🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

3992 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

Combining Quasiparticle Self-Consistent GWGW and Machine-Learned DFT+UU to Assess Half-Metallicity in Co- and Ni-Based Heuslers

This study evaluates the half-metallicity of Co- and Ni-based Heusler compounds lattice-matched to InAs by comparing standard DFT functionals with quasiparticle self-consistent GWGW calculations and a machine-learned DFT+UU approach, ultimately identifying Co2_2TiSn and Co2_2ZrAl as the most promising half-metallic candidates while highlighting the significant method dependence of predicted spin polarization.

Zefeng Cai, Malcolm J. A. Jardine, Maituo Yu, Chenbo Min, Jiatian Wu, Hantian Liu, Derek Dardzinski, Christopher J. Palm (…)2026-08-13
🔬 materials science

Disentangling the dynamics of transient spin and orbital magnetization in SrTiO3_3 via the inverse Faraday effect from RT-TDDFT

Using real-time time-dependent density functional theory, this study demonstrates that circularly polarized light induces ultrafast, helicity-dependent transient magnetization in the non-magnetic insulator SrTiO3_3 through purely electronic orbital angular momentum transfer, effectively disentangling the inverse Faraday effect from optical orientation without requiring ionic motion.

Andri Darmawan, Markus E. Gruner, Rossitza Pentcheva2026-08-13
🔬 materials science

Temperature-Driven Sequential Modeling for the Prediction of Annual Power Conversion Efficiency Profiles of Organic Photovoltaic Materials: Douala Case Study

This paper introduces a climate-native computational framework that combines molecular dynamics, equivariant graph neural networks, and sequential deep learning to predict the annual temperature-driven power conversion efficiency profiles of organic photovoltaic materials in tropical regions, demonstrating that modeling thermal conformational dynamics significantly outperforms static efficiency assessments for identifying suitable candidates for real-world deployment.

Steve Cabrel Teguia Kouam, Rockefeller Rockefeller, Raoult Dabou Teukam, Jean-Pierre Tchapet Njafa, Patrick Sorrel Mvoto (…)2026-08-13
🔬 materials science

Chemically Meaningful Textualization Enables Explainable Validation of Metal-Organic Frameworks by Large Language Models

This paper demonstrates that transforming crystallographic data into chemically meaningful text enables fine-tuned large language models to serve as accurate, interpretable validators for metal-organic frameworks, effectively identifying structural errors and providing diagnostic rationales comparable to specialized graph-based models.

Guobin Zhao, Xiao-Yan Li2026-08-13
🔬 materials science

Many-Body Destabilization of Intermediate Oxygen-Hole States

Using diffusion Quantum Monte Carlo, this study corrects hybrid DFT's erroneous prediction of a split oxygen-hole state in Na2−x_{2-x}Mn3_3O7_7 by demonstrating that the localized oxygen polaron is the true ground state, thereby exposing a critical failure mode of hybrid functionals in correlated oxides that cannot be resolved by conventional X-ray absorption spectroscopy.

Anirudh Adavi, Kayahan Saritas, Ming Lei, Das Pemmaraju, Paul R. C. Kent, Iwnetim I. Abate2026-08-13
🔬 mesoscale physics

Large bias-tunable magnetoresistance from spin-dependent interlayer hybridization in van der Waals antiferromagnet CrSBr-based heterostructures

This study reveals that the large, bias-tunable magnetoresistance in CrSBr-based van der Waals heterostructures arises from spin-dependent interlayer hybridization that linearly modulates the barrier band-edge offset with magnetization angle, rather than from electrode spin polarization as described by the Jullière model.

Sadeed Hameed (Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany), Aditya Kumar (Institute of Ph (…)2026-08-13
🔬 condensed matter

Spatially heterogeneous relaxational dynamics and the evolution of recoverable strain following flow cessation of a ductile nanocolloidal glass

This study combines rheology and X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy to reveal that the protracted stress relaxation and loss of recoverable strain in a sheared nanocolloidal glass are driven by spatially heterogeneous, banded backflow dynamics, whereas subsequent strain recovery proceeds via uniform, purely affine motion.

Chloe W. Lindeman, James J. Griebler, Penelope Grace Kovakas, Miaoqi Chu, Qingteng Zhang, Suresh Narayanan, James L. Har (…)2026-08-13
🔬 materials science

Advances and opportunities for automated robotic preparation of 2D materials and fabrication of 2D heterostructures

This review examines the transition from manual to automated robotic fabrication of 2D materials and heterostructures, highlighting recent advances in instrumentation, processing, and AI that are essential for overcoming the complexity limits of current methods and enabling the precise, high-throughput creation of sophisticated many-layer systems.

S. Davari, D. L. Duong, T. Faltermeier, J. A. Goss, A. Hasani, D. Kotekar-Patil, J. Peabody, S. Wyss, H. O. H. Churchill (…)2026-08-13
🔬 mesoscale physics

Spin lifetime anisotropy in graphene induced by the SiO2 interface

This study utilizes first-principles and tight-binding simulations to demonstrate that a SiO2_2 substrate induces a complex, anisotropic spin texture in graphene—ranging from Rashba-type helical structures to symmetry-broken configurations—resulting in a spin lifetime anisotropy between 0.5 and 1 that aligns with experimental observations and exceeds the predictions of standard Rashba models.

Aron W. Cummings, Chunhao Guo, Andrew Grieder, Shihao Tu, Mayank Gupta, Junqing Xu, Juan Marmolejo-Tejada, Yuan Ping2026-08-13
🔬 optics

Aggregation-engineered loss-tolerant strong coupling in metallic microcavities

This paper demonstrates that molecular aggregation can be strategically engineered as a design parameter rather than a parasitic effect to achieve room-temperature strong coupling with high coupling energies (up to 324 meV) in solution-processed, low-quality-factor metallic microcavities, thereby overcoming the traditional requirement for highly ordered excitonic media and high-quality optical resonators.

Andrea Betti, Eleonora Cara, Giulia Serrano, Lorenzo Poggini, Alessia Valzelli, Natascia De Leo, Paolo Bartolini, Andrea (…)2026-08-13