Improvement of a focused ion beam fabricated diamond pillar for scanning ensemble nitrogen-vacancy magnetometry probe using an ultrapure diamondScanning diamond nitrogen-vacancy probe microscopy (SNVM) is an important tool for studying nanoscale condensed-matter phenomena. Ga+-ion-focused-ion-beam (FIB) milling has been introduced as a…Dwi Prananto, Yifei Wang, Yuta Kainuma et al.·Jun 29, 2026SaveLearn
Exchange-Correlation Functionals in 2D Materials: Applications, Challenges, and LimitationsThe rapid development of two-dimensional (2D) materials has reshaped modern nanoscience, offering properties that differ fundamentally from their bulk counterparts. As experimental discovery…Ahsan Javed, Mahvish Shaheen, Muhammad Shahbaz et al.·Jun 29, 2026SaveLearn
Efficient Grand Canonical Global Optimization with On-the-fly-trained Machine-learning Interatomic PotentialsThe characterization of nanostructured materials under reactive environments is challenging due to the complexity of the structural motifs involved and their chemical transformations. Global…Jon Eunan Quinlivan Dominguez, Mads-Peter Verner Christiansen, Konstantin M. Neyman et al.·Jun 29, 2026SaveLearn
Temperature-driven structural phase transitions in SmNiO3: insights from deep potential molecular dynamics simulationsThe metal-insulator transition (MIT) in rare-earth nickelates exemplifies the intricate coupling between lattice dynamics and electronic effects. This strong interplay makes it challenging to…Guoyong Shi, Fenglin Deng, Ri He et al.·Jun 29, 2026SaveLearn
Strain-Driven Domain Walls in AntiferromagnetsWe derive an equation describing domain wall motion in antiferromagnets under the influence of normal strain. From this equation, we find that the domain wall moves towards positions where…Diego De Gusem, Arnaud Nizet, Bartel Van Waeyenberge·Jun 28, 2026SaveLearn
Multiphysical impedance spectroscopy of porous electrodes based on linear irreversible thermodynamicsPorous electrodes couple electrical, chemical, mechanical, hydraulic, and thermal fields, yet conventional frequency-domain diagnostics interrogate only one of them: electrochemical impedance…Junning Jiao, Juner Zhu·Jun 28, 2026SaveLearn
Silicon-compatible ideal antiferroelectricity with large digital electromechanical responses enabled by thermal-strain domain engineeringAntiferroelectrics exhibit reversible antipolar-polar transformations, offering a compelling platform for multiple functionalities in modern nanoelectronics, yet deterministic control of…Hao Xiong, Huazhang Zhang, Liang Shu et al.·Jun 28, 2026SaveLearn
Kinetically Controlled Condensation Boundary Governing Indium Incorporation in InGaN Metal Organic Vapor Phase EpitaxyWe combine in situ synchrotron X-ray crystal truncation rod measurements with a binary Burton-Cabrera-Frank model to quantify indium incorporation during InGaN growth by metal-organic vapor phase…Qihui Lin, Junlin Wu, Erqi Xu et al.·Jun 28, 2026SaveLearn
Real-space identification of distinct magnetic configurations in a candidate d-wave altermagnetAltermagnetism is an emerging class of magnetic order characterized by momentum-dependent spin-split electronic structures despite vanishing net magnetization. Although momentum-space signatures…Jin-Cheng Gu, Mingzhe Hu, Ziyin Song et al.·Jun 28, 2026SaveLearn
Rational Mechanics of Material Strength in Brittle SolidsMaterial strength is a classical concept with renewed importance in fracture mechanics, particularly in crack nucleation in brittle solids. We formulate material strength in finite elasticity and…Arash Yavari, Aditya Kumar·Jun 28, 2026SaveLearn
Oblate Spheroid Excitation Theory: A Unified, Lattice-Free Foundation for Plastic Deformation from Which Dislocations Emerge as Collective ExcitationsDislocation theory has underpinned crystal plasticity for a century, yet its lattice-dependent definition cannot describe plastic flow in grain boundaries, glasses, ceramics, or nanocrystals near the…Albert Linda, K. A. Padmanabhan·Jun 27, 2026SaveLearn
Structural properties of one-dimensional Cs2CoCl4 confined within single-walled carbon nanotubesCrystals under one-dimensional (1D) confinement are well-known to exhibit drastic changes in metallicity, magnetic properties and chemical state, however, the intermediate phase space between binary…Jaskaran S. Mangat, Yu Lei, Matthew Weyland et al.·Jun 27, 2026SaveLearn
Selenium direct doping obtained high-performance-n-type Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric materials with a wide temperature rangeThe article reports on a series of n-type Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric materials prepared via a high-temperature melting combined with annealing process. The effects of Se doping content and annealing…Zhiyuan Liu, Junjie Ma, Zhaopeng Zeng et al.·Jun 27, 2026SaveLearn
