Optical Signature of Moiré Superlattices Formed by Twisted SrTiO3 MembranesMoiré superlattices formed at the interfaces of mismatched lattices have attracted significant interest over the past decade due to their large tunability of band parameters and interactions among…T. A. M. Ragib Shahriar, Fumikazu Murakami, Xing He et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Endowing variational phase-field fracture models with custom strength criteriaBy now, several approaches have been proposed to endow phase-field fracture models with the ability to describe crack nucleation under multiaxial stress states. These include techniques for splitting…Roberto Alessi, Matteo Brunetti, Roshan Udaram Patil et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Stacking-Dependent Magnetism and Tunable Half-Metallicity in Bilayer Janus 1T-MnSSeWe investigate the structural, electronic, and magnetic properties of bilayer Janus 1T-MnSSe using first-principles calculations. Various AA- and AB-type stacking configurations are considered to…Jakkapat Seeyangnok, Udomsilp Pinsook, Graeme J. Ackland·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Ferroelectric brightening of spin forbidden dark excitons in a WSe2/hybrid perovskite heterostructureLong-lived dark excitons in monolayer WSe2 present promising candidates for carrying spin and valley information, but their optical access and spin manipulation have conventionally required the use…Xinyun Wang, Magdalena Grzeszczyk, Maxim Trushin et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Resolving room temperature microscale fracture and plasticity of iron oxides along the cascade of iron ore reduction via nanoindentation and microcantilever bendingUnderstanding the fundamental mechanical behaviour of iron oxide phases is essential for controlling attrition and fracture during iron ore reduction process, particularly in hydrogen-based direct…Shreehard Sahu, James P. Best, Gerhard Dehm et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
The KNN rollercoaster: from bulk ceramics to phase engineered wafer-scale thin filmsSince the initial disclosure of the extraordinary piezoelectric coefficients of Potassium sodium niobate (KNN) in near-equimolar bulk ceramics, its development trajectory has resembled a…Giulia Pavese, Federico Orlando, Fabio Melzi et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Strong Optical-Optical Avoided Crossings Suppress Thermal Conductivity in Ga-Substituted TlInTe2In crystalline solids, avoided crossing between acoustic and optical phonons is widely recognized as an effective mechanism for suppressing lattice thermal conductivity (κl). However, the role of…Sayan Paul, Swapan K Pati·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Multiferroicity in the two-dimensional limit in hexagonal LuFeO3 filmsMultiferroic oxides, which combine coupled ferroelectric and magnetic orders, are central to understanding correlated quantum phenomena. Yet, as thickness approaches the two-dimensional (2D) limit,…Huilin Lai, Junyu Tan, Jinfeng Zhai et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Symmetry-Protected Weyl Nodal Loops in a Triangular AltermagnetWeyl semimetals and altermagnets represent two distinct classes of quantum materials exhibiting nontrivial topological and magnetic order, respectively. Here we report the realization of a Weyl…Chao-Chun Wei, Xiaoyin Li, Sophia Adams et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
AutoDFT: A Closed-Loop Multi-Agent Framework for Autonomous DFT CalculationsDensity functional theory (DFT) serves as the basis for computational discovery in materials science and chemistry, yet each calculation demands extensive human effort: adjusting algorithms when…Penghui Yang, Zhonghan Zhang, Yue Li et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Seed Layer Engineering for Effective Charge Transfer Doping of MoS2 TransistorsIntegrating two-dimensional semiconductors such as MoS2 with dielectric materials remains a central challenge for their use in future logic technologies. While seed layers are typically introduced…Sahej Sharma, Shao-Heng Yang, Himani Jawa et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Nonmagnetic-magnetic Transitions in Rutile RuO2Rutile RuO2 has recently attracted great interest, as its magnetic ground state remains controversial. Experimental studies have reported either nonmagnetic (NM) or altermagnetic (AM) ground…Yue-Fei Hou, Siyuan Liu, Wanxiang Fen et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Corrosion Evolution of T91 Steel in Static Lead-Bismuth Eutectic Under an Oxidising EnvironmentUnderstanding corrosion in liquid metal-cooled nuclear systems is essential in order be able to control