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20242026
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6 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Switchable Altermagnetism via Spin-Induced Improper Polarization

Zhihao Dai, Michele Reticcioli, Wei Ren +2

Enabling reversible spin-splitting switching in stray-field-free altermagnets is promising for spintronic applications, but currently limited to a narrow class of polar materials.…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Weak Polar Optical Phonon Scattering Decouples Electron and Phonon Transport in Layered Thermoelectric Materials

Zhonghao Xia, Michele Reticcioli, Yateng Wang +3

High-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials are crucial for efficient waste-heat recovery and solid-state cooling technologies. A persistent challenge in TE materials design ari…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026

Photoexcited Hole States at the SrTiO3(001) Surface Imaged with Noncontact AFM

Igor Sokolovic, Florian Ellinger, Aji Alexander +8

The behaviour of excess charges in ionic lattices, such as the formation of polarons and charge trapping at defect sites, influences the physical and chemical properties of materia…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Metastable Multi-centered Polarons in BiVO

Seyeon Park, Yajing Zhang, Michele Reticcioli +2

Polarons, quasiparticles formed through interactions between lattice and charge carriers (electrons and holes), strongly influence the electronic and optical properties of function…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Automated Modeling of Polarons: Defects and Reactivity on TiO(110) Surfaces

Firat Yalcin, Carla Verdi, Viktor C. Birschitzky +3

Polarons are widespread in functional materials and are key to device performance in several technological applications. However, their effective impact on material behavior remain…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Machine Learning Small Polaron Dynamics

Viktor C. Birschitzky, Luca Leoni, Michele Reticcioli +1

Polarons are crucial for charge transport in semiconductors, significantly impacting material properties and device performance. The dynamics of small polarons can be investigated…