4797 papers
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 that atomic-scale jogs in dislocations within face-centered cubic nickel break the symmetry of mechanical response by exhibiting significantly higher drag under reversed loading, a geometry-rooted mechanism driven by the coupling of non-affine atomic displacements and strain-like tensors that challenges classical plasticity models and offers new avenues for enhancing fatigue resistance.
This paper introduces trainable-degree dependence as a new characterization for materials graph neural networks by using random-subspace intrinsic dimension analysis to reveal how different architectures and prediction tasks vary in their sensitivity to the number of trainable degrees of freedom required to achieve high performance, distinguishing these demands from final accuracy alone.
This paper presents a holistic, performance-portable GPU-accelerated approach within the MEUMAPPS framework that enables faster-than-real-time, three-dimensional phase-field simulations of thousands of precipitates by combining distributed-memory parallelism and high-order time integration, achieving speedups of up to 501x over CPU baselines and near-ideal scaling on exascale systems.
This study utilizes far-field terahertz time-domain spectroscopy and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to characterize the collective charge-density-wave dynamics in bulk 2H-NbSe, identifying distinct high-frequency amplitude and low-frequency phase modes that emerge below the transition temperature and are successfully modeled using time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau simulations.
This study employs hybrid-functional calculations with spin-orbit coupling to reveal that the surface energies, electronic band-edge alignments, and metallic or semiconducting nature of ZrSe facets are strongly dependent on crystallographic orientation and thickness, driven by the preservation or distortion of Se-Se dimers at the surface.
This paper presents a validated analytical and numerical framework that predicts the fracture toughness of triangular and hexagonal lattice materials across a wide range of relative densities, revealing a shift in failure mechanisms at high densities and demonstrating how quasi-brittle behavior and geometric optimization can significantly enhance fracture resistance, even exceeding that of the base material.
This study presents the first experimental visualization of three-dimensional topological skyrmion structures in a CoZnMn sample using neutron scattering tomography, revealing novel metastable states and transition pathways mediated by vortex-antivortex lattices, merons, and monopoles that pave the way for advanced bulk spintronic applications.
This review rigorously outlines the theories of spatial and temporal thermal phonon coherence to demystify fundamental principles, unify wave-like phenomena in complex materials, and provide a comprehensive framework for engineering thermal transport beyond traditional particle-like scattering models.
This paper demonstrates the creation of a highly ordered, multi-orbital px,y-kagome lattice using a bromine monolayer on Ag(111), revealing its intrinsic topological electronic structure through combined experimental and theoretical analysis.
This study identifies frustrated Gd³⁺-based double perovskites, Ba₂GdSbO₆ and Sr₂GdSbO₆, as high-performance magnetocaloric materials that achieve record-low adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration temperatures below 70 mK while maintaining exceptional entropy density, making them promising candidates for sub-100 mK quantum cooling applications.