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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 reveals a host-guest co-amorphous structure in isotactic poly(4-methyl-1-pentene) where decane molecules occupy the polymer's inherent amorphous voids, evidenced by the suppression of the first sharp diffraction peak in stretched samples and suggesting new applications for liquid-phase molecular sieves.
This study presents the first experimental validation of a multi-slice (MS) simulation method for High-Resolution Electron Backscatter Diffraction (HR-EBSD), demonstrating that a 5th-order expansion (MS5) combined with distortion correction achieves pattern precision comparable to the standard Bloch Wave method while enabling the accurate simulation of crystals containing various defects.
This paper proposes and validates an experimental framework that quantifies electronic symmetry breaking, specifically electronic chirality, by determining orbital hybridization phases from synchrotron X-ray diffraction data, thereby establishing a predictive descriptor for chiral physical responses like circular dichroism.
This paper proposes that semimetallic systems with non-trivial quantum geometry, such as quadratic band-touching semimetals and singular flat bands, enable ultrafast, stable current switching driven by interband coupling and finite density of states, outperforming conventional materials and offering realistic platforms like bilayer graphene and monolayer bismuth for next-generation electronics.
This study reveals that the parent phase of the correlated kagome superconductor CsCrSb features a charge-density wave state composed of antiferromagnetically coupled Cr dimers, suggesting that fluctuations of these dimers likely drive the material's unconventional superconductivity.
This paper presents a deep learning framework utilizing optical microscopy and convolutional neural networks to rapidly and accurately identify the thickness and twist angles of CVD-grown twisted bilayer MoS₂, with predictions validated by second harmonic generation and Raman spectroscopy.
This paper proposes a theoretical framework demonstrating that the phase of a stripe charge density wave can control the topological state of a magnetic vortex, particularly through an inversion-symmetry-breaking mechanism that induces a robust transition by enabling spin-triplet pairing.
This study investigates laser-induced surface nitriding of niobium under controlled nitrogen atmospheres, establishing a processing map to selectively form -NbN or -NbN phases that significantly enhance either surface microhardness or the superconducting critical temperature up to 15 K.
This paper establishes a framework to disambiguate the competing contributions of spin pumping and spin-torque ferromagnetic resonance in electrical detection of magnetization dynamics within magnetic insulators, demonstrating that signal sign and magnitude are governed by spin-wave profiles, magnetic damping, and device geometry rather than magnon chirality alone.
This study utilizes Ni bicrystal micropillar compression tests to demonstrate that the intrinsic mechanism of unconstrained grain boundary sliding is dislocation-mediated with low strain-rate sensitivity, indicating that the high strain-rate sensitivity typically observed in polycrystals arises primarily from strain accommodation processes rather than the sliding mechanism itself.