Evaluating LLM-based AI agents integrated with materials synthesis tools: the case of atomic layer depositionThis work provides an overview of the different strategies that can be used to evaluate the performance of AI models and agents based on large language models (LLMs) for materials synthesis. After…Angel Yanguas-Gil·Aug 29, 2026SaveLearn
Single-pulse strain-induced precessional dynamics of magnetization in Co-doped iron garnetUltrafast control of magnetization through lattice excitation provides a route to manipulating magnetic order on short timescales, yet the role of transient strain in driving magnetization dynamics…Héloïse Damas, Carl S. Davies, Tomasz Zalewski et al.·Aug 29, 2026SaveLearn
Directional commensurability stabilizes structural superlubricity in patterned mesoscale interfacesStructural superlubricity, arising from lattice incommensurability, offers a promising route to eliminate friction and associated energy losses in mechanical systems. In real-world systems, roughness…Viet Hung Ho, Ge Li, Melisa M. Gianetti et al.·Aug 29, 2026SaveLearn
Can a Spin Liquid State Persist as the Ground State in the Presence of Competing Interactions and Disorder?In this report, we have shown that, in an otherwise geometrically frustrated lattice, the underlying interactions compete to stabilize different magnetic phases. In conjunction with fluctuations,…Sumanta Mukherjee·Aug 29, 2026SaveLearn
Orbital occupation selects structural dimensionality in binary transition-metal oxidesOrbital-lattice coupling in transition-metal oxides is usually discussed within a given bonding framework, where orbital occupation is intertwined with local coordination, strain, or symmetry…Deping Guo, Renhong Wang, Cong Wang et al.·Aug 29, 2026SaveLearn
Symmetry-Preserving Phase Transitions in AM2Al9 Materials under PressureExternal parameters such as temperature, pressure, and chemical doping can induce structural phase transitions in materials. Although such transitions usually involve a change in symmetry, an…Jian-Feng Zhang, Sheng Xu, Zhong-Yi Lu et al.·Aug 29, 2026SaveLearn
Giant staggered Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya vectors emerged in synthetic antiferromagnets with spatially alternating stressDzyaloshinskii-Moriya (DM) interaction is a source of chiral magnetic physics, and it manifests microstructural symmetry which could link to exotic magnetic and electronic properties such as…Yuuga Iwata, Kensuke Hayashi, Reiju Furumaki et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Energy landscape and dissipation of sliding magnetic rotor arraysMagnetically coupled damped rotational degrees of freedom can give rise to tribological loss when excited by a relative sliding motion, linking friction to the dynamics of magnetic moments. We…Johannes Krotz, Anton Lüders·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Revealing low-energy surfaces of multinary compounds by controlling surface coordination environmentsWhen modeling surfaces of multinary compounds, conventional cleavage planes often cut through strongly bonded polyhedra, resulting in unphysical surface energies. Here, we introduce SALAMI (Symmetric…Weihang Xie, Harshan Reddy Gopidi, Zhengyu Liu et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Engineering Excitons through Polymorphism and Dimensional Confinement in Low-Dimensional TelluriumThe interplay between dimensionality, band-edge electronic structure, and electron-hole interactions governs the optical response of low-dimensional tellurium, yet the microscopic origin of its…Gabriel Elyas Gama Araujo, Alexandre Cavalheiro Dias, Andreia Luisa da Rosa·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Benchtop Momentum-Resolved Phonon Spectroscopy: Unlocking Lattice Dynamics via X-ray Diffuse ScatteringMomentum-resolved phonon spectroscopy is essential for understanding the thermal, electronic, and structural properties of materials, yet it traditionally necessitates access to large-scale…Paulo H. V. da Silva, Tarsis M. Germano, Rafaela F. S. Penacchio et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Charge-State Dependence of Electronic Excitations in keV Ions Transmitted Through Solids Probed by Ion-Photon Coincidence MeasurementsInvestigating the electronic excitations caused by light keV ions in matter contributes to a better understanding of materials modification such as space weathering or plasma-wall interactions in…Kevin Vomschee, Radek Holeňák, Svenja Lohmann et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Layer-Controlled Intermolecular Coupling and Many-Body Effects in C60 FilmsCrystalline C60 is a molecular solid whose electronic properties emerge from the interplay of intermolecular hopping, electron