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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 investigates the effects of cyclic loading/unloading on PMMA glasses and finds that while segmental dynamics may accelerate or remain unchanged, the materials retain a memory of their original age without exhibiting the overaging phenomenon typically associated with deformation.
This study reveals that inorganic substrates induce a disordered molecular packing in vapor-deposited DSA-Ph glassy organic semiconductors extending approximately 8 nm from the interface, beyond which the bulk structure is primarily governed by the deposition temperature.
This study demonstrates that finite-temperature entropic effects fundamentally alter the preferred structures of supported Zn clusters on Cu(111) from compact triangular shapes to extended linear configurations, challenging the reliability of identifying catalytic active sites based solely on static 0 K minimum-energy models.
Using temperature-dependent rotational anisotropy second harmonic generation, researchers identified a purely surface-driven charge density wave transition on CoSi (001) at 90 K that exhibits a critical exponent consistent with the 3D XY universality class, a result attributed to the coupling between surface Fermi-arc states and bulk topology.
This paper elucidates the imaging mechanism of direct coherent X-ray imaging (direct-CXI) on MnBiTe surface nanostructures by demonstrating that the observed real-space images are accurately explained by Fresnel diffraction, thereby confirming the technique's ability to capture phase information without complex retrieval algorithms.
This study demonstrates that the molecule-ferromagnet interface, rather than just the chiral molecules themselves, acts as a crucial "chiral spinterface" with a switchable, remanent magnetic character, thereby identifying the interfacial electronic structure as a previously overlooked key component of the chiral-induced spin selectivity (CISS) effect.
This paper establishes a new geometric paradigm for three-dimensional spin transport by demonstrating that the spin Hall conductivity in nodal-ring semimetals is quantized and scales linearly with the nodal-ring radius, a phenomenon tunable via strain and controlled by the symmetry of spin-orbit coupling.
This paper presents a scalable computational framework combining machine-learned interatomic potentials, the RAFFLE structure-generation tool, and a neural-network surrogate to model over 13,000 realistic hard carbon structures, successfully linking their microstructural features to sodium storage performance and identifying high-capacity anode candidates exceeding 800 mAh g.
This paper presents a data-efficient active learning framework combining a random forest surrogate model with sequential model-based optimization to autonomously navigate the complex, non-linear growth landscape of molecular beam epitaxy, successfully identifying optimal synthesis conditions for the metastable topological Weyl ferromagnet FeSn within just a few iterations.
This study combines first-principles calculations and experimental measurements to establish polarization-dependent Raman selection rules for SbS, enabling reliable phonon mode assignments and demonstrating the technique's sensitivity to crystal orientation and structural order in antimony chalcogenide thin films.