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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 paper presents a formal proof demonstrating that average magnetization is the primary driver of shape effects in large magnetic samples, leading to a computationally efficient method for incorporating sample shape into micromagnetic simulations using 3D periodic boundary conditions.
This paper presents a transferable, machine-learning-based framework that decomposes nanovoid-solute interactions into local coordination motifs to efficiently map structures to energies, enabling the prediction of thermodynamically stable configurations and segregation behaviors in tungsten alloys and other systems.
This study predicts that high-pressure asymmetric coordination in a layered RbBF5 phase activates Rb's inner 4p electrons by breaking local symmetry and elevating specific orbital levels, thereby enabling unconventional bonding and extending inner-shell chemistry to lighter alkali metals.
Based on first-principles calculations and theoretical analysis, this study identifies a family of monolayer chromium-based group-IV chalcogenides as a new class of two-dimensional magnetic higher-order topological insulators that host robust, quantized corner states protected by lattice symmetry in both antiferromagnetic and altermagnetic ground states.
This study investigates the grain growth kinetics and densification behavior of single-phase (Cr,Mo,Ta,V,W)C1-{\delta} high-entropy carbide ceramics during spark plasma sintering, revealing that elevated temperatures promote chemical homogenization and grain coarsening with an apparent activation energy of approximately 620 kJ mol-1, consistent with diffusion-controlled mechanisms.
The paper introduces Selective Random Structure Search (SRSS), an unbiased, high-throughput framework that utilizes symmetry-constrained random generation and machine-learning potentials to efficiently discover both known ground states and novel metastable polymorphs across 1D, 2D, and 3D crystal systems using only standard CPU resources.
This paper demonstrates a method for achieving local control and lateral nanofocusing of hyperbolic phonon polaritons in hexagonal boron nitride by utilizing a sinusoidally corrugated gold substrate to smoothly vary the polariton wavelength through continuous gap modulation.
This review explores textiles as a unique regime of condensed matter by examining the symmetry, topology, and mechanics of woven and knitted materials, ranging from twisted yarn structures to their characterization as knots and links in a thickened torus.
This paper proposes an efficient metadynamics-based approach utilizing parallel bias with partitioned families and a multi-hill strategy to construct free energy surfaces for vacancy dynamics in crystals without requiring predefined coordinates or parameter-dependent topology, as validated through applications to self and impurity diffusion in metallic and ionic systems.
This paper demonstrates that capping niobium superconducting resonators with a thin tantalum layer significantly enhances their internal quality factor and temporal stability by suppressing the formation of lossy niobium oxide and replacing it with a more stable tantalum-based interface.