MatCreatioNN: Machine learning-guided computational discovery of photocatalysts for environmental applicationsThe rational design of photocatalysts for environmental remediation and CO2 conversion remains limited by the high computational cost and sparse experimental data describing multi-parameter…Satya Kokonda·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Materials Behavior as Mechanism Ensembles: A Probabilistic Framework for Emergent BehaviorsMaterials behavior is often treated as a deterministic mapping from structure to properties, yet many important phenomena emerge from the conditional activation of multiple mechanisms across scales.…Brad L. Boyce, Mitchell A. Wood, Krishna Garikipati et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Formation of L12-ordered γ'-Ni3Al precipitates in ternary Cu-Ni-Al alloys modelled using an ab initio concentration wave theory and atomistic simulationsPrecipitation-strengthened Cu-Ni-Al alloys are of interest for technological applications because coherent, L12-ordered γ'-Ni3Al precipitates can confer high…Christopher D. Woodgate, Hubert J. Naguszewski, Samuel L. Deacon et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
No band gap, no problem: Defects in InAs using a band-avoiding occupation-constrained density functional theoryDensity functional theory (DFT) underestimates the experimental band gap---the infamous band gap problem. As the band gap defines the energy scale of defect levels, this complicates computation of…Peter A. Schultz, Arthur H. Edwards, Evan M. Anderson et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Generation of representative powder particle packing in 2D/3D: which tool for which application?Although dense sphere packings serve as the initial state for simulations in powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing and granular physics, the choice of a packing generator is rarely guided by a…Antoine Tainturier, Louis Lemarquis, Victor Szczepan et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Ferroelectric switchable altermagnetic-like compensated ferrimagnets with charge orderingUnconventional collinear magnets with almost zero magnetization but prominent nonrelativistic spin-splitting, such as altermagnets, can inherit the advantages of both ferromagnets and…Xinyu Yang, Shuai Dong·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Structure-Property Correlation of Cr/Cu-MnFeCoNi High-Entropy Alloys for Alkaline Water ElectrolysisHigh-entropy alloys (HEAs), with their unique compositional-complexity and tunable surface chemistry, have emerged as promising electrocatalysts for energy conversion. The catalytic activity of HEA…Shreyasi Chattopadhyaya, Raphael B. de Oliveira, Deepti Gangwar et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Crystal forming ability of amorphous refractory metals under nanoindentation: a molecular dynamics studyAmorphous refractory metal coatings combine high hardness with chemical inertness, yet their metastability makes them prone to mechanically induced crystallisation (devitrification) under contact…Prashant Dwivedi, Alberto Fraile, Tomas Polcar·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Magnetic hopfions at room temperatureHopfions are three-dimensional (3D) topological solitons predicted to exist in diverse magnetic systems, yet their practical utility has been largely restricted to cryogenic environments. Here, we…Kaixin Zhu, Wenli Gao, Zhan Wang et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Inferring Magnetic Material Parameters from Statistical Measures in Strongly Fluctuating Magnetization DynamicsMagnetic material parameters such as the exchange stiffness and magnetic anisotropy govern the behavior and functionality of magnetic systems, yet their local inference from magnetization data…Kübra Kalkan, Atreya Majumdar, Ross Knapman et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
End-to-End Modeling of a Volatile TiO2 Memristor for Neuromorphic Circuit SimulationMemristors are promising devices for applications such as non-volatile memory, neuromorphic computing, logic circuits, and analog signal processing. The development of such systems requires accurate…Lukas Endres, Hannes Töpfer, Michaela Blum et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Computational Study of Water Adsorption and Dissociative Mechanisms Impacting g-C3N4's Optical and Electronic PropertiesIn the quest for sustainable energy solutions, water splitting emerges as a crucial process for generating clean hydrogen a versatile and renewable fuel essential for energy storage, emissions…Amil Aligayev, Ulkar Jabbarli, F. Javier Domınguez-Gutierrez et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Transient Detour and Cooperative Oxygen Exchange in the Polarization Switching of Ferroelectric Hf0.5Zr0.5O2Hafnium zirconium oxide (HZO) has