it. While much literature exists detailing corrosion rates and mechanisms of structural…Minyi Zhang, Weiyue Zhou, Michael P. Short et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Multi-objective optimization and quantum hybridization of equivariant deep learning interatomic potentialsAllegro is a machine learning interatomic potential model designed to predict atomic properties in molecules using E(3) equivariant neural networks. When training this model, there tends to be a…G. Laskaris, D. Morozov, D. Tarpanov et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Direct probing the quantum geometric tensor for bosonic collective excitationsThe quantum geometric tensor (QGT), whose real and imaginary parts define the quantum metric and Berry curvature, encodes the intrinsic geometry of quantum states. While electronic QGT has recently…Chi Wu, Takashi Oka, Shuichi Murakami et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Topological surface phonons modulate thermal transport in semiconductor thin filmsWhile phonon topology in crystalline solids has been extensively studied, its influence on thermal transport-especially in nanostructures-remains elusive. Here, by combining first-principles-based…Zhe Su, Shuoran Song, Qi Wang et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Transfer of Freestanding Fluoropolymer Films for Advanced Semiconductor DevicesHigh-quality dielectric films are essential for fabricating advanced electronic devices, but their direct deposition often degrades the films and their underlying interfaces, which compromises device…Mohammad Monish, Koki Hino, Yosuke Sasama et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Inverse Design of Amorphous Materials with Targeted PropertiesDisordered (amorphous) materials, such as glasses, are emerging as promising candidates for applications within energy storage, nonlinear optics, and catalysis. Their lack of long-range order and…Jonas A. Finkler, Yan Lin, Tao Du et al.·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Microstructural Control and Heat Transport Enhancement in Lanthanum Sulfate for Thermochemical Heat StorageEnhancing heat transport within thermochemical heat storage (TCHS) materials is essential for improving their heat output. A common strategy is to combine salts with highly thermally conductive…Kunihiko Shizume, Naoyuki Hatada·Jun 4, 2026SaveLearn
Interplay of non-local transport and local scattering during electron thermalization and spatial equilibration in laser-excited metalsUltrafast laser excitation of metals induces electronic nonequilibrium both in space and locally in the energy distribution. The subsequent dynamics are governed by the interplay between non-local…Markus Uehlein, Tobias Held, Christopher Seibel et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
MicroCup: A Cryogenic Specimen Preparation Strategy for Atom Probe Tomography of Organic Molecular LiquidsAtom probe tomography (APT) of organic molecular liquids is limited by poorly reproducible specimen geometry, reduced milling rates, and beam sensitivity during cryo-FIB preparation. Here we…Kuan Meng, Florian Groll, Sebastian Eich et al.·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Density-functional theory calculation of hydrogen solubility in cubic silicon carbide at finite temperaturesAn ab initio framework using density-functional theory has been developed to predict hydrogen solubility in both pristine and defective eta-SiC. This study is motivated by the critical need for…Jonathan S. Evarts, Anne Chaka, Towfiq Ahmed·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Mechanoluminescence in crystalline inorganic materials: local disorder and the elastic distortion hypothesisIn this exploratory work, we aim to understand the mechanoluminescence (ML) phenomenon manifested by various inorganic compounds by focusing on the influence of mechanical loading on local distortion…T. Rouxel, X. Rocquefelte, S. Tanabe·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
SLUSCHI-UP: A Web Infrastructure for SLUSCHI Melting-Temperature Calculations Using Universal Machine-Learning Interatomic PotentialsMelting temperature is a critical property for high-temperature materials design, but first-principles melting calculations based on finite-temperature molecular dynamics can require substantial…Qi-Jun Hong·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn
Variational approach to determine the properties of dislocations at finite deformationA generalised version of the continuum theory of curved dislocations describing the spatial and temporal evolution of the fields: statistically stored dislocation density, geometrically necessary…István Groma·Jun 3, 2026SaveLearn