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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 experimentally demonstrates that laser-generated gigahertz surface acoustic wavepackets in FeRh/MgO(001) exhibit tunable excitation efficiency and anisotropic dispersion characteristics driven by the material's antiferromagnetic-to-ferromagnetic phase transition, highlighting its potential for magnetoacoustic spintronic applications.
This paper introduces and validates 3D-printable microparticles with symmetry-broken refractive index profiles that achieve light-driven propulsion through transparent momentum transfer, offering a heating-free mechanism for volumetric active matter and dynamic optical feedback systems.
This study reports the first visualization of bulk altermagnetic domains in MnTe using scanning magneto-optical Kerr-effect microscopy, revealing distinct time-reversal symmetry-breaking domains with large Kerr rotations that are controllable and stable against external perturbations.
This study investigates the impact of spin-orbit coupling on non-van der Waals 2D materials, identifying SbTlO3 and its Pb-substituted derivative SbPbO3 as robust topological insulators characterized by significant band inversion and confirmed topological edge states.
This paper proposes a simplified free-energy framework that establishes a theoretical thermodynamic maximum for solar energy conversion at approximately 74%, while acknowledging that practical limits like the Shockley-Queisser limit (~33%) and specific processes such as spontaneous emission and nonradiative losses currently constrain achievable efficiencies to lower values.
This study demonstrates that silver toroidal plasmonic nanodimers can significantly enhance the near-infrared emission of heterostructured cadmium-free InP quantum dots by generating intense nanogap hotspots and tunable Purcell factors that effectively convert enhanced decay rates into radiative output.
This paper demonstrates the controllable generation and precise regulation of large-area, highly oriented skyrmion track arrays in ferromagnetic Fe3GaTe2 through vector magnetic field manipulation, offering a promising strategy for advancing next-generation spintronic and information technologies.
This paper demonstrates a scheme for actively tunable optical modulation in the near-infrared region by exploiting energy exchange between photonic and exciton modes in the intermediate coupling regime of a squaraine-dye based photonic structure, thereby overcoming the limitations of low absorption and slow response in traditional organic optoelectronic devices.
This study resolves the controversy surrounding the nature of the rhombohedral (R) phase in epitaxial hafnia by utilizing synchrotron-based grazing incidence diffraction to conclusively demonstrate that it is a distinct ferroelectric phase separate from the orthorhombic (OIII) phase.
This paper presents an all-atomic-layer-deposited vertical complementary FeRAM architecture that utilizes a differential polarization summation scheme to achieve an ultra-high effective remanent polarization exceeding 100 uC/cm² and endurance beyond 10¹⁰ cycles, effectively overcoming the intrinsic limitations of traditional HfO₂-based ferroelectric memory.