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cond-mat.mtrl-sci

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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.

Tailoring the Optoelectronic, Photocatalytic, Thermoelectric and Thermodynamic Properties of Halides Li2InBiX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) for Energy Conversion: A DFT Study

This DFT study demonstrates that the double perovskite halides Li2InBiX6 (X = Cl, Br, I) are thermodynamically stable semiconductors with direct bandgaps and strong visible-light absorption, making them promising candidates for combined optoelectronic, thermoelectric, and photocatalytic water oxidation applications in energy conversion.

Huda A. Alburaih, Sikander Azam, N. A. Noor, A. Laref, Sohail Mumtaz2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Optical Hall absorption sum rule and spectral compensation in time-reversal-breaking moiré and Hofstadter systems

This paper establishes a first-frequency-moment optical Hall absorption sum rule for time-reversal-breaking systems, demonstrating that it vanishes for zero-field moiré topological bands while taking a universal value determined by magnetic flux in Hofstadter models, thereby providing a rigorous framework to link low- and high-frequency spectral contributions and diagnose Landau-level mixing.

Yixin Zhang, H. Huang2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Oxophilic Silver-Based Nanoparticles with Low Pd-Au Loading for Ethanol and Glycerol Electrooxidation in Alkaline Media

This study demonstrates that oxophilic silver nanoparticles with low palladium and gold loading (5 wt% total) serve as highly efficient and durable electrocatalysts for ethanol and glycerol oxidation in alkaline media, outperforming commercial high-loading Pd/C catalysts while offering tunable oxidation pathways and enhanced resistance to poisoning.

Tuani Carla Gentil, Camilo Andrea Angelucci, Bruno Lemos Batista, Camila Neves Lange, Handro S. N. Lourenço, Mauro Coelho dos Santos, Vinicius Del Colle, Germano Tremiliosi-Filho2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Direction-aware topological descriptors for Young's modulus prediction in porous materials

This paper introduces a direction-aware topological data analysis framework that embeds the compression axis into filtration functions to predict Young's modulus in porous materials, demonstrating superior accuracy over traditional direction-agnostic descriptors—particularly for anisotropic structures—while achieving performance comparable to convolutional neural networks with a more compact and transferable representation.

Rafał Topolnicki, Michał Bogdan, Jakub Malinowski, Bartosz Naskr\k{e}cki, Maciej Haranczyk, Paweł Dłotko2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Equivariant Many-body Message Passing Interatomic Potentials for Magnetic Materials

This paper introduces an equivariant message-passing graph neural network that explicitly incorporates atomic magnetic moments and spin-orbit coupling to achieve near density-functional-theory accuracy in modeling complex magnetic materials, thereby enabling efficient, high-throughput discovery of systems relevant to energy and spintronic technologies.

Cheuk Hin Ho, Cas van der Oord, James P. Darby, Theo Keane, Raz L. Benson, Cristian Rebolledo Espinoza, Rutvij Kulkarni, Elina Spinu, Michail Papanikolaou, Richard Tomsett, Robert M. Forrest, Jonathan (…)2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Switching magnetic spin-states using small magnetic fields in compositionally complex Sm(M7)O3_3

The study demonstrates that the compositionally complex high-entropy perovskite Sm(M7_7)O3_3 exhibits a robust, uncompensated magnetic moment arising from its disordered B-site antiferromagnetic lattice, which can be selectively oriented by minute cooling fields of just ±\pm 20 Oe and remains stable against much larger applied fields.

R. K. Dokala, M. Geers, P. Nordblad, R. Clulow, R. Mathieu2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Giant photostriction in lead-free ferroelectric stemming from photo-excited thermalized carriers

This paper reports a record-breaking 1% photoinduced deformation in a lead-free ferroelectric thin film, attributing this giant photostriction to the contribution of thermalized photoexcited carriers rather than the traditionally assumed hot-carrier bulk photovoltaic effect.

Gaëlle Vitali-Derrien, Oana Condurache, Antoine Ducournau, Pascale Gemeiner, Maxime Vallet, Nicolas Guiblin, Thomas Antoni, Sylvia Matzen, Pascal Ruello, Dagmar Chvostova, Tetyana Ostapchuk, Jirka H (…)2026-04-10🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci