Feature Special Issue for Global Summit on Condensed Matter Physics

A special issue of Condensed Matter (ISSN 2410-3896). This special issue belongs to the section "Condensed Matter Theory".

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This special issue will publish selected papers from the CONMAT2021 conference, 18–20 October 2021 in in Valencia, Spain. 

The purpose of CONMAT2021 is to provide a forum to share the most important and latest developments in the field of condensed matter physics, to exchange research ideas and future trends, and to explore potential collaboration opportunities in all regions of the world. The topics covered are as follows but not limited to:

  • Semiconductor Physics;
  • Surface, interface and low-dimensional physics;
  • Magnetism;
  • Superconductivity;
  • Strongly correlated and disordered systems;
  • Phase transitions, phase ordering and structural ordering of condensed matter;
  • Soft and biological matter;
  • Statistical physics of complex systems;
  • and other related topics.

Our Special Issue also welcomes submissions from those who will not be able to attend the conference but are enthusiasm and interested in above research topics.

All invited papers will be published, free of charge, with full open access after peer review to benefit both authors and readers.

Prof. Dr. Mukunda Das
Prof. Dr. Atsushi Fujimori
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Effect of Borophene and Graphene on the Elastic Modulus of PEDOT:PSS Film—A Finite Element Study
by Gbolahan Joseph Adekoya, Oluwasegun Chijioke Adekoya, Emmanuel Rotimi Sadiku, Yskandar Hamam and Suprakas Sinha Ray
Condens. Matter 2022, 7(1), 22; https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat7010022 - 23 Feb 2022
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A finite element method (FEM) was employed to investigate the interaction of borophene nanoplatelets (BNPs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on the mechanical properties of Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) PEDOT:PSS film. A 3D random distribution of the inclusion into the PEDOT:PSS matrix was constructed by [...] Read more.
A finite element method (FEM) was employed to investigate the interaction of borophene nanoplatelets (BNPs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) on the mechanical properties of Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) PEDOT:PSS film. A 3D random distribution of the inclusion into the PEDOT:PSS matrix was constructed by developing a 145 × 145 × 145 representative volume element (RVE) with a 4% volume fraction of BNPs and GNPs. In comparison to the pristine PEDOT:PSS, the calculated effective elastic moduli of the BNP-PEDOT:PSS and GNP-PEDOT:PSS nanocomposites exhibited 9.6% and 10.2% improvement, respectively. The predicted FE results were validated by calculating the elastic moduli of the nanocomposites using a modified Halpine-Tsai (H-T) model. The reinforcing effect of the inclusion into the PEDOT:PSS film offers a promising electrode with improved mechanical stability. Consequently, this intriguing result makes the BNP/PEDOT:PSS nanocomposite highly promising for further investigation and application in cutting-edge devices such as touchscreen, thermoelectric, light-emitting diode, electrochemical, photodiode, sensor, solar cell, and electrostatic devices. Full article
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Majorana Zero Modes in Ferromagnetic Wires without Spin-Orbit Coupling
by Giorgos Livanas, Nikolaos Vanas and Georgios Varelogiannis
Condens. Matter 2021, 6(4), 44; https://doi.org/10.3390/condmat6040044 - 22 Nov 2021
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We present a novel controllable platform for engineering Majorana zero modes. The platform consists of a ferromagnetic metallic wire placed among conventional superconductors, which are in proximity to ferromagnetic insulators. We demonstrate that Majorana zero modes emerge localised at the edges of the [...] Read more.
We present a novel controllable platform for engineering Majorana zero modes. The platform consists of a ferromagnetic metallic wire placed among conventional superconductors, which are in proximity to ferromagnetic insulators. We demonstrate that Majorana zero modes emerge localised at the edges of the ferromagnetic wire, due to the interplay of the applied supercurrents and the induced by proximity exchange fields with conventional superconductivity. Our mechanism does not rely on the pairing of helical fermions by combining conventional superconductivity with spin-orbit coupling, but rather exploits the misalignment between the magnetization of the ferromagnetic insulators and that of the ferromagnetic wire. Full article
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