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cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Thermal diffuse scattering in TEM: complex absorptive potentials compared to the frozen phonon model

Martin Hájek, Ján Rusz

In transmission electron microscopy, electrons undergo inelastic scattering primarily through phonon excitations, known as thermal diffuse scattering. To capture the inelastic scat…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Interface-Controlled Defect Engineering in TiN/TaN Superlattices for Enhanced Hardness and Fracture Toughness

Zecui Gaoa, Qimin Wang, Julian Buchinger +6

TiNTaN superlattice coatings were designed to investigate how atomic-scale interface chemistry and defect-stabilized TaN layers govern hardness and fracture toughness. Guided by fi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Combining Frozen Trajectory Excitation and TACAW for in silico Time-Resolved Vibrational Electron Energy Loss/Gain Spectroscopy

Wojciech Marciniak, Joanna Marciniak, José Ángel Castellanos-Reyes +1

Seeing that ultrafast (picosecond timescale) vibrational electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) should soon be experimentally realizable, we present in silico approach capable of…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Unraveling the symmetry of Al5C3N

Vitalii Shtender, Chin Shen Ong, Pedro Berastegui +6

The high-temperature ceramic compound Al5C3N with promising application usage belongs to the scarcely studied Al-C-N system. It was originally reported as an ordered compound in th…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026★ 1 cited

A first-principles study of bcc chromium beyond the generalized gradient approximation (GGA)

Alma Partos, Igor Di Marco, Shivalika Sharma

The study of magnetism in transition metals is a cornerstone in understanding complex electronic and magnetic interactions in condensed matter systems. Among transition metal eleme…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Kagome edge states under lattice termination, spin-orbit coupling, and magnetic order

Sajid Sekh, Annica M. Black-Schaffer, Andrzej Ptok

We study the edge state properties of a two-dimensional kagome lattice using a tight-binding approach, focusing on the role of lattice termination, spin-orbit coupling, and magneti…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Optimizing spin-based terahertz emission from magnetic heterostructures

Francesco Foggetti, Francesco Cosco, Peter M. Oppeneer +4

Terahertz radiation pulses can be generated efficiently through femtosecond laser excitation of a ferromagnetic/nonmagnetic heterostructure, wherein an ultrafast laser-induced spin…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Spin-Reorientation Dynamics and Strong-Spin Phonon Coupling in Ce-substituted SmCrO

Shaona Das, Ravi Kiran Dokala, Subhash Thota

We report the influence of Ce substitution on the magnetic structures and phonon dynamics in SmCrO perovskites. Magnetic landscapes are spanned by long-range canted anti…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Giant-Magnetocaloric effect and phonon dynamics in (GdCe)CrO

Ravi Kiran Dokala, Shaona Das, Subhash Thota

We investigate the effect of Ce substitution on the magnetic ordering and phonon dynamics of the GdCrO orthorhombic perovskite. The Ce doped compound exhibits long-range…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 16 cited

Magnetic properties of the FeSiB-FePB system

Daniel Hedlund, Johan Cedervall, Alexander Edström +6

The magnetic properties of the compound FeSiPB have been studied, with a focus on the Curie temperature , saturation magnetization $M_\textrm{S}…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 9 cited

Spin polarization engineering in -wave altermagnets

Mohsen Yarmohammadi, Marco Berritta, Marin Bukov +3

Altermagnets host unconventional spin-polarized bands despite zero net magnetization, but controlling their spin structure remains challenging. We propose a multi-field approach to…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Temperature and magnetic field dependent -factors in electron spin resonance spectroscopy

Sebastian Kalhöfer

We propose that phonons coupled to electrons play an important role in both the fundamental phenomenology of electron spin resonance as well as the interpretation of such measureme…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 1 cited

Real-space first-principles approach to orbitronic phenomena in metallic multilayers

Ramon Cardias, Hugo U. R. Strand, Anders Bergman +2

We develop a real-space first-principles method based on density functional theory to investigate orbitronic phenomena in complex materials. Using the Real-Space Linear Muffin-Tin…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Theory of Momentum-Resolved Electron Energy-Loss Spectra of Coupled Phonon and Magnon Excitations

José Ángel Castellanos-Reyes, Ivan P. Miranda, Paul M. Zeiger +2

We develop a theory of momentum-resolved electron energy-loss spectra in the scanning transmission microscope (STEM-EELS) that captures the effects of coupled phonon and magnon exc…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Origin of circular and triangular pores in electron-irradiated hexagonal boron nitride

Umair Javed, Manuel Langle, Vladimir Zobac +9

For nearly two decades, it has been known that electron irradiation of hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) in a transmission electron microscope leads to the formation of triangular pore…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 6 cited

Role of hydrogen dynamics and deposition conditions in photochromic YHO/MoO bilayer films

Edvards Strods, Martins Zubkins, Viktors Vibornijs +6

Oxygen-containing yttrium hydride (YHO) and molybdenum trioxide (MoO) bilayer films (YHO/MoO) are produced using reactive magnetron sputtering, and their photochromic prope…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 4 cited

Sodium induced beneficial effects in wide bandgap Cu(In,Ga)S2 solar cell with 15.7% efficiency

Arivazhagan Valluvar Oli, Kulwinder Kaur, Michele Melchiorre +10

This study underscores the pivotal role of sodium (Na) supply in optimizing the optoelectronic properties of wide bandgap (~1.6 eV) Cu(In,Ga)S2 (CIGS) thin film absorbers for high…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Unconventional orbital currents and torques due to ferro-rotational orbital textures

Daegeun Jo, Peter M. Oppeneer

Orbital angular momentum transport has emerged as a promising route for manipulating magnetic devices, yet its generation has largely relied on the conventional orbital Hall effect…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 6 cited

Generation of Phonons with Angular Momentum During Ultrafast Demagnetization

M. S. Mrudul, Markus Weißenhofer, Peter M. Oppeneer

A major question in the field of femtosecond laser-induced demagnetization is whereto the angular momentum lost by the electrons is transferred. Recent ultrafast electron diffracti…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 2 cited

Hybrid micromagnetic and atomistic modeling of magnetization dynamics induced by engineered defects

Nastaran Salehi, Olle Eriksson, Johan Hellsvik +1

This study presents a 3D version of multiscale approach for investigating magnetization dynamics in multiscale, hybrid micromagnetic-atomistic simulations. The present work introdu…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 31 cited

Fermiology and Band Structure of Oxygen-Terminated Ti3C2Tx MXene

Martin Magnuson, Per Eklund, Craig Polley

The class of two-dimensional carbides and nitrides known as MXenes exhibit remarkable electronic properties. Tailoring these properties, however, requires an in-depth understanding…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025★ 4 cited

Edge non-collinear magnetism in nanoribbons of Fe3GeTe2 and Fe3GaTe2

R. Cardias, Anders Bergman, Hugo U. R. Strand +2

Fe3GeTe2 and Fe3GaTe2 are ferromagnetic conducting materials of van der Waals-type with unique magnetic properties that are highly promising for the development of new spintronic,…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Femtosecond charge and spin dynamics in CoPt alloys

Martin Pavelka, Simon Marotzke, Ru-Pan Wang +19

The use of advanced X-ray sources plays a key role in the study of dynamic processes in magnetically ordered materials. The progress in X-ray free electron lasers enables the direc…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 8 cited

Chiral Phonons Enhance Ferromagnetism

Jonas Fransson, Yael Kapon, Lilach Brann +4

Recent experiments suggest that the conditions for ferromagnetic order in, e.g., magnetite, can be modified by adsorption of chiral molecules. Especially, the coercivity of magneti…