🔬 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

The conductance filtration: sink-relative persistence and exact edge sensitivity for heat transport in particle-filled composites

This paper introduces a conductance filtration framework with sink-relative persistence to model heat transport in particle-filled composites, demonstrating that dissipation shares correspond to the logarithmic sensitivity of effective conductance and enabling exact closed-form predictions for single-edge perturbations across contact, near-contact, and bond mechanisms.

Daisuke Yasufuku (U-MAP Co., Ltd.)2026-09-28
🔬 materials science

Engineering Ferromagnetism in Wide Bandgap w-AlN for Spintronic Applications: Insights from DFT Calculations

This study utilizes spin-polarized density functional theory to demonstrate that Cr-doped w-AlN is a stable, wide-bandgap ferromagnetic semiconductor capable of transitioning from insulating to half-metallic and metallic states at room temperature, whereas Ru- and Rh-doped variants remain unstable in the ferromagnetic state, highlighting Cr-doped w-AlN as a promising candidate for spintronic applications.

Chinnappan Ravi2026-09-28
🔬 materials science

Energetically Driven Structure Matching for Autonomous Total X-ray Scattering Experiments

This paper introduces an energetically driven, hierarchical structure matching framework that combines rapid idealized screening with targeted machine-learned potential and molecular dynamics refinement to enable real-time, accurate atomistic modeling of gold nanoparticles during autonomous total X-ray scattering experiments.

Emil J. P. Frost, Martin A. Karlsen, Jonas H. Jensen, Rodrigo Moreno, Jørn Lambertsen, Jonathan Quinson, Andy S. Anker (…)2026-09-28
🔬 materials science

Experimental realization of the minimal two-dimensional multi-orbital kagome model

This paper reports the experimental realization of a minimal two-dimensional elemental two-orbital kagome system in monolayer Sb on SiC(0001), where substrate-induced orbital filtering isolates a six-band manifold that exhibits unique half-filled physics, including a breathing instability-driven insulating gap and orbital-resolved atomic obstruction, establishing a benchmark platform for exploring multi-orbital kagome phenomena.

Bing Liu, Arka Bandyopadhyay, Manish Verma, Jonas Erhardt, Tim Wagner, Jing Qi, Kilian Strauß, Domenico Di Sante, Carmin (…)2026-09-28
🔬 materials science

AtomWorld-Mem: Memory-Restored World States for Long-Horizon Atomistic Evolution

The paper introduces AtomWorld-Mem, a memory-restored world model that resolves snapshot ambiguity in long-horizon atomistic evolution by reconstructing latent world states from multi-scale keyframes and temporal memories, thereby enabling efficient, high-fidelity, and zero-shot transferable predictions of alloy dynamics under Kinetic Monte Carlo constraints.

Tian Luo, Ruge Zhang, Haozhi Han, Yifrng Chen, Yunquan Zhang, Yunxin Liu, Ting Cao, Kun Li2026-09-28
🔬 materials science

Current-voltage characteristics and resistive switching in epitaxial La0.67_{0.67}Sr0.33_{0.33}MnO3_3/SrMnO3_3/La0.67_{0.67}Sr0.33_{0.33}MnO3_3 multilayer

This study demonstrates that epitaxial La0.67_{0.67}Sr0.33_{0.33}MnO3_3/SrMnO3_3/La0.67_{0.67}Sr0.33_{0.33}MnO3_3 multilayers grown on Si(100) substrates exhibit significant room-temperature resistive switching with a resistance ratio of approximately 10, whereas those grown on oxide substrates show only slight nonlinearity, a difference attributed to substrate-induced interfacial disorder and trap band formation.

A. G. A. Rahman, R. K. Patel, Chandrani Nath, A. K. Pramanik2026-09-28