Optimally Tuned Multiconfigurational Short-Range DFT for Linear Response Properties

This paper introduces an optimal-tuning scheme for multiconfigurational short-range density functional theory (MC-srDFT) that determines the system-specific range-separation parameter via the ionization potential derived from Extended Koopmans' Theorem, significantly improving the accuracy of static and dynamic dipole polarizabilities compared to standard universal parameters.

Michał Hapka, Katarzyna Pernal, Ewa Pastorczak2026-03-05🔬 physics

Initialization with a Fock State Cavity Mode in Real-Time Nuclear--Electronic Orbital Polariton Dynamics

This study demonstrates that while mean-field methods fail to predict polariton formation with a Fock state cavity initialization, full-quantum simulations reveal that such non-classical initial conditions uniquely induce light-matter entanglement and specific operator oscillations, highlighting the necessity of a quantum electrodynamics treatment for capturing these phenomena.

Millan F. Welman, Sharon Hammes-Schiffer2026-03-05🔬 physics

Absolute Primary Nanothermometry Using Individual Stark Sublevels of Rare-Earth-doped Crystals

This paper presents and experimentally demonstrates two independent optical methods for absolute primary nanothermometry using rare-earth-doped nanoparticles, which determine temperature solely from the internal population dynamics of Stark sublevels without external references, thereby enabling single-ion, wide-range thermal sensing at the nanoscale.

Allison R. Pessoa, Thomas Possmayer, Jefferson A. O. Galindo + 4 more2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Orbital Transformers for Predicting Wavefunctions in Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory

This paper introduces OrbEvo, an equivariant graph transformer model that efficiently predicts time-dependent electronic wavefunctions and related physical properties under external fields by learning to evolve orbital coefficients through autoregressive rollout, thereby overcoming the computational bottlenecks of conventional real-time time-dependent density functional theory.

Xuan Zhang, Haiyang Yu, Chengdong Wang + 3 more2026-03-05🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Unraveling Lithium Dynamics in Solid Electrolyte Interphase: From Graph Contrastive Learning to Transport Pathways

This paper introduces GET-SEI, a general framework combining graph contrastive learning, extended dynamic mode decomposition, and transition path theory to automatically characterize local atomic environments and quantify lithium transport kinetics and pathways across diverse solid-state electrolyte/lithium metal interfaces for targeted SEI engineering.

Qiye Guan, Yongqing Cai2026-03-04🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Phase-sensitive tip-enhanced sum frequency generation spectroscopy using temporally asymmetric pulse for detecting weak vibrational signals

This paper presents a phase-sensitive tip-enhanced sum frequency generation spectroscopy technique that utilizes temporally asymmetric pulses to suppress non-resonant background interference, thereby achieving nanoscale spatial resolution and enabling the detection of weak vibrational signals and determination of absolute molecular orientations at surfaces.

Atsunori Sakurai, Shota Takahashi, Tatsuto Mochizuki + 3 more2026-03-04🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Unveiling Davydov-Split Excitons in a Template-Engineered Molecular-Graphene Heterostructure

This study demonstrates that a robust nanofabrication protocol restoring atomic-scale purity to epitaxial graphene on SiC enables the emergence of macroscopic excitonic coherence in HMTP overlayers, revealing a Davydov-split vibronic manifold where a dark excitonic branch dominates radiative relaxation via a polaron-mediated pathway.

Jan Kunc, Bohdan Morzhuk, Veronika Stará + 6 more2026-03-04⚛️ quant-ph

Correction scheme for total energy obtained on fault-tolerant quantum computer via quantum dominant orbital selection and subspace dynamical correlation methods

This paper proposes a hybrid quantum-classical scheme utilizing quantum dominant orbital selection (QDOS) and subspace dynamical correlation (SDC) to accurately evaluate molecular energies on fault-tolerant quantum computers while avoiding the computational bottleneck of extracting full wavefunction data.

Nobuki Inoue, Hisao Nakamura2026-03-03⚛️ quant-ph