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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.
High-pressure experiments on the Fe-H system reveal that hydrogen is significantly soluble in liquid iron even at low pressures, with a solubility of approximately 1.2 wt% under lunar core conditions that could fully account for the observed density deficit of the Moon's core.
This paper introduces a polymer-free method for assembling 2D material heterostructures using temperature-controlled muscovite crystals, which enables deterministic, contamination-free transfer and stacking to facilitate the automated fabrication of pristine van der Waals devices.
This paper demonstrates how advanced machine learning techniques, such as neural networks and random forests, can overcome the complex, nonlinear challenges of laser surface texturing by accurately predicting surface roughness and enabling faster, data-driven process optimization without relying solely on extensive empirical experimentation or expert knowledge.
This paper demonstrates that trilayer MoSe2 devices with a multi-gate architecture can be electrically reconfigured to transition from single-dot to double-dot transport regimes by tuning the backgate voltage, enabling the study of non-equivalent quantum dots with tunable coupling.
This study utilizes square-pulsed source thermometry combined with microstructural analysis to reveal that the thermal conductivity of HFCVD diamond films on SiC substrates increases significantly from ~60 to ~200 W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ from the nucleation interface to the surface, directly correlating with grain coarsening and offering critical insights for optimizing thermal management in high-power electronics.
This paper presents a phenomenological theory demonstrating that epitaxial strain in thin films kinetically arrests the first-order Mott metal-insulator transition by elevating elastic activation barriers, thereby trapping a non-equilibrium "Mott-Glass" state that exhibits memristive switching behavior suitable for neuromorphic applications.
This study utilizes an optical Square-Pulsed Source (SPS) technique to characterize the anisotropic thermal properties of polyimide films, revealing that spin-coated films exhibit higher cross-plane thermal conductivity and lower anisotropy than suspended films due to differences in molecular orientation and substrate interactions.
This paper introduces a frequency-tunable periodic waveform analysis TDTR technique to non-destructively characterize buried thermal interfaces in multilayer WBG/UWBG semiconductor heterostructures, revealing distinct phonon transport mechanisms and identifying specific thermal bottlenecks in Ga2O3/SiC, GaN/Si, and GaN/diamond systems.
This study demonstrates that controlled Ni doping in large-scale FeGeTe epitaxial films, achieved via molecular beam epitaxy, induces lattice contraction and a dual substitution-intercalation mechanism that significantly suppresses perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and drastically lowers the Curie temperature to 50 K, with experimental findings corroborated by density functional theory calculations.
This first-principles study proposes two newly synthesized gold monolayer phases, goldene-I and goldene-II, as promising anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, demonstrating their metallic nature, structural stability, and high volumetric capacities with goldene-II reaching 0.783 Ah/cm³ and goldene-I exhibiting ultra-low diffusion barriers for rapid ion transport.