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Tunable Interlayer Charge-Transfer States in MoSe2/WS2 Moiré Superlattices

By combining first-principles calculations and optical spectroscopy, this study demonstrates that a vertical electric field can tune the band alignment of electron-doped MoSe2/WS2 moiré superlattices from Type-I to Type-II, thereby enabling precise control over interlayer charge-transfer states and the realization of a tunable Fermi-Hubbard model with correlated charge-ordered states.

Zheyu Lu, Jiahui Nie, Tianle Wang, Rwik Dutta, Ruishi Qi, Jingxu Xie, Can Uzundal, Jianghan Xiao, Ziyu Wang, Yibo Feng (…)2026-08-05
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Structural symmetry effects on the competition of density waves and superconductivity in bilayer nickelates

This study demonstrates that in bilayer nickelates, the suppression of orthorhombic symmetry—rather than mere changes in electronic structure—is the critical factor that frustrates competing spin-density-wave order and stabilizes superconductivity, suggesting that uniaxial strain could induce bulk superconductivity at ambient pressure.

Steffen Bötzel, Ilya Eremin, Michael Scherer, Frank Lechermann, Aiman Al-Eryani, Xianxin Wu, Jun Zhan2026-08-05
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Maximum fluid-induced earthquake magnitude shifts from injected volume to stress control

This study identifies two distinct rupture regimes for fluid-induced earthquakes—self-arrested and runaway—demonstrating that while maximum magnitude is controlled by injected volume in the former, it is governed by effective background stress in the latter, thereby reconciling volume-based hazard models with the occurrence of unexpectedly large induced earthquakes.

Roxane Ferry, Simon Guérin-Marthe, Corentin Noël, Jérémie Engler, Jean-François Molinari, Marie Violay2026-08-05
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Quantitative Sensitivity Analysis of Hybrid Nanofluid Transport over a Convective Rotating Stretchable Disk with Variable Thermophysical Properties and chemical reaction

This study numerically investigates the heat and mass transfer characteristics of a hybrid nanofluid flow over a convective rotating Riga disk with variable thermophysical properties and chemical reactions, employing scaling group transformations and a sensitivity analysis framework to identify Brownian motion and the Biot number as the dominant factors governing mass transport and thermal performance, respectively.

Muhammad Ramzan, Hamna Nazir, Muhammad Bilal, Tanveer Sajid, Adil Jhangeer, Yasir Mehmood, Yazeed Alkhrijah, Koh Wei Sin2026-08-05
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Heat Transfer Enhancement in MHD Nanofluids Through Porous Cylindrical Annuli

This study numerically investigates the magnetohydrodynamic flow and heat transfer of ethylene glycol-silver nanofluids in a porous cylindrical annulus under thermal radiation and viscous dissipation, revealing that the Bruggemann model predicts superior heat transfer rates compared to the Maxwell-Garnett model and offering critical insights for optimizing thermal systems in nuclear, biomedical, and industrial applications.

R. Mahesha, N. Nalinakshi, T. Sravan Kumar2026-08-05
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Electrically Controlled Ultrawideband THz Spatial Light Modulator for Hyperspectral and Three-Dimensional Single-Pixel Imaging

This paper presents an electrically controlled, non-resonant GaAs Schottky microslit array spatial light modulator that enables ultrawideband (0.2–1.4 THz) hyperspectral and three-dimensional single-pixel imaging, overcoming previous bandwidth limitations to facilitate dynamic, waveform-preserving applications in fields such as security and biomedical diagnosis.

Yiwen Sun, Xudong Liu, Wenjing Ma, Chenyu Wang, Chuanfu Sun, Yu Liao, Emma Pickwell-MacPherson, Songlin Zhuang, Xiaoyu W (…)2026-08-05
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Inverse-Designed Annular Pinning of Giant-Vortex Transitions in Mesoscopic Superconducting Cylinders

This study demonstrates that inverse-designed annular pinning landscapes can effectively lower the magnetic field threshold for the transition from a single-vortex to a giant-vortex state in mesoscopic superconducting cylinders by approximately 21%, offering a symmetry-preserving method to tune discrete vortex-state transitions.

Dwi Sabda Budi Prasetya, Pekik Nurwantoro², Muhammad Farchani Rosyid²2026-08-05
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Highlighting additional lighting effects to improve the photovoltaic performance of monocrystalline Si solar cells: A light with only wave-like properties should be called a wave, and then it must be a medium through which energy flows, providing extra energy

This paper claims that an optical water-flow system significantly boosts the efficiency of monocrystalline silicon solar cells beyond standard theoretical limits by demonstrating that light behaves purely as a wave transferring energy through a medium, a finding the author argues supports historical wave theories by Tesla and Huygens while rejecting the particle nature of light.

Ivana Validzic2026-08-05