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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.
Using circular-dichroism time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (Tr-ARPES), researchers directly mapped the light-induced Berry curvature and topological gaps of Floquet-Bloch states on the surface of BiSe, demonstrating that momentum-resolved geometric responses can be isolated and tracked even as coherent Floquet hybridization decays.
This study demonstrates that depositing an ultrathin oxide cap on metastable SiGeSn alloys kinetically suppresses surface-mediated Sn segregation and void formation during high-temperature annealing, thereby significantly enhancing thermal stability and reducing contact resistivity to enable their integration into silicon photonic and electronic platforms.
This study elucidates the mechanism of hydrogen-induced embrittlement in iron by demonstrating that hydrogen infiltration weakens bond strength and reduces cohesion between fracture surfaces primarily through electrostatic repulsion.
This paper presents an analytical model based on rivulet theory and solidification competition to explain balling defects in laser melting, revealing that while fluid instabilities play a role, the discrepancy between model predictions and experimental results underscores the critical importance of fluid flows and heat transport in the process.
The authors present a newly developed laser reaction chamber at NSLS-II's 28-ID-2 beamline that enables rapid, dynamic heating under varied gas environments for operando X-ray diffraction studies, demonstrating its capability to resolve chemical reaction kinetics with 1-second time resolution in both polycrystalline and single-crystal materials.
This paper introduces a high-resolution scanning TEM method that overcomes the traditional edge-on limitation to enable full structural discrimination and analysis of inclined stacking faults in various crystal systems, leveraging fault-induced de-channeling effects to reveal defect mechanisms and facilitate the creation of ultrathin lamellae for enhanced atomic-scale studies.
This study evaluates the effectiveness of five AI tools in extracting bandgap data from materials science publications, finding that while full automation remains challenging, these tools significantly enhance precision and efficiently filter irrelevant papers to bridge the gap between unstructured literature and structured databases.
This study characterizes the high-voltage NaNiCr(PO) NASICON cathode, which, despite maintaining its structural integrity and exhibiting feasible ion migration barriers, fails to deliver reversible capacity due to intrinsically poor electronic conductivity.
This study demonstrates that an accurate treatment of dispersion forces is essential for understanding polarization switching in wurtzite-structured materials like ZnO and Zn0.5Mg0.5O, revealing that while dispersion interactions are insufficient to stabilize planar hexagonal h-ZnO as a metastable phase, they play a critical role in the stability of substituted h-Zn0.5Mg0.5O and the overall ferroelectric switching pathway.
This study investigates the structural, electronic, vibrational, and dielectric properties of polycrystalline LaVNbO prepared at 1000°C and 1250°C, revealing that the higher sintering temperature promotes a dominant tetragonal phase with irregular particle morphology, resulting in an optical band gap of 2.7 eV and enhanced dielectric performance characterized by higher permittivity and lower loss.