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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 introduces an "Interface Reactor" sampling strategy to construct a charge-aware neuroevolution potential, enabling stable, long-timescale simulations that reveal distinct SEI formation mechanisms and sodium loss dynamics in carbonate versus ether-based electrolytes, thereby providing a robust computational framework for rational SEI engineering in sodium-metal batteries.
This study employs fixed-node diffusion Monte Carlo calculations to demonstrate that anchoring calcium atoms on boron-doped graphene or inside carbon nanotubes stabilizes the system against hydride formation and enhances hydrogen adsorption energies into the viable storage window, while providing high-accuracy benchmarks for future material design.
This paper proposes the concept of "alterelectricity," an electrical analogue of altermagnetism characterized by switchable states with alternating band structures, establishes its symmetry framework using an anisotropic Lieb-lattice model, identifies specific material realizations like sliding bilayers and ferroelectrically switchable Ti-adsorbed SnP2S6, and demonstrates its potential for high-performance tunneling electroresistance devices.
This study demonstrates that photoexcited holes in bulk-terminated SrTiO3(001) accumulate and remain trapped for days at cryogenic temperatures near Sr vacancies, a phenomenon characterized with atomic precision using a combination of STM, AFM, KPFM, and DFT.
This paper proposes a general mechanism where intrinsic atomic spin-orbit coupling gaps a symmetry-protected quadratic band crossing point, thereby shielding the resulting topological gap from competing instabilities and identifying monolayer compounds as realistic candidates for robust quantum anomalous Hall phases at elevated temperatures.
This paper introduces a machine learning Hamiltonian (MLH) method that achieves linear-scaling computational cost and high accuracy for defect simulations in large supercells, overcoming the transferability limitations of traditional machine learning potentials by successfully predicting oxygen vacancy formation energies in amorphous SiO with deviations below 50 meV from density functional theory.
This study challenges the conventional interpretation of ultrafast dynamics in WSe as a scattering massive exciton quasi-particle, proposing instead that the observed transient signals arise from a photo-induced transition to an indirect excitonic-insulating order where spectral features reflect single-particle levels renormalized by spontaneous excitonic polarization.
This study demonstrates that photo-assisted Pd-Nb2O5/C nanocomposites significantly enhance ethanol electro-oxidation kinetics and CO tolerance in alkaline media through synergistic metal-oxide interactions and light-induced electron-hole generation, resulting in reduced onset potentials, higher current densities, and improved stability compared to conventional Pd/C catalysts.
This study demonstrates that low-palladium electrocatalysts modified with Fe3O4 nano-octahedra and SnO2 nanorods significantly enhance ethanol oxidation activity and power density in alkaline direct ethanol fuel cells through a bifunctional mechanism and strong metal-oxide interactions, with the PdFe3O4/C ternary catalyst achieving the highest performance despite a 45% reduction in palladium content.
This paper demonstrates that giant nonvolatile magnetotransport responses in the two-dimensional antiferromagnet FePS arise from magnetoelastic reconstruction of charge transport paths along zigzag sublattice chains, enabling reconfigurable spintronic devices with exceptionally large magnetoresistance and Hall ratios.