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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 utilizes molecular dynamics simulations to demonstrate that a one-atom-thick graphene kirigami monolayer exhibits a significant elastocaloric effect with a heating temperature change of approximately 9.32 K and a cooling change of -3.50 K, outperforming macroscopic counterparts while avoiding complex temperature distributions.
Using scanning tunneling microscopy on hole-doped , this study visualizes the formation of localized Zhang-Rice singlets that evolve into delocalized molecular orbitals with stripe-like patterns, proposing that these states mediate Cooper pair formation through the antiferromagnetic spin background.
The paper proposes "feature spectrum topology," a novel framework that characterizes topological phases in quantum materials by analyzing ground-state partitions based on internal degrees of freedom, thereby enabling the detection of topological properties in systems with broken symmetries where traditional symmetry-based methods fail.
This study reveals that cholesteric liquid crystal droplets exhibit a reversal in thermally driven rotational direction dependent on droplet size and temperature, demonstrating that thermomechanical coupling is fundamentally governed by molecular orientational order rather than just molecular chirality.
This study utilizes non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations to reveal that the newly proposed 2D carbon allotrope, Irida-Graphene, exhibits an intrinsic room-temperature thermal conductivity of approximately 215 W/mK—significantly lower than pristine graphene due to phonon scattering from its porous 3-6-8 ring structure and reduced group velocities—while maintaining isotropic thermal transport with notable size effects.
This study employs reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations to demonstrate that Sun-Graphyne, a 2D carbon allotrope, possesses a significantly lower intrinsic thermal conductivity of approximately 24.6 W/mK compared to graphene due to enhanced phonon scattering caused by acetylenic bonds and acoustic-optical mode interactions, making it a promising material for applications requiring reduced thermal transport.
This study utilizes density functional theory to demonstrate that silverene and copperene, the proposed monolayer analogues of goldene, are energetically and dynamically stable 2D materials with isotropic mechanical properties and unique metallic-optical characteristics suitable for optoelectronic applications.
This study employs density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations to demonstrate that introducing periodic porosity into 12-atom-wide armchair graphene nanoribbons effectively tunes their electronic, optical, and thermal properties while maintaining structural stability, thereby establishing porosity engineering as a viable strategy for advanced nanodevice applications.
This paper presents a deep learning framework that automates the extraction of physical parameters and model fitting for two-dimensional transistors by leveraging a pre-trained neural network to approximate physics-based simulators, achieving high accuracy with significantly fewer training samples than previous methods.
This paper provides a concise review of recently experimentally realized 2D carbon allotropes—including graphynes, biphenylene networks, fullerene networks, and amorphous carbon—by analyzing their structures, synthesis methods, and the interplay between theoretical predictions and experimental findings while highlighting gaps for future investigation.