density waves through strain-induced reconstruction of the CDW landscape, creating inequivalent local phases that compete with proximity-induced superconductivity.
This study employs anharmonic non-equilibrium Green's function simulations combined with machine learning potentials to reveal that thermal conductivity in ultrathin silicon nanowires exhibits a nonmonotonic dependence on diameter due to hydrodynamic phonon flow at room temperature and quantized quasi-ballistic transport at cryogenic temperatures, overcoming the limitations of classical molecular dynamics in capturing quantum effects.
This paper argues that achieving ideal, domain-free negative capacitance in ferroelectric-dielectric heterostructures requires the domain wall energy parameter to exceed a critical threshold determined by the layer thicknesses, thereby stabilizing the system against domain formation.
This study demonstrates that interfacial spin transport in Co|Pt heterostructures remains remarkably robust against significant increases in interface roughness, as revealed by terahertz emission spectroscopy which shows only a minor (~30%) decrease in spin-current transparency despite a threefold increase in roughness and grain size.
This paper analytically demonstrates that orbital magnetization can be equivalently computed via linear response to a periodic magnetic field or as the derivative of the grand potential with respect to a uniform field, thereby identifying orbital magnetization as the energy associated with the spectral flow underlying the Středa formula.
This study systematically demonstrates that the oxygen partial pressure during pre-calcination critically regulates Bi volatilization, grain growth, and oxygen-vacancy concentrations in Na0.5Bi0.465Sr0.02Eu0.005TiO3 ceramics, thereby determining their structural order and electrical conductivity through Eu3+ photoluminescence insights.
This study utilizes molecular dynamics simulations and Nudged Elastic Band calculations to characterize the migration barriers and diffusivities of point defects in 3C-SiC, revealing a mobility hierarchy that governs the competition between recombination and aggregation processes critical for stabilizing spin-active defect centers in quantum technologies.