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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 demonstrates that adding hydroxide ions to electrochemical etching solutions enables the controlled fabrication of uniform, vertically aligned columnar porous GaN architectures through a distinct reaction mechanism, offering a versatile route for engineering high-porosity structures for optoelectronic applications.
This study demonstrates that the spontaneous structural reconstruction of chalcogen-depleted MoS, MoSe, and Janus MoSSe monolayers is primarily dictated by the type of remaining chalcogen atom rather than the parent lattice, with selenium inducing rapid disorder and lattice contraction even at low temperatures while sulfur preserves crystalline order until high temperatures, thereby enabling the creation of patterned crystalline and disordered regions within a single monolayer.
This paper introduces "line-graph epitaxy" as a novel method to synthesize a single-atomic-layer kagome lattice of gold (goldene), which exhibits strong electron correlation effects via a flat band and hosts dual Dirac nodal lines through proximity effects with its substrate.
This study reveals that in kagome superconductor CsV3Sb5-xSnx, the transition from a triple-Q charge density wave to a short-range stripe-like state induces a heterogeneous superconducting phase characterized by spatial gap variations and persistent normal fluid, suggesting an unconventional mechanism where sign-changing superconductivity coexists with and is strongly scattered by charge stripes.
By unifying 55 disparate crystal databases into a comprehensive resource and employing the CGTNet model to predict missing properties, this study reveals that forward screening of known materials can uncover thousands of ultra-incompressible candidates like ReN2, while demonstrating that current inverse design methods often rediscover existing compositions, thereby establishing a more rigorous foundation for evaluating material novelty.
This paper establishes a high-quality, scalable method for creating and conclusively identifying oxygen-vacancy defects in silicon carbide by decoupling oxygen incorporation from defect formation via diffusion, thereby overcoming the limitations of ion implantation to achieve superior optical and spin coherence properties for quantum technologies.
This study demonstrates that oxygen plasma treatment of 10 nm ALD-grown NbN films induces surface oxidation, evidenced by a new absorption feature at 4.9 eV and a reduction in effective carrier concentration and mobility as treatment duration increases.
This paper reports the successful growth and characterization of YbPdBi single crystals, which crystallize in the CaPdBi structure type with divalent, non-magnetic Yb ions and exhibit metallic behavior alongside symmetry-enforced Dirac points arising from nonsymmorphic crystal symmetry.
By simultaneously probing thermodynamic and structural evolution in a Pd-Ni-P metallic glass, this study reveals that atomic mobility governs polyamorphic transition pathways, driving continuous medium-range ordering in the glassy state versus coexisting amorphous states in the supercooled liquid.
By combining high-resolution Raman and second-harmonic generation spectroscopy with first-principles calculations, this study resolves conflicting assignments in altermagnetic -MnTe by identifying that prominent Raman features originate from Te precipitates rather than the intrinsic lattice, thereby confirming the material's centrosymmetric crystal structure and a single intrinsic phonon mode.