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The structural transformations accompanying the low-temperature phase transition (PT) β´→γ in the argyrodite Ag8SnSe6 characterized by mixed electron-ionic conductivity, have been studied using nuclear gamma resonan...

Liquid crystalline polyurethanes (LCPUs), having azobenzene mesogenic groups, formed a nematic phase on heating and cooling processes. Liquid crystalline binary mixtures were obtained by mixing LCPUs and strongly polar c...

Methanol, water, and their mixtures in the interparticle gaps of wetting-drying methyl silica AM-1 were studied using low-temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy. The bulk density of the samples in the wet state was 200-300 mg/c...

In cosmological first-order phase transitions, the microscopic interaction of the phase transition fronts with non-equilibrium plasma particles manifests itself macroscopically as friction forces. In general, it is a non...

First- and second-order topological phases, capable of inherent protection against disorder of materials, have been recently experimentally demonstrated in various artificial materials through observing the topologically...

Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling theory have been carried out to study the critical behavior and universality for the isotropic-nematic (IN) phase transition in a system of straight rigid pentamers adsorbe...

We study the irreversible growth of magnetic thin films under the influence of spatially periodic fields by means of extensive Monte Carlo simulations. We find first-order pseudo-phase transitions that separate a dynamic...

We report on the fact that microscopically enforcing fulfillment of thermodynamics' third law on a system of fermions automatically yields the values of the external parameter (here coupling strengths in the pertinent Ha...

Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling analysis have been carried out to study the critical behavior in a submonolayer lattice-gas, which mimics a nanoporous environment. In this model, one-dimensional chains of...

We explore how the quantum geometric properties of the Bloch wave function, characterized by the Hilbert-Schmidt quantum distance, impact magnetic phases in solid-state systems. To this end, we investigate the spin susce...

We report on a reversible structural phase transition of a two-dimensional system that can be locally induced by an external electric field. Two different structural configurations may coexist within a CO monolayer on Cu...

Topological charges of nodal lines in a multigap system are represented by non-Abelian numbers, and the Euler class, a topological invariant, can be used to explain their topological phase transitions, such as pair-annih...

A new definition of order called topological order is proposed for two-dimensional systems in which no long-range order of the conventional type exists. The possibility of a phase transition characterized by a change in ...

Subsurface energy transition aims to mitigate climate change impacts by reducing carbon emissions while addressing energy needs through utilization of sustainable subsurface resources. It involves harnessing underground ...

The possible different phases of homogeneous cold quark matter in the presence of a finite magnetic field and chemical potential are obtained within the SU(3) NJL model for two parameter sets often used in the literature...

The transformations during continuous cooling and their effect on the thermoelastic behaviour of β-CuAlBe shape memory alloys have been studied by electrical resistometry, microscopy and differential calorimetry. Under ...

Phase separation in complex systems is a ubiquitous phenomenon. While simple theories predict coarsening until only macroscopically large phases remain, concrete models often exhibit patterns with finite length scales. T...

We utilize few-level model systems to analyze the polarization and phase properties of below-threshold harmonics generated from aligned molecules. In a two-level system, we find that the phase of emitted harmonics underg...

The occurrence of tree-contact single-phase-to-ground fault (TSF) poses a potential threat to the stable operation of power lines, and in severe cases, may result in wild fire. The development of TSF is influenced by cru...

Numerous theoretical studies using various equation of state models have shown that quark matter may exist at the extreme densities in the cores of high-mass neutron stars. It has also been shown that a phase transition ...

Recently, DNA molecules have received great attention because of their potential applications in material science. One interesting example is the production of highly fluorescent and tunable DNA–Agn clusters with cytos...

Dielectric metasurfaces have made significant advancements in the past decade for enhancing light–matter interaction at the nanoscale. Particularly, bound states in the continuum (BICs) based on dielectric metasurfaces...

This research presents a multi-objective optimization framework for incremental siting of capacitated vertiports that integrates real land use data and aims to maximize generalized cost savings while minimizing infrastru...

Fe–Mn based alloys with more 12% at. of Mn are usually called High-Mn steels. Several technological properties of High-Mn steels are explained by the presence of the fcc-hcp martensitic transformation. This transition ...