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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 study employs an advanced many-body framework to reveal how the interplay between multiorbital physics and nonlocal correlations in bilayer nickelate LaNiO determines the position of the flat band and drives spin-polaron formation, offering a potential explanation for conflicting angle-resolved photoemission experimental results.
This study rigorously compares Bloch surface wave (BSW) and microring resonator (MRR) optical biosensing platforms, demonstrating that both label-free technologies offer rapid, sensitive, and reproducible detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in human serum, positioning them as promising candidates for next-generation clinical diagnostics.
This paper demonstrates that the Generalized Bloch theorem enables efficient first-principles modeling of odd-parity magnetism in helimagnets like MnI, NiI, and MnTe by describing their spiral order within a primitive unit cell, thereby revealing that spin splitting is maximized in bands with significant odd-orbital (-type) character.
This study provides experimental evidence that thermally excited capillary waves, rather than fabrication defects, are the fundamental source of surface roughness and scattering losses in whispering-gallery-mode microsphere resonators, thereby redefining the limits for achieving ultra-high quality factors in short-wavelength photonic applications.
This study demonstrates that Cu-doped LaFeO3 perovskite nanoparticles achieve highly efficient and stable synergistic sonophotocatalytic degradation of methyl orange, driven primarily by hydroxyl radicals and photogenerated holes, with a synergy index of approximately 10.
This paper introduces a new Wannier-function-based approach grounded in the modern theory of orbital magnetization to accurately quantify orbital angular momentum by capturing both local and itinerant contributions, thereby revealing significant non-local corrections to the orbital Hall conductivity that are missed by traditional atom-centered approximations.
This paper introduces a systematic hierarchy of $GW$-based approximations that progressively reduce the dynamical content of the self-energy to bridge fully dynamical methods with purely static Hamiltonians, demonstrating that consistently derived partially static schemes and a novel static Hermitian self-energy can accurately predict molecular ionization energies while significantly simplifying computational complexity.
This study demonstrates that 2D ferroelectric Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites exhibit exceptionally large shift currents and symmetry-protected persistent spin textures, enabling nonvolatile electrical control of both photocurrent direction and spin configurations for next-generation integrated spintronic-photovoltaic devices.
This study reveals that while fluorite-type rare-earth oxides with increasing configurational entropy retain their cubic structure up to 30 GPa, they exhibit a pressure-induced anomaly between 9–16 GPa attributed to local lattice distortions, with the higher-entropy (CePrLa)O showing reduced stability and early amorphization above 22 GPa.
By combining density functional theory calculations with high-pressure experiments, this study identifies and characterizes two pressure-induced phase transitions in the fast-ion conductor BaSnF4 at 10 GPa and 32 GPa, demonstrating the potential for tuning ionic transport properties in solid-state battery electrolytes through structural reorganization.