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.

At Gist.Science, we process every new preprint in this category directly from arXiv to make these complex discoveries accessible to everyone. Our team generates both plain-language overviews and detailed technical summaries for each paper, ensuring that researchers, students, and curious minds alike can grasp the latest breakthroughs without getting lost in dense jargon.

Below are the latest papers in condensed matter and materials science, organized by their most recent publication dates.

Fermi-liquid behavior and characteristic temperature-dependent susceptibility in clean RuO2_2 crystal

This study establishes that ultra-clean RuO2_2 single crystals exhibit a weakly-correlated 3D Fermi-liquid state with a characteristic temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility driven by enhanced orbital contributions from lattice expansion, resolving ongoing debates about its magnetic nature.

Shubhankar Paul, Atsutoshi Ikeda, Hisakazu Matsuki, Giordano Mattoni, Jörg Schmalian, Kunihiko Yamauchi, Chanchal Sow, Shingo Yonezawa, Yoshiteru Maeno2026-04-30🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Benchmarking of Massively Parallel Phase-Field Codes for Directional Solidification

This paper presents a comprehensive benchmark comparing a GPU-accelerated finite-difference phase-field code (GPU-PF) and a CPU-parallelized finite-element adaptive-mesh code (PRISMS-PF) for simulating directional solidification of Al-Cu and SCN-camphor alloys under experimentally relevant conditions, validating their accuracy in predicting dendritic morphology and tip dynamics while evaluating their computational performance to support integrated computational materials engineering workflows.

Jiefu Tian, David Montiel, Kaihua Ji, Trevor Lyons, Jason Landini, Katsuyo Thornton, Alain Karma2026-04-30🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Tuning of Atomic Layer Deposition Pulse Time through Physics-Informed Bayesian Active Learning

This contribution presents a physics-guided Bayesian active learning framework that integrates a Langmuir adsorption model with a two-stage parameter estimation strategy to autonomously and efficiently optimize pulse durations in atomic layer deposition, thereby achieving faster convergence, higher prediction accuracy, and significantly reduced precursor consumption compared to conventional data-driven approaches.

Pouyan Navabi, Christos G. Takoudis2026-04-30🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

From Code to Figure: A FAIR-Aligned Data Provenance Chain for Reproducible Simulation Research in Numerical Physics

This paper presents an integrated, FAIR-aligned workflow that combines version control, automated testing, structured logging, and standardized post-processing to establish a complete data provenance chain ensuring reproducibility from code development to published figures in numerical physics simulations.

Markus Uehlein, Tobias Held, Christopher Seibel, Lukas G. Jonda, Baerbel Rethfeld, Sebastian T. Weber2026-04-30🔬 physics

Magnetononlinear Hall effect from multigap topology in metal-organic frameworks

This paper demonstrates that non-Abelian multigap band topology, characterized by nontrivial Euler class invariants, induces observable magnetononlinear Hall effects in tunable two-dimensional kagome metal-organic frameworks, offering a pathway to experimentally detect this uncharted topological phase through controllable magnetotransport measurements.

Chun Wang Chau, Wojciech J. Jankowski, Bo Peng, Robert-Jan Slager2026-04-30🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Accelerating finite-element-based projector augmented-wave density functional theory calculations with scalable GPU-centric computational methods

This paper presents a scalable, GPU-centric finite-element projector augmented-wave (PAW-FE) method that leverages algorithmic innovations like mixed-precision arithmetic and Chebyshev filtered subspace iteration to achieve significant speedups and exascale-ready performance for large-scale, chemically accurate density functional theory simulations.

Kartick Ramakrishnan, Phani Motamarri2026-04-30🔬 physics