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.
This study systematically characterizes the layer-dependent vibrational and optical properties of MoWSe alloys from monolayer to nine layers using a combination of experimental spectroscopy and first-principles calculations, establishing comprehensive spectroscopic fingerprints for non-destructive thickness determination and revealing significant thickness-induced modifications to the electronic band structure.
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This paper introduces SynAgent, a framework where multimodal large language model agents autonomously conduct experiments and iteratively refine explicit, human-readable hypotheses about material synthesis processes—such as identifying optimal temperature windows for LiCoO2 thin films—by adaptively generating analysis skills and employing a verify-falsify strategy to move beyond simple optimization toward testable scientific understanding.
This review paper explains how orbital degrees of freedom, particularly through anisotropic orbital shapes and Jahn-Teller effects in edge-sharing octahedral geometries, can induce Peierls transitions and lattice instabilities in materials beyond the traditional one-dimensional limit.
This paper establishes that the parity anomaly in (2+1)-dimensional field theory provides a parameter-free, exact formula for the thermal Hall response of chiral superconductivity in rhombohedral graphene, predicting a signal that emerges at the pair-formation temperature rather than the phase-coherence temperature and offering a falsifiable test linking the sign of the thermal Hall coefficient below to the anomalous Hall resistance measured above it.
This study utilizes multiple linear regression analysis to systematically quantify how independent process parameters, particularly the exit nozzle diameter, influence nanoparticle size and distribution in magnetron-sputtering inert-gas condensation, thereby enabling improved experimental control and process optimization.
This study establishes design rules and an atlas for single- and dual-atom alloys by using density functional theory and experimental validation to demonstrate that dopant pairing stability is governed by a combined d-electron count near ten, enabling the engineering of targeted active site structures through host metal selection, surface facet tuning, and a novel "reactor-anchor" concept.
This study demonstrates that intense transient electric fields from plasmonic excitation dynamically modify the electronic structure of adsorbed CO2 on Au(111) to create Floquet-type replica bands, thereby opening new resonant pathways that significantly enhance hot-carrier injection and charge transfer in plasmon-assisted catalysis.
By combining first-principles calculations with thermodynamic modeling, this study reveals that Si and Mg dopants exert opposing controls on native point defects in yttrium aluminum garnet, where their balanced co-doping effectively minimizes vacancy concentrations and explains the material's sensitivity to the Si/Mg ratio during sintering.
This study demonstrates that functionalizing atomically thin MoS2 with chiral thiol molecules induces strong chirality, enabling the fabrication of ultra-sensitive phototransistors capable of detecting circularly polarized light with near-theoretical maximum anisotropy.