🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

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.

🔬 materials science

GLASS: Global Latent Aggregation with Slot-based Set Decoding for Scalable All-Atom Crystal Generation

The paper introduces GLASS, a generative model that overcomes the scalability challenges of all-atom crystal generation by decoupling correspondence assignment from generative transport through global latent aggregation and slot-based set decoding, enabling the high-validity creation of large-scale structures like metal-organic frameworks without relying on building block conditioning.

Hendrik Kraß, Seyed Mohamad Moosavi, Mathias Niepert2026-09-30
🔬 materials science

Engineering Synaptic Dynamics in Ag-Modified TaOx_x Memristive Devices

This paper demonstrates that Ag modification of TaOx_x memristors enables electrically programmable control over synaptic depression dynamics—ranging from gradual to abrupt—through the interplay of Ag and oxygen-vacancy mechanisms, thereby optimizing neuromorphic learning performance on MNIST and Fashion-MNIST datasets.

R. Leal Martir, W. Quiñonez, A. J. T. van der Ree, M. H. Aguirre, G. Palasantzas, M. J. Sánchez, D. Rubi2026-09-30
🔬 mesoscale physics

Topological Hall Effect Induced by Chiral Spin Textures at the Ferroelectric/Ferromagnetic Interface

This study demonstrates that switching the ferroelectric polarization in few-layer Fe3_3GeTe2_2/α\alpha-In2_2Se3_3 heterostructures nonvolatily modulates interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction-stabilized chiral spin textures, enabling the generation of four distinct Hall resistance states for advanced spintronic applications.

Jingkuan Xiao, Yaqing Han, Jianfeng Guo, Renjun Du, Jiawei Jiang, Baoshan Cui, Runnong Zhou, Siqin Wang, Siqi Jiang, Fuz (…)2026-09-30
🔬 materials science

Screening of Coulomb Interactions in MoS2 Nanoribbons: Enhanced Coulomb interactions, Antiscreening, and Edge Magnetism

This study employs first-principles calculations to demonstrate that quantum confinement in MoS2 nanoribbons significantly enhances long-range Coulomb interactions and induces finite net magnetization via asymmetric edge states, distinguishing their electronic and magnetic properties from those of 2D MoS2 and other 1D nanomaterials.

A. Montaghemi, H. Hadipour, A. Khademi, A. Yazdani2026-09-30
🔬 materials science

Switching Anomalous Hall and Nernst Responses by Nonmagnetic N Occupation at Fixed Noncoplanar Mn Antiferromagnetic Order

This paper demonstrates that nonmagnetic nitrogen occupation can switch on and off anomalous Hall and Nernst responses in antiferromagnetic manganese compounds by lowering magnetic symmetry to lift Berry curvature cancellation, all while maintaining an identical noncoplanar magnetic order.

Xin Liu, Jiyuan Xu, Li Ma, Guoke Li, Dewei Zhao, Congmian Zhen, Denglu Hou2026-09-30
🔬 materials science

Pronounced Site Preference in Cr-Doped Mn-Based M-Type Hexaferrites and Its Chemical Origins

This study reveals that Cr³⁺ doping in the Mn-based M-type hexaferrite KSb₃Mn₉O₁₉ drives a pronounced site preference for the Mn Kagome sublattice, governed by crystal-field effects, chemical bonding, and local strain, which in turn induces coupled cation redistribution and disorder across neighboring sites while preserving the parent compound's magnetic behavior except at high doping levels where a spin-glass state emerges.

Dylan Correll, Susheng Tan, Evan Wang, Xin Gui2026-09-30
🔬 materials science

From Chemical Complexity to Tunable Magnetic Ordering in Highly Disordered High-Entropy Spinel Oxides

This study demonstrates that robust long-range ferrimagnetic ordering can emerge from extreme configurational disorder in high-entropy spinel oxides, revealing a linear predictability in magnetic transition temperatures that enables the tunable design of magnetic properties despite the absence of dominant ions or straightforward exchange pathways.

Neha Sharma, Sushanta Mandal, Nikita Sharma, Amritpal, Sangeeta Thakur, Viktor Ukleev, Chen Luo, Florin Radu, S. D. Kau (…)2026-09-30
🔬 applied physics

Disentangling octahedral distortion and symmetry breaking in the ordered double perovskite SrLaCoNbO6_6

This study utilizes combined high-temperature Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction to distinguish between an isostructural octahedral distortion occurring at 300°C and a symmetry-breaking phase transition to the I2/mI2/m phase at 750°C in the ordered double perovskite SrLaCoNbO6_6, demonstrating a robust laboratory-based approach for analyzing complex structural changes without synchrotron or neutron facilities.

Ajay Kumar, Clemens Ulrich, Yaroslav Mudryk, Rajendra S. Dhaka2026-09-30