Orbital Hybridization Induces Giant Cubic Rashba Effect at Cu/WO3 InterfaceHarnessing Rashba spin-orbit interaction and related spintronic functionalities has traditionally relied on metallic surfaces or interfaces containing elemental heavy metals. Here, using…Md Aktar Hossain, Saikat Das·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
The WEST code for large-scale excited-state materials simulationsWe present WEST, an open-source plane-wave pseudopotential code for large-scale excited-state materials simulations, and describe its theoretical foundations, software architecture, and capabilities.…Victor Wen-zhe Yu, Siyuan Chen, Yu Jin et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Using superpixels for interpretable feature reduction in large 2D diffraction datasetsLarge 2D diffraction datasets, consisting of hundreds or thousands of measurements, are commonly acquired with 4D-STEM electron diffraction or at synchrotron X-ray beamlines. Machine learning and…Andreas Werbrouck, Nikhila C. Paranamana, Andrew C. Meng et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Dolomite Mineral-Inspired Equilateral Triangular-Lattice Magnets for Quantum MagnetismEquilateral triangular lattice magnets provide a versatile materials platform for exploring exotic quantum spin phenomena, while their field-tunable magnetic entropy offers opportunities for…Yang Zhao, Zhaoyi Li, Zhibin Qiu et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Chemical short-range order controls deformation pathways in a complex concentrated alloyChemical short-range order (CSRO) is an intrinsic feature of complex concentrated alloys (CCAs), yet its influence on deformation mechanisms is controversial because of the inconclusive state of…Angelo F. Andreoli, Gabriela B. Ribeiro, Guilherme C. Stumpf et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Revealing the MoS2 Growth Mechanism in Chemical Vapor Deposition: Real-Time Imaging and Statistical AnalysisChemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) is a promising method for scalable synthesis of two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) such as MoS2, but challenges in reproducibility and…Faizal Arifurrahman, Tianshu Zhai, Yuguo Wang et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Ultrafast altermagnetophononicsAltermagnets feature symmetry-dictated nontrivial spin splitting in electronic structure promising for next-generation spintronics, yet their ultrafast dynamical manipulation remains largely…Chenyu Wang, Yaxian Wang, Sheng Meng·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Electron Beam Radiolysis-Assisted Growth of Rutile TiO2 Thin FilmsA new approach for growing crystalline thin films is developed that takes advantage of electron beam radiolysis being a constructive force to rearrange atoms into a crystalline structure. It is…Silu Guo, Nitin Sathish Kumar, Sreejith Nair et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Temperature-driven sodium-ion dynamical-to-static crossover in the zig-zag ordered phase of Na0.5CoO2We employ polarization-resolved Raman spectroscopy combined with first-principles calculations to study the sodium-ion lattice dynamics in a sodium zig-zag ordered cobaltate compound…Shangfei Wu, Hengxin Tan, Dong Wu et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
First-principles Study of Structural and Electronic Properties of Mn-doped Cu2NiXY4 (X=Sn, Ge, Si; Y=S, Se) Chalcogenide SemiconductorsIn this work, the effect of partial substitution of Mn by Ni on the structural and electronic properties of kesterite systems Cu2NiXY4 (X = Sn, Ge, Si; Y = S, Se) was studied using density functional…Iskandar Raufzoda, Dilshod Nematov, Amondullo Burhonzoda·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Mapping recrystallization trajectories in GaAs using latent space diffraction analysisRecrystallization in disordered solids proceeds through a sequence of local structural rearrangements that are difficult to resolve using conventional diffraction analysis. In amorphous and partially…Ellis Rae Kennedy, Kwanghwi Je, Erik Thiede·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Role of small-radius and high-electronegativity A-Site dopants in enhancing proton transport and stability of perovskite electrolytesThe practical application of BaCeO3-based electrolytes is limited by their poor chemical stability in proton-conducting solid oxide fuel cells. Commonly employed B-site doping strategies typically…Hang Ma, Ying Liang, Tianxing Ma·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Research progress in high-pressure tuning of layered magnetic materialsTwo-dimensional van der Waals materials have enormous potential applications in many