🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

3992 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

On the Electronic, Mechanical and Optical Properties of Superhard Cross-Linked Carbon Nanotubes (Tubulanes)

This study investigates the six-membered Tubulane family of cross-linked carbon nanotubes, revealing their superior anisotropic mechanical properties, tunable indirect band gaps ranging from 0.46 to 2.74 eV, and inherent porosity, which collectively position them as promising candidates for advanced electronic and mechanical applications that are currently within technological reach.

Raphael M. Tromer, Bruno Ipaves, Marcelo L. Pereira Junior, Cristiano F. Woellner, Kun Cai, Douglas S. Galvao2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

From Glaphene to Glaphynes: A Hybridization of 2D Silica Glass and Graphynes

Inspired by the recent experimental realization of glaphene, this study proposes and investigates a new class of hybrid 2D materials called glaphynes, formed by stacking 2D silica glass onto various graphynes, confirming their structural stability and demonstrating that the electronic proximity effect can open band gaps in some, but not all, configurations.

Guilherme S. L. Fabris, Raphael B. de Oliveira, Marcelo L. Pereira Junior, Robert Vajtai, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Douglas S. (…)2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

Defect-Mediated Phase Engineering of 2D Ag at the Graphene/SiC Interface

This study demonstrates the phase-selective synthesis of large-area, crystalline 2D silver films at the epitaxial graphene/SiC interface via defect-engineered confinement, enabling the creation of two distinct semiconducting phases with tunable nonlinear optical properties for reconfigurable optoelectronic applications.

Arpit Jain, Boyang Zheng, Sawani Datta, Kanchan Ulman, Jakob Henz, Matthew Wei-Jun Liu, Van Dong Pham, Wen He, Chengye D (…)2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

Boosting the Memory Window of Memristive Stacks via Engineered Interfaces with High Ionic Mobility

This paper demonstrates that engineering interfaces with a thin layer of high-ionic-mobility SrCoO3-x significantly enhances the memory window, switching speed, and endurance of oxide-based memristive devices, enabling effective neural network classification on the MNIST dataset and proving the approach's transferability to HfOx systems.

José Diogo Costa, Daniel Veira-Canle, Noa Varela-Domínguez, Nicholas Davey, Victor Leborán, Rafael Ramos, Fèlix Casanova (…)2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

Drastic field-induced resistivity upturns as signatures of unconventional magnetism in superconducting iron chalcogenides

This study reveals that high magnetic fields induce significant resistivity upturns in FeSe0.96_{0.96}S0.04_{0.04} under pressure, serving as signatures of field-stabilized unconventional magnetic orders that compete with or coexist alongside superconductivity depending on the pressure regime.

Z. Zajicek, I. Paulescu, P. Reiss, R. M. Abedin, K. Sun, S. J. Singh, A. A. Haghighirad, A. I. Coldea2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

Superconductivity in epitaxial PtSb(0001) thin films

This study reports the discovery of type-II superconductivity in epitaxial PtSb(0001) thin films grown on SrF2(111), characterized by a transition temperature of 1.72 K, anisotropic upper critical fields, and significant critical current densities, establishing PtSb as a promising platform for heterostructures within the NiAs-type materials family.

C. Müller, S. P. Bommanaboyena, A. Badura, T. Uchimura, F. Husstedt, B. V. Schwarze, S. Banerjee, M. Ledinský, J. Michal (…)2026-09-09
🔬 materials science

Determination of fundamental properties of nitrogen from first principles. III. Temperature and frequency dependence of the molecular polarizability and magnetic susceptibility

This paper presents first-principles calculations of the temperature and frequency dependence of nitrogen's molecular polarizability and magnetic susceptibility, which, despite being less accurate than high-precision experiments on their own, are combined with experimental data to generate highly accurate semi-empirical estimates for key reference temperatures and to address discrepancies in magnetic susceptibility measurements.

Jakub Lang, Giovanni Garberoglio, Michał Przybytek, Michał Lesiuk2026-09-09