Multistate polarization enabled by scale-free ferroelectricity in a monolayer
Yihua Zhu, Chiming Li, Minglei Jia, Cuihuan Geng, and Huabing Yin
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094101 (2026) - Published 4 August, 2026
Absence of superconductivity in fcc metallic hydrogen and low in yttrium hydrides resulting from distinct vibrational modes of hydrogen sublattices
Li Zhang, Liying Song, Xilian Jin, Ziwei Li, Yijia Chen, Qingbiao Jin, Quanjun Li, Bingbing Liu, and Tian Cui
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094102 (2026) - Published 5 August, 2026
Observation of body-centered cubic iron above 200 gigapascals
Zuzana Konôpková et al.
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094103 (2026) - Published 10 August, 2026
Under Earth’s core-like pressures, iron’s expected hexagonal structure energetically competes with other cubic forms. This study probes the state of iron near its melting temperature using series of femtoseconds x-rays pulses of the European XFEL. Between 120–160 GPa, a stable hexagonal phase is confirmed, with brief transient disordered or cubic phases appearing. Above 200