attracted significant attention as a core material for next-generation non-volatile memories due to its excellent ferroelectricity in the ultra-thin film regime and…Ryotaro Sahashi, Po-Yen Chen, Teruyasu Mizoguchi·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Percolating Multifractal Domains at a Polymorphic Phase BoundaryGiant piezoelectricity in ferroelectrics is commonly associated with phase-boundary instabilities, among which the polymorphic phase boundary (PPB) is a prominent example conventionally attributed to…Yuan-Jinsheng Liu, Xu Tian, Jiahui Zhai et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Nanoscale Imaging of Strain-Controlled Altermagnetic Domains in α-MnTeAltermagnets combine compensated magnetic order with momentum-dependent spin splitting, offering a route to spintronic functionality without the stray fields of conventional ferromagnets. Mechanical…Alex L. Melendez, Sijie Xu, Liangbo Liang et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
PUDA: An AI-Native Hardware Harness for Self-Driving LaboratoriesPhysical Unified Device Architecture (PUDA) is an AI-native hardware harness for self-driving laboratories (SDLs). Rather than building a human-centered graphical user interface (GUI) orchestration…Zekun Ren, Hongzhao Tan, Jiaen Yee et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Physics-informed Machine Learning Prediction of Hubbard Interaction ParametersAccurate determination of Hubbard interaction parameters is essential for beyond-DFT approaches such as DFT+U, DFT+DMFT, and DFT+U+V in correlated materials. In practice, however, these…Jiyeon Kim, Indukuru Ramesh Reddy, Bongjae Kim et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Substrate-metal interface engineering enhances TaN/Ta thin film superconducting resonator performanceTantalum has been demonstrated as a promising material for superconducting qubits. However, comparatively little attention has been given to its nitrides. Tantalum nitride exhibits a range of…Moritz Singer, Harsh Gupta, Benedikt Schoof et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Effect of Al-Zn alloy wafer grain boundary diffusion on the magnetism and microstructure of sintered NdFeB magnetsThis study systematically investigates Al-Zn grain boundary diffusion (GBD) treatment on sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets using Al80Zn20 alloy sheets as the diffusion source. The alloy sheets were…Xi Liu, Wenxi Fang, Ken Perlin·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Computing binary alloy phase diagrams with explicit configurational and vibrational entropyPhase stability in multicomponent solid solutions depends on configurational entropy beyond the ideal mixing limit, but capturing it together with vibrational entropy within the same atomistic…Sarath Menon, Marvin Poul, Tilmann Hickel et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Inverse design of bespoke interatomic potentials via active learning by information-matchingInteratomic potentials (IPs) enable large-scale atomistic simulations beyond the reach of first-principles methods, but their predictive reliability depends critically on the selection of training…Yonatan Kurniawan, Logan D. Williams, Amit Samanta et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Disordered vs. Short-Range-Ordered Complexions: Consequences for Grain-Boundary-Mediated Plasticity in Nanocrystalline Al-Ni AlloysDisordered grain-boundary (GB) complexions in thermally stable nanocrystalline alloys are commonly assumed to be structurally uniform, yet their amorphous nature makes them susceptible to local…Frederic Sansoz, Eve-Audrey Picard·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
In situ estimation of local acoustic pressure amplitude by force balancing with a ferrofluid droplet probeAcoustic tweezers enable non-contact manipulation of microscale objects, but quantitative in situ evaluation of the peak local pressure amplitude remains difficult in confined devices. Conventional…Seiya Usui, Yoshiaki Uchida, Akira Nagakubo et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
The hidden ferroelectric chiral ground state of silver niobateSilver niobate is a conventional perovskite oxide compound, known to exhibit a rich polymorphism. Although often classified as antiferroelectric, its low-temperature structure remains unclear. Here,…Safari Amisi, Fernando Gómez-Ortiz, Eric Bousquet et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn
Unified ab initio quantum-electrodynamical density-functional theory for cavity-modified electron-phonon-photon coupling in solidsQuantum-electrodynamical density-functional theory (QEDFT) provides a first-principles framework for describing materials coupled to quantized electromagnetic fields. While QEDFT has successfully…Benshu Fan, I-Te Lu, Michael Ruggenthaler et al.·Jul 29, 2026SaveLearn