Ab initio time-dependent GW approach for nonequilibrium exciton-phonon coupled dynamics across momentum spaceThe dynamics of optical excitations in materials generally involves intertwined electron-hole (e-h) and electron-phonon (e-ph) interactions out of equilibrium. However, a full theoretical description…Zhenfa Zheng, Benran Zhang, Jiawei Ruan et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Phase-Field Simulation of Dendrite Evolution in All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries during CyclingDendrite growth during cycling remains a critical challenge for all-solid-state batteries (SSBs), limiting the full realization of their inherent safety and high energy density. In particular, the…Chengyin Wu, Wolfgang Windl, Jung-Hyun Kim et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Spontaneous Nanopatterning and Strain Relaxation in SiGe Layers Grown by Oxidative Solid Phase EpitaxyThe wafer-scale monolithic integration of III-V materials on Si would lead to revolutionary optoelectronic hardware for data, computing and other applications. However, heteroepitaxy of III-Vs on Si…Sophie E. Bierer, Trevor R. Smith, Arezoo Mafi et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Hyperfine driven spin relaxation of charge carriers in metal-halide perovskitesSpin relaxation of localized charge carriers in semiconductors is primarily governed by hyperfine interaction with the surrounding nuclear spin bath. While this mechanism is well-established in III-V…Guillaume Lague, Frédérick Bernardot, Mauricio Calvo et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Emergent d-wave altermagnetism in chlorine-adsorbed FeSe monolayerThe recent emergence of altermagnetism has opened new frontiers in condensed matter physics, yet material platforms capable of hosting both intrinsic altermagnetic order and superconductivity remain…Zi-Hao Ding, Ze-Feng Gao, Kai Liu et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Growth-controlled suppression of electrically active defects in CrSBrIn CrSBr, as in many crystalline materials, the type and density of defects are expected to strongly influence material behavior. Identifying the underlying atomic defect configurations and…Sara R. Tulchinsky, Sergii Grytsiuk, Shen van Hassel et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Local magnetic correlations and light-sensitive centers in the Cr2AlC MAX phaseCr2AlC MAX phase is synthesized by high-pressure solid-state annealing and investigated as a candidate platform for optically responsive magnetism. Structural characterization confirms the formation…Malgorzata Wierzbowska, Anna Basa, Kazuhiro Marumoto et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Recent progress on liquid transport growth of quantum materialsLiquid transport growth (LTG) is a horizontal flux growth technique that is closely analogous to chemical vapor transport, with the key distinction that a molten flux rather than a vapor serves as…Jiaqiang Yan, Brenden Ortiz·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Ridge-Spin-Layer Coupling and Emergent Ridgetronics in 2D AltermagnetsExtending valleytronics from discrete points to continuous lines in momentum space transforms dispersionless bands into a controllable degree of freedom. Here we introduce ridge--spin--layer coupling…Mu Tian, Run-Wu Zhang, Chaoxi Cui et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Modeling the Fatigue Behavior of Amorphous PolymersPrediction of material durability is both very important and very difficult. In many cases, material durability is measured by subjecting a sample to repeating oscillatory cycles (in shear or…Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Oleg V. Gendelman, Alessio Zaccone·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Scalable Fabrication of Diamond-on-Silica Heterostructures via High-Selectivity Deep ICP-RIE and Room-Temperature BondingSingle-crystal diamond is a leading material platform for high-power electronics and solid-state quantum technologies, yet many device architectures require micrometer-scale membranes with deeply…R. Chembra Vasudevan, A. Hammouti, J. Le Pouliquen et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Synergistic Effects of Phosphorus Doping and Oxygen Vacancies on Formaldehyde Oxidation over CeO2(111): A First Principles InvestigationUsing a combination of static and dynamic density functional theory simulations, we systematically investigated how phosphorus doping and oxygen vacancies on the CeO2(111) surface influence the…Tarek Ayadi, Mourad Debbichi, Michael Badawi et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Self-organized defect clustering and concentration-dependent vacancy diffusion in MoS2Sulfur vacancy migration has a crucial impact on electronic transport and the functional behavior of MoS2-based devices such as memristors and memtransistors. According to recent atomistic…Aaron Flötotto, Benjamin