Emergence of half-semiconductor behavior and tunable magnetism via carrier doping in Janus VXSe (X=Cl, Br, I) monolayersTwo-dimensional ferromagnetic semiconductors with high Curie temperature, large magnetic anisotropy, and electrically tunable properties are highly sought for nanoscale spintronics. Here, using…Zhixiang Wang, Aining Wang, Zikui Ye et al.·Jun 27, 2026SaveLearn
Strain engineering of ultrafast magnetism in the room-temperature vdW ferromagnet Fe3GaTe2Controlling ultrafast magnetic dynamics is critical to understanding nonequilibrium spin interactions and advancing high-speed spintronics. However, a lack of efficient in situ tuning strategies…Fan Fei, Yangchen He, Wuzhang Fang et al.·Jun 27, 2026SaveLearn
Structural relaxation and stagnation of grain boundary during migrationInstability is a major bottleneck in nanomaterials due to grain boundary (GB) activities under thermal or mechanical stimuli. The relaxation of GB will stabilize the properties of materials by…Tingting Yu·Jun 27, 2026SaveLearn
Chemical tuning of magnetic ordering and cryogenic magnetocaloric response in zircon-type Gd1-xErxVO4Chemical substitution offers an effective route to tune magnetic ordering and magnetocaloric performance in rare-earth oxides for cryogenic refrigeration. Here we investigate the structural evo…Ming Zeng, Muqing Su, Liang Ming et al.·Jun 27, 2026SaveLearn
Surrogate-Gated Generation and Foundation-Model Embeddings for Bayesian Materials DesignClosed-loop materials discovery iterates between proposing candidate structures and evaluating their properties, and property evaluation dominates the cost. In the generative variant, a learned prior…Sk Md Ahnaf Akif Alvi, Jan Janssen, Danny Perez et al.·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn
Microscopic and macroscopic characterization: MBE-grown versus sputter-deposited Au/Co/Au thin films for CISS and MIPAC effect studiesChirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) enables spin-dependent transport at chiral molecule/Au(111) interfaces and is used in spintronics when combined with ferromagnetic thin films in…Lokesh Rasabathina, Thi Ngoc Ha Nguyen, Aleksandr Kazimir et al.·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn
Radiation Damage of TF-1 and PbWO4 Crystals with 20 MeV ElectronsWe studied the radiation hardness of two types of crystals, lead glass TF-1 and lead tungstate PbWO4, using a 20 MeV electron beam from the LUE-75 linear accelerator at AANL. The transmittance of…Hamlet G. Mkrtchyan, Arthur H. Mkrtchyan, Vardan H. Tadevosyan et al.·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn
Moiré Phonons and Emergent Exciton-Phonon Coupling in a Moiré HeterobilayerMoiré superlattices have emerged as a new platform for engineering electronic and optical properties in van der Waals heterostructures, enabling control over correlated and excitonic phenomena. Yet…Can B. Uzundal, Woochang Kim, Zhiyuan Cui et al.·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn
Uniaxial compression of crystalline HCP titanium: an atomistic modelling study of size effectsUnderstanding the deformation behaviour of titanium is important not only for technological advances associated with industrially-relevant applications, but also essential to achieve a fundamental…Fatemeh Safari, Konstantinos Konstantinou·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn
Tuning the optoelectronic properties of wide bandgap perovskites: Data-driven insights from combinatorial synthesis and high-throughput experimentationThe discovery and optimization of wide-bandgap lead halide perovskites (LHPs) is hindered by solution-based workflows with limited scalability. Large compositional parameter spaces present an…Alexander Wieczorek, Sergey Tsarev, Nathan Rodkey et al.·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn
Room-temperature magnon-phonon transduction in high-damping Co/Pt structuresQuantum communication and information processing strongly benefit from the coupling between different quasi-particles, offering complementary advantages. Magnetoelastic materials inherently allow for…Gauravkumar Patel, Takuma Sato, Maximilian Frenzel et al.·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn
In situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of flash austenitization and process design insights in medium-Manganese steels for energy applicationsMedium Mn steels (MMnSs) are promising candidates for energy-related infrastructure because their multiphase microstructures and austenite stability can be tailored to improve failure resistance…Bowen Zou, Mathias Zapf, Thea Kannenberg et al.·Jun 26, 2026SaveLearn