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Sliding ferroelectric metal with ferrimagnetism Open

Zhenzhou Guo, Shifeng Qian, Xiaodong Zhou, Wenhong Wang, Zhenxiang Cheng , et al. · 2025

A unified Symmetry Framework for Spin–Ferroelectric Coupling in Altermagnetic Multiferroics Open

Zhenxiang Cheng, Wei Sun, Wenxuan Wang, Shifeng Huang · 2025

Altermagnetic multiferroics, hosting coexisting spin-splitting bands and ferroelectric polarization, offer a promising route to magnetoelectric coupling beyond conventional relativistic spin–orbit mechanism. However, the lack of a unified …

Lithium and Vanadium Intercalation into Bilayer V 2 Se 2 O: Ferrimagnetic–Ferroelastic Multiferroics and Anomalous and Spin Transport Open

Long Zhang, Yuxin Liu, Junfeng Ren, Guangqian Ding, Xiaotian Wang , et al. · 2025

Spin splitting in emerging altermagnets is nonrelativistic and momentum dependent, yet energy independent, and localized in momentum space, posing challenges for practical applications. Here, an intercalation‐driven paradigm is proposed fo…

Phonon density of states of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles via molecular dynamics simulations Open

Pablo Galaviz, Kyle A. Portwin, Dehong Yu, K. C. Rule, David Cortie , et al. · 2025

This study presents a comprehensive computational investigation of magnetite nanoparticles, systematically evaluating a range of force fields against experimental results. We analyze the influence of particle size, temperature, and surface…

High-entropy driven electronic and microstructural synergy for superior capacitive energy storage in lead-free ceramics Open

Peng Li, Yunting Li, Haihua Huang, Hairui Bai, Fei Xu , et al. · 2025

Dielectric capacitors, characterized by their high power density and ultrafast charge/discharge capabilities, are pivotal components in modern pulsed power and renewable energy systems. However, the widespread adoption of ferroelectric cer…

Tuning the Surface States of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for Enhanced Magnetic Anisotropy and Induction Efficacy Open

Kyle A. Portwin, Pablo Galaviz, Xiaoning Li, Chongyan Hao, Lachlan Smillie , et al. · 2025

Magnetite ($Fe_3O_4$) nanoparticles are crucial for biomedical applications, including magnetic hyperthermia, targeted drug delivery, and MRI contrast enhancement, due to their biocompatibility and unique physicochemical properties. Here, …

Chiral Altermagnetic Second-Order Topological Phases and Sign-Reversible Transport Open

Chengwu Xie, Zhenzhou Guo, Wenhong Wang, Weizhen Meng, Xiaotian Wang , et al. · 2025

Chiral materials are rare in nature, yet they play a fundamental role in modern physics due to their unconventional topological properties and transport responses. While chiral charge and structural orders have been extensively studied, ch…

Silicon-Based On-Chip Light Sources: A Review Open

Yongqi Yang, Jiaqi Yang, Zhenxiang Cheng, Shuyan Zhang, Zhen Yang , et al. · 2025

Silicon-based on-chip light sources are important since they can provide a compact solution for various applications in the field of high-speed optical communications, high-precision sensing, quantum information processing, and so on. We r…

Topological bubble domain engineering for high strain response Open

Jin Qian, Yang Liu, Liqiang He, Guanglong Ge, Bo Shen , et al. · 2025

Enhancing the piezoelectric or strain response of materials through nanodomain engineering has proven to be highly effective. Here, we demonstrate that topological bubble domains (BDs) can be induced in Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 TiO 3 (BNT)–based thin…

Altermagnetic Multiferroics: Symmetry-Locked Magnetoelectric Coupling Open

Changhong Yang, Shifeng Huang, Zhenxiang Cheng · 2025

Multiferroics exhibit significant potential for low-power spintronic devices due to magnetoelectric coupling. Here, we discuss an emerging class of altermagnetic multiferroics, a system demonstrating distinct advantages including zero net …