Spetzler, Martin Ziegler et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Spot Profile Analysis Low Energy Electron Diffraction of Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Grown Epitaxial Few-Layer Graphene on SapphireWe demonstrate the use of high-resolution spot-profile analysis low-energy electron diffraction to determine the mean grain size of plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition grown few-layer graphene…Niels Ganser, Marko A. Kriegel, Umut Kaya et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Are we facing a reproducibility crises in materials synthesis? A systematic review of Turkevich AuNP synthesis and CVD MoS2 growthReproducibility remains a major challenge in materials synthesis, particularly for nanomaterials whose properties are highly sensitive to experimental conditions. Here, we present a systematic review…Julia S. Correa, Leandro V. Silva, Nichollas G. G. Silva et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Boson peak and medium-range elastic heterogeneity in calcium silicate hydrate probed by terahertz spectroscopy and low-temperature calorimetryThe boson peak (BP), a universal vibrational anomaly of disordered solids, has been predicted but not systematically characterized in calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H), the binding phase of hardened…Xiangyu Li, Ying Chen, Jipeng Luo et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Tunable Magneto-Excitonic Coupling in Alloyed van der Waals AntiferromagnetThe unique coupling between magnetic order and photo-generated excitons, electron-hole pairs bound by Coulomb interaction, in layered magnetic semiconductors offers a powerful mechanism for…Maciej Smiertka, Oliwia Janikowska, Katarzyna Olkowska-Pucko et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Direct observation of anisotropic exciton dispersion in the 2D semiconductor CrSBrWe report momentum-resolved measurements of exciton dispersion in multilayer CrSBr using defocus-engineered electron energy-loss spectroscopy, supported by first-principles calculations. A pronounced…Yiwen Song, Peiyi He, Weizhe Zhang et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Second-Order Optical Nonlinearity of AlScN Films Grown By Molecular Beam EpitaxyAlloys of AlN have rapidly emerged as a material platform for nonlinear optics. In this paper, we measure the second-order optical nonlinearity of AlScN films grown directly on nitrided c-plane…Joongwon Lee, Thai-Son Nguyen, Len van Deurzen et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Fractional quantum ferroelectric control of spin-valley locking and valley Hall effects in altermagnetic monolayer Cr2S2Fractional quantum multiferroics, arising from the coupling between fractional quantum ferroelectricity (FQFE) and altermagnetism (AM), provide a promising platform for nonvolatile control of…Tao Yao, Quan Shen, Jiansheng Dong et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Interlayer sliding direction as a symmetry selector in altermagnetic bilayer Fe2WS4: Switchable anomalous Hall and anomalous valley Hall effectsAltermagnets combine compensated collinear magnetic order with momentum-dependent spin splitting, offering a promising platform for coupling spin and valley degrees of freedom with ferroelectricity…Quan Shen, Jianing Tan, Tao Yao et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Decoupling Strain-Rate Sensitivity and Deformation Length Scale Effects in Neutron-Irradiated Tungsten: A Coupled Nano-Indentation, HR-EBSD and Crystal Plasticity StudyPlastic deformation during strain-rate-controlled spherical nanoindentation is governed by the coupled evolution of constitutive strain-rate sensitivity and deformation length scale, making the…Prashil S. Joshi, Bethany Jim, Chris Hardie et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Melt-Quench Failures and Practical Solutions for Universal Machine-Learning Interatomic Potentials in Amorphous Structure GenerationGenerating experimentally relevant amorphous structures via melt-quench molecular dynamics is prohibitively expensive at the first-principles level. Universal machine-learning interatomic potentials…Shuwei Li, Yuqi An, Xingyu Guo et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Modeling Compressive Instability in Two-Dimensional Ti2COx MXenesIn practical applications, MXenes are often subjected to a variety of loads, including compression. While their mechanical response under different loading conditions, such as tensile loading, has…Hossein Darban·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn
Homogeneous All-Inorganic Perovskite Films via High-Pressure RecrystallizationMetal halide perovskites are promising materials for optoelectronic applications owing to their outstanding optical and electronic properties. Among them, all-inorganic perovskites such as CsPbBr3…Asma Miled, Trong Tam Nguyen, Anh Vui Nguyen et al.·Jul 16, 2026SaveLearn