fields due to their unique layered structure and excellent properties. Compared with three-dimensional bulk…Yue Dongdong, Gao Xin, Mu Congpu et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Rotation topological states: theory and material realizationThe conventional characterization of topological materials relies on topological invariants calculated from the entire set of occupied bands. However, when a system possesses rotational symmetry, the…Chun-Xue Liu, Yilin Han, Runze Li et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Hybridization-controlled re-entrant electronic phase switching and moire-confined states in twisted bilayer PtTe2Twisting a van der Waals bilayer changes not only the moiré periodicity but also the local stacking and interlayer hybridization. Here, we show, using fully relaxed first-principles calculations…Seoung-Hun Kang, Jeonghwan Ahn, Young-Kyun Kwon·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Physics-Informed Residual Deep Learning for Constitutive Modeling of Hot Deformation and Dynamic Recrystallization in a Mo-Rich α+β Titanium AlloyAccurate constitutive modeling of hot deformation behavior is essential for designing thermomechanical processes in advanced structural alloys. Conventional Arrhenius-type and empirical models do not…Prashil S. Joshi, Diksha Mahadule, Rajesh K. Khatirkar·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Resistivity in Dilute Cu-3d Alloys Governed by Disorder-Induced Band BroadeningThe mechanism governing the resistivity in dilute Cu-3d transition-metal alloys at ambient temperature -- the regime relevant to most practical applications and distinct from the low-temperature,…Kenji Yamaguchi·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Direct Imaging of Temperature Evolution of Polar Nanoregions and Chemically Ordered Regions in PMN Relaxor: Evidence for Polar Phase PercolationPolar nanoregions (PNRs) are central to understanding the exceptional dielectric and piezoelectric properties of relaxor ferroelectrics and are key to advancing dielectrics for high-energy storage.…Kohei Hino, Daisuke Morikawa, Desheng Fu et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Compatibility of Martensitic Microstructures in PolycrystalsThe paper studies martensitic microstructures in polycrystals, focussing on their compatibility across grain boundaries. After a reduction to the case of a planar grain boundary, the case when the…John M. Ball, Myrto Galanopoulou·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Phase-Controlled Epitaxy and Anisotropic Antiferromagnetism of Polar Wurtzite MnTeAltermagnetic spintronics requires materials in which compensated magnetic order, symmetry-controlled electronic responses, and epitaxial tunability can be combined in experimentally accessible thin…Janusz Sadowski, Jaroslaw Z. Domagala, Piotr Dziawa et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Analytical approximations of dispersion laws and ultra-complex conductivity diagramsWe study the probability of the emergence of ultra-complex conductivity diagrams in conductors that satisfy the tight-binding approximation and have the simple or body-centered cubic lattice. The…A. Ya. Maltsev·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Multiplet-Selective Photoelectron Diffraction from an AltermagnetDirect real-space probes of altermagnetic order remain scarce. Here we introduce multiplet-selective photoelectron diffraction (PED), a methodology in which different regions of a transition-metal…L. Plucinski·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Decoupling size from magnetism: A length-scale boundary for curvature control in micrometer FePt Janus particlesCurvature reshapes magnetization when a structure's dimensions approach intrinsic magnetic length scales, but functional magnetic colloids and microrobots are often micrometers in size, where the…Natalia Gonzalez-Vazquez, Eylül Suadiye, Eberhard Goering et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Visualizing spin-polarization of an altermagnet KV2Se2O via spin-selective tunnelingAltermagnetism, a recently identified magnetic phase that combines vanishing net magnetization with momentum-dependent spin splitting, challenges the conventional dichotomy between ferromagnets and…Guofei Yang, Chuang Li, Chengwei Wang et al.·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn
Real-time exciton dynamics in two-dimensional materials under ultrashort laser pulsesThe optical response of two-dimensional materials is often significantly impacted by excitonic effects due to the reduced screening of attractive Coulomb interactions in low-dimensional systems.…Dmitry Tumakov, Daria Popova-Gorelova·Jul 15, 2026SaveLearn