Breaking polarization-breakdown strength paradox for ultrahigh energy storage density in NBT-based ceramics Open

Wenjun Cao, Yanwei Wu, Xiaoyu Yang, Daqin Guan, Xuecen Huang , et al. · 2025

Dielectric capacitors are crucial in contemporary electronic devices for storing and recycling electric energy. However, their energy-storage density is significantly hindered by the paradox between polarization (P) and breakdown strength …

Tribocatalytic recycling of lithium-ion batteries Open

Zuheng Jin, Bing‐Jian Su, Sha Wu, Chuan Jiang, Liupan Tang , et al. · 2025

To explore recycling solutions for used lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), a tribocatalytic method is proposed in this paper. When ZnO nanoparticles were used as catalysts, the leaching rates of lithium and cobalt in lithium cobaltate batteries…

Spin‐Polarized Antiferromagnets for Spintronics Open

Zhenzhou Guo, Xiaotian Wang, Wenhong Wang, Gang Zhang, Xiaodong Zhou , et al. · 2025

Spin‐polarized antiferromagnets (AFMs), including altermagnets, noncollinear AFMs, and 2D layer‐polarized AFMs, have emerged as transformative materials for next‐generation spintronic and optoelectronic technologies. These systems uniquely…

Designing Spin Symmetry for Altermagnetism with Strong Magnetoelectric Coupling Open

Wei Sun, Wenxuan Wang, Changhong Yang, Shifeng Huang, Ning Ding , et al. · 2025

Altermagnets, a recently identified class of collinear magnets, exhibit unique properties such as zero net magnetization and spin polarization dictated by lattice symmetry, making them a subject of intense research. In contrast to conventi…

Concurrent high thermal conductivity and high carrier mobility in tetragonal tantalum nitride Open

Xianyong Ding, Xin Jin, Dengfeng Li, Jing Fan, Xiaoyuan Zhou , et al. · 2025

Semiconductor devices demand materials that exhibit exceptional carrier and heat transport; however, such materials have remained exceedingly scarce. Using rigorous first-principles calculations, we identify tetragonal tantalum nitride (t-…

Pentagonal 2D Altermagnets: Material Screening and Altermagnetic Tunneling Junction Device Application Open

Jianhua Wang, Xingyue Yang, Zongmeng Yang, Jing Lu, Pin Ho , et al. · 2025

Altermagnetism, the third magnetic phase beyond ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism, holds great promise for spintronics but also faces challenges in materials discovery and mechanism exploration. Here, through high‐throughput screening …

Concurrently enhanced piezoelectric performance and curie temperature in stressed lead-free Ba0.85Ca0.15Ti0.9Zr0.1O3 ceramics Open

Yuanhui Su, Qingying Wang, Yu Huan, Jianli Wang, Wei Sun , et al. · 2025

2D Multifunctional Spin‐Orbit Coupled Dirac Nodal Line Materials Open

Weizhen Meng, Ying Liu, Jialin Gong, Yalong Jiao, Xiaoming Zhang , et al. · 2025

2D spin‐orbit coupled Dirac nodal line (SOC‐DNL) materials integrated with multifunctional properties are the cornerstone for constructing an abundant application pool, but remain largely limited. Here, a combination of symmetry analysis, …

Flexocatalytic Hydrogen Generation and Organics Degradation by Nano SrTiO3 Open

Susmita Mondal, Rajib Chandra Das, Yumeng Du, Zhenyuan Hou, Konstantin Konstantinov , et al. · 2025

Flexocatalysis, a groundbreaking approach in mechanocatalysis, overcomes the material limitations imposed by the symmetry requirements of piezocatalysis, enabling a broader range of materials to generate free radicals through mechano‐catal…

Proposing Altermagnetic‐Ferroelectric Type‐III Multiferroics with Robust Magnetoelectric Coupling Open