correlations, and electron-vibration coupling. Unlike…Hai-Lan Luo, Weitang Li, Luca Moreschini et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Switchable chiral antiferromagnetism through nonlinear magnetic susceptibilityAntiferromagnets (AFM) have attracted considerable attention in recent years because a number of nontrivial, technologically relevant properties associated with time-reversal symmetry (TRS) breaking…Hua Chen, Philipp Gegenwart·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Modifying van der Waals Materials via Cavity Vacuum FluctuationsIn the field of cavity quantum materials, vacuum fluctuations of optical cavities are used for modifying ground-state properties of quantum materials without external driving. Here, one example is…Mohammad Hassan, Cankut Tasci, Leonardo A. Cunha et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Automated Dislocation Detection in Electron Channelling Contrast Imaging: A Comparative Study of Rule-Based, Neural Network, and Deep Learning ApproachesQuantifying threading dislocations in semiconductor materials via electron channelling contrast imaging (ECCI) is heavily bottlenecked by slow manual analysis. This work benchmarks three automated…A. Holmes, C. Trager-Cowan, J. Bruckbauer et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Wyckoff-Resolved Oxidation-State Atlas and Anion-Conditioned Priors for Materials DiscoveryWe introduce a Wyckoff-resolved oxidation-state atlas and assignment utility for probabilityranked, charge-neutral assignment from compositions or Wyckoff grammars. The atlas is constructed from a…Boris Kiefer·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Topological Signatures of Hardness and Structural Order in Network-Forming MaterialsUnderstanding how the topology of network forming materials influences their physical properties remains a longstanding challenge. Here, we investigate the topology of experimentally compatible…Yair Augusto Gutiérrez Fosado, Ayobami Daramola, Davide Marenduzzo et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Work Function and High-Coverage Adsorption Energy as Hydrogen-Evolution Descriptors on Ag-Au-Pd-Pt AlloysHydrogen-evolution activity is commonly rationalized through hydrogen adsorption energies and the Sabatier principle, yet this descriptor picture becomes ambiguous on multimetallic surfaces, where…Zacharias Liasi, Ridha Zerdoumi, Felix Thelen et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Phenomenological Growth Regimes in Liquid-Precursor CVD of MoS2 on Functional SubstratesThe integration of two-dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) onto functional substrates remains constrained by stochastic vapor-phase growth dynamics. Here, we show that liquid-phase…Osamah Kharsah, Kilian Mouchel, Yossarian Liebsch et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Nanolamellar Hybrid High-Entropy Alloys with Superior Micromechanical PropertiesMetallic materials with nanolamellar structures, such as pearlitic steels, exhibit high strength with appropriate ductility. Considering the potential ability of such nanolamellar structures to break…Shivam Dangwal, Yoji Mine, Shohei Ueki et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
QUBO-Compatible Active Learning for Inverse Design of High-Entropy AlloysMachine-learned forward models can rapidly predict alloy properties, but their use for inverse design remains challenging when the search should also retain compatibility with quadratic unconstrained…Giorgio Silvi, Kirsten Bark, Rolando Reiner et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Interplay between crystal structure and magnetism in CeCrB4CeCrB4 belongs to the family of MTB4 ternary metal borides, some of whose magnetic phases have recently been identified as quantum spin dimers. Employing density functional theory within the…Mirosław Werwiński, Andrzej Szajek, Andrzej Kowalczyk·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Light-induced atomic motion in ionic crystalsAtomic motion in solids is conventionally driven by elastic collisions between ionizing particles and atoms, which transfer momentum and induce lattice displacements. In this work, we demonstrate a…Jacob C. Warming, Simon P. S. Jessen, Emma A. Husted et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn
Charge transfer and competing symmetry breaking drive orbital reconstruction and emergent ferromagnetism in insulating oxide superlatticesElectron correlation, hopping, and ligand-to-metal charge transfer collectively lead to diverse electronic and magnetic phenomena in 3d transition-metal oxides, where directional d orbitals make…Nandana Bhattacharya, Ranjan Kumar Patel, Siddharth Kumar et al.·Aug 28, 2026SaveLearn