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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.
By combining advanced thermal spectroscopy techniques with first-principles calculations, this study reveals that the pronounced thermal anisotropy in monoclinic -GaO originates from high-frequency, short-mean-free-path phonons, whereas low-frequency phonons remain nearly isotropic and attenuate directional contrast at macroscopic scales.
This paper reports the first direct observation via nano-ARPES of an unexpected flat band at the point, far from the Fermi level, in 2.4° twisted bilayer graphene, highlighting the necessity of probing the entire Brillouin zone to fully capture electronic states in twisted structures.
This study utilizes high-resolution transmission electron microscopy to characterize the structural and chemical properties of rutile-GeO2/TiO2 (001) heterointerfaces, revealing that growth temperature dictates whether the interface is amorphous or epitaxial, with the latter accommodating a ~4% lattice mismatch through specific dislocation networks and thermally driven substrate faceting.
This study demonstrates that few-nanometer-thick strontium titanate capping layers act as active kinetic regulators of redox phase transitions in oxide heterostructures by controlling oxygen diffusion rates, thereby enabling precise tuning of phase transition temperatures through adjustments in capping-layer thickness and oxygen partial pressure.
Using soft X-ray magnetic vector tomography, researchers experimentally observed a stable 1D dipole chain of Bloch point singularities along chirality boundaries in an anisotropic chiral magnet, revealing critical insights into their stability thresholds and potential for controlling 3D magnetic configurations.
Using time-dependent density functional theory, this study reveals that a free-standing gold monolayer (goldene) supports three unexpected, anisotropic, low-energy plasmonic branches arising from the hexagonal shape of its single-band Fermi surface, which enables the conversion of single-particle excitations into collective charge oscillations despite the system's seemingly simple electronic structure.
This study employs machine-learning-based molecular dynamics to unify the understanding of low-frequency Raman and infrared signatures across diverse perovskite classes, revealing that polar off-centering enhances dielectric responses while nonpolar octahedral tilting drives Raman central peaks, thereby linking spectral features to the symmetry, coupling, and dynamics of underlying lattice instabilities.
This study combines first-principles calculations and transport modeling to predict that composition-tunable ultrawide-bandgap BAlN and BGaN monolayers exhibit high thermoelectric figures of merit (ZT > 2.5) and identify candidate modulation-doping partners and intrinsic breakdown fields, suggesting their potential for advanced thermoelectric and high-field power-electronic applications.
This paper presents an exact formulation and perturbative expansion of the total energy beyond the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, clarifying the distinct nature of the electron-phonon contribution and demonstrating its small but non-negligible impact on the stability of diamond polymorphs.
This study utilizes first-principles molecular dynamics and thermodynamic modeling to demonstrate that chemical ordering in iron-silicon alloys under inner-core conditions governs phase stability, elastic anisotropy, and thermal conductivity, suggesting that metastable disordered cubic Fe-Si phases could explain key seismic and transport anomalies in Earth's inner core.