Wei Sun, Changhong Yang, Wenxuan Wang, Ying Liu, Xiaotian Wang , et al. · 2025

Multiferroic materials, characterized by the coexisting of ferroelectric polarization (breaking space‐ inversion symmetry, 𝒫) and magnetism (breaking time‐reversal symmetry, 𝒯), with strong magnetoelectric coupling, are highly sought after…

A Method for Finding the Optimal Parameters of Asphalt Pavement through Random Cumulative Damage Open

Zhenxiang Cheng, Yufeng Shi, Fuguo Liu, Xu Guo · 2025

Magnetic electrides: Recent advances in materials realization and application prospects Open

Weizhen Meng, Jingbo Bai, Fengxian Ma, Yalong Jiao, Shiyao Wang , et al. · 2025

The coupling of magnetism in multidimensional inorganic electrides has attracted significant attention in the fields of spintronics, materials science, and chemistry. Inorganic electrides exhibit a wide range of promising applications due …

1D Magnetic Topological Inorganic Electrides Open

Weizhen Meng, Lu Tian, Feng Zhou, Zhaojun Mo, Yalong Jiao , et al. · 2025

Inorganic electrides, which are characterized by the presence of interstitial anionic electrons (IAEs) within distinct geometric cavities, exhibit unique properties and have garnered significant attention in various fields. Nevertheless, i…

Observation of a $Pbca$ phase and robust metallicity in $\rm{RuO_2}$ under pressure Open

He Zhang, Xudong Wei, Zhong Wei, Xiaoli Ma, L. J. Wu , et al. · 2025

$\rm{RuO_2}$ stands as a quintessential rutile-type compound under ambient conditions, with its structural exploration under pressure bearing significant implications for both phase transition investigations and Earth science. Nonetheless,…

Sub-Tg Annealing Induced Short-Range Ordering and Synergistic Enhancement of Strength and Plasticity in Zr45cu45ag10 Bulk Metallic Glass Open

Chunhua Chen, Dongmei Li, Yiliang Liu, Qianqian Xu, Han Zhao , et al. · 2025

Ti3c2 Nanosheets Decorated with Nis Nanospheres as Cathode Materials in Magnesium-Sulfur Batteries Open

Xiaoli Yan, Guicheng Wang, Wentao Du, Xiaohua Zhang, Xinxin Zhao , et al. · 2025

Dual-Mode High-Sensitivity Optical Thermometry in Er3+/Yb3+ Co-Doped LNZGB Glass via Aerodynamic Levitation Open

Yucheng Wu, Congrui Zhang, Jiqi Lu, Xianghua Chai, Q.P. Cao , et al. · 2025

Concurrently Enhanced Piezoelectric Performance and Curie Temperature in Stressed Lead-free BCTZ Ceramics Open

Zhenxiang Cheng, Yuanhui Su, Qingying Wang, Yu Huan, Jianli Wang , et al. · 2024

Eco-friendly, lead-free BaTiO₃-based piezoelectric materials play a crucial role in advancing sustainable electronic applications. Improving piezoelectric properties in lead-free piezoelectric ceramics often involves a trade-off…

Robust magnetoelectric coupling in altermagnetic-ferroelectric type-III multiferroics Open

Wei Sun, Wenxuan Wang, Changhong Yang, Ying Liu, Xiaotian Wang , et al. · 2024

Multiferroic materials, characterized by the coexisting of ferroelectric polarization (breaking spatial inversion symmetry) and magnetism (breaking time-reversal symmetry), with strong magnetoelectric coupling, are highly sought after for …

Engineering Magnetic Heterostructures with Synergistic Regulation of Charge‐Transfer and Spin‐Ordering for Enhanced Water Oxidation Open

Chongyan Hao, Yang Wu, Xiaobo Zheng, Yumeng Du, Yameng Fan , et al. · 2024

The design of heterojunctions offers a crucial solution for energy conversion and storage challenges, but current research predominantly focuses on charge transfer benefits, often neglecting spin attribute regulation despite the increasing…

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