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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.
This perspective argues that overcoming the von Neumann bottleneck requires the next decade of 2D materials research to shift from isolated record-breaking devices to the integrated coexistence of graphene transistors, memristors, and photonic structures on a single semiconductor wafer to enable in-memory and optical computing.
High-quality single crystals of the two-dimensional van der Waals ferromagnet FeGaTe were successfully synthesized and characterized, revealing a hexagonal structure with distinct magnetic moments on inequivalent iron sites and a Curie temperature of approximately 355–360 K, which is attributed to a contracted interatomic distance that strengthens exchange interactions compared to FeGeTe.
This paper presents a general polarizable embedding QM/MM scheme for periodic systems that couples density functional theory with a multipole-expanded water model featuring anisotropic polarizabilities, utilizing far-field multipole expansions and short-range damping to achieve high accuracy and smooth convergence while preventing over-polarization.
This paper constructs families of periodic planar lattices, specifically Apollonian lattices, that achieve arbitrarily high critical temperatures for the ferromagnetic Ising model by demonstrating that scales logarithmically with the maximal coordination number and conjecturing this family to be optimal for such systems.
This paper demonstrates that monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides serve as an ideal platform for observing both orbital and spin Nernst effects, revealing that the orbital Nernst effect arises intrinsically without spin-orbit coupling while the spin Nernst effect scales with it, with both phenomena being tunable via doping in semiconducting MoS and intrinsically present in metallic NbS.
This perspective proposes a unified multiscale framework that integrates local coordination, mesoscopic organization, and macroscopic transport to explain how increasing electrolyte concentration couples these phenomena, thereby necessitating a holistic approach to rational lithium electrolyte design.
This paper introduces SymADiT, a symmetry-aware variant of the All-atom Diffusion Transformer that leverages Wyckoff positions in latent space to generate stable, realistic crystalline materials that strictly adhere to their space group symmetries.
This study systematically compares ytterbium incorporation in BaF and CaF single crystals using multiple characterization techniques to demonstrate that the host cation identity governs the stabilization balance between Yb and Yb charge states and dictates local defect formation and optical properties.
This paper demonstrates through theoretical analysis and experimental observation that the non-homogeneous distribution of atoms in complex concentrated alloys reduces overall system energy by compensating for tensile and compressive strain fields, thereby highlighting the critical role of local chemical and structural heterogeneity in determining thermodynamic stability.
This paper demonstrates that solid-electrolyte interphase (SEI) growth across most lithium-battery anode chemistries follows a universal parabolic law with a diffusion-limited exponent of 1/2, while anode-free configurations uniquely deviate with a super-parabolic exponent of approximately 0.77 due to nucleation-controlled kinetics.