🔬 Category

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

4006 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.

🔬 mesoscale physics

Transport Evidence of Magnetic Polarization in the Altermagnetic Candidate MnTe

This study reports the successful growth of epitaxial α\alpha-MnTe thin films on InP(111) substrates and demonstrates, through combined magneto-transport measurements and DFT calculations, that interface-induced symmetry breaking and point defects can induce a finite net magnetic polarization in this altermagnetic candidate, offering a pathway for engineering magnetic responses in spin-based electronics.

Younes Ghorbani, Nayana Devaraj, Joshua Maile, Samuel Poage, Qihua Zhang, Maria Hilse, Stephanie Law, Salva Salmani-Reza (…)2026-07-31
🔬 applied physics

Fast and Accurate Foundation Models for Equivariant Machine-Learned Interatomic Potentials

This paper presents a family of fast, scalable, and accurate equivariant foundation models for interatomic potentials that overcome speed-accuracy trade-offs through optimized NequIP and Allegro architectures, while emphasizing that future improvements in materials discovery rely more on dataset diversity and consistent transition metal descriptions than on model complexity alone.

Seán R. Kavanagh, Chuin Wei Tan, Menghang Wang, Marc L. Descoteaux, Gabriel de Miranda Nascimento, Ulrik Unneberg, Laura (…)2026-07-31
🔬 materials science

Drumhead Surface States of Rhombohedral Graphite with Near Ideal Quantum Geometry Condition

This study employs first-principles calculations to demonstrate that rhombohedral graphite exhibits drumhead surface states with a convex quantum geometry that satisfies the ideal quantum geometry condition near the K point and strictly on the inner rim, providing a pristine single-particle foundation for exploring fractional Chern insulators and superconductivity in thick layers.

Lin-Lin Wang2026-07-31
🔬 materials science

Spin wave resonance in yttrium iron garnet stripe domains

This study investigates the complex magnon spectra and resonance modes within the stripe domain structures of a thin-film yttrium iron garnet sample, utilizing magneto-optic Kerr effect measurements and micromagnetic simulations to elucidate the role of cubic anisotropy and highlight the potential of such non-collinear magnetic systems for future magnonic applications.

Daniel Prestwood, Chris E. A. Barker, Kilian D. Stenning, Charlie W. F. Freeman, Tianyi Wei, Takashi Kikkawa, Troy Dion (…)2026-07-30
🔬 materials science

Above Room Temperature Ferroelectricity in Epitaxially Strained KTaO3

This paper demonstrates that epitaxial strain applied to KTaO3 thin films grown on SrTiO3 substrates induces a robust, intrinsic ferroelectric state with a transition temperature of 475 K, enabling systematic control over the material's Curie temperature and spontaneous polarization.

Tobias Schwaigert, Salva Salmani-Rezaie, Sankalpa Hazra, Utkarsh Saha, Maya Ramesh, Aiden Ross, Betul Pamuk, Long-Qing C (…)2026-07-30
🔬 mesoscale physics

Spin-orbit-driven quarter semimetals in rhombohedral graphene

This study reports the observation of spin-orbit-driven quarter semimetals in rhombohedral multilayer graphene, where strong correlations and proximitized spin-orbit coupling induce spontaneous symmetry breaking and a hysteretic anomalous Hall effect, ultimately enabling a magnetic-field-tuned phase transition to Chern insulators.

Jing Ding, Hanxiao Xiang, Naitian Liu, Wenqiang Zhou, Xinjie Fang, Zhangyuan Chen, Le Zhang, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Tan (…)2026-07-30
🔬 materials science

Probing multipolar order in the candidate altermagnet MnF2_2 through the elastocaloric effect under strain

By combining elastocaloric experiments, free-energy modeling, and first-principles calculations, this study establishes a thermodynamic probe for the altermagnetic critical point in MnF2_2, demonstrating how the coupling between magnetic multipoles and uniaxial strain can be used to detect multipolar order in dd-wave altermagnets.

Rahel Ohlendorf, Luca Buiarelli, Hilary M. L. Noad, Andrew P. Mackenzie, Rafael M. Fernandes, Turan Birol, Jörg Schmalia (…)2026-07-30
🔬 materials science

Unlocking the Power of Orbital-Free Density Functional Theory to Explore the Electronic Structure Under Extreme Conditions

The authors present a non-empirical, Kohn-Sham-assisted orbital-free density functional theory framework that achieves Kohn-Sham-level accuracy for electronic structure calculations under extreme conditions while offering computational speedups of several hundred times compared to traditional methods.

Cheng Ma, Qiang Xu, Zhenhao Zhang, Ke Wang, Ying Sun, Wenhui Mi, Zhandos A. Moldabekov, Tobias Dornheim, Jan Vorberger (…)2026-07-30