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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 proposes that kagome superconductors AVSb and ATiBi possess 2+ valence ions with similar carrier densities but distinct quantum fluctuating magnetic moments, a finding experimentally confirmed by the enhanced magnetic susceptibility observed upon introducing nonmagnetic Sn impurities that relieve geometric frustration.
This study theoretically demonstrates that rolling graphene into an N-turn nanoscroll and applying a longitudinal magnetic field enables precise N-fold enhancement of conductance by activating a tunable topological winding number, thereby offering a new pathway to design custom topological materials through geometric manipulation.
This study systematically maps the magnetoconductance evolution in thin films across a topological-to-trivial phase transition and a subsequent disorder-driven localization crossover, revealing a distinct shift from weak antilocalization to positive orbital magnetoconductance governed by incoherent hopping mechanisms.
This paper introduces a comprehensive framework, including classification criteria, a database, and high-throughput screening tools, to systematically identify and analyze correlated electron molecular orbital materials, revealing that their emergent electronic states arise from a complex interplay of electron count, symmetry, frustration, and correlation strength rather than cluster motifs alone.
This paper establishes a rigorous quantum-to-classical mapping for interacting spin systems at finite temperatures, demonstrating that classical Monte Carlo simulations with an effective spin length of accurately predict magnetic transition temperatures and susceptibility in real materials by incorporating leading-order quantum corrections.
This paper identifies a "double measurement confound" in LLM agent benchmarks where fixed scaffolds and flawed scorers obscure true model capability, and proposes a measurement-theoretic framework with an audit-and-repair protocol to transfer execution control to models, implement ground-truth scoring, and report reliability metrics beyond the mean.
This study establishes a comprehensive computational and experimental framework demonstrating that introducing an Ag interlayer in Al/Cu resistance spot welding suppresses brittle Al-Cu intermetallic compounds in favor of ductile Al-Ag solid solutions, thereby significantly enhancing the joint's mechanical strength and providing a predictive model for rational interlayer selection.
By combining advanced theoretical methods, this study reveals that anti-site hydrogen defects in lutetium hydrides are responsible for the experimentally observed flat bands and low-energy optical features, while establishing that hydrogen orbital filling, rather than interaction magnitude, is the fundamental principle governing the material's weak correlation strength and electronic behavior.
Using density functional theory and Landau free-energy expansion, this study systematically investigates the phase stability and pressure-dependent elastic properties of four GeO2 polymorphs up to 120 GPa, revealing a Landau-type second-order rutile-to-CaCl2 transition at 14.6 GPa characterized by significant elastic softening and a peak in wave anisotropy, followed by distinct anisotropy behaviors in the higher-pressure alpha-PbO2 and pyrite phases.
This study demonstrates that off-resonant, elliptically polarized THz pulses can induce ultrafast time-reversal symmetry breaking and a transient reduction to tetragonal magnetic symmetry in nonmagnetic cubic SrTiO3, as evidenced by emergent second-harmonic generation circular dichroism scaling with the pulse's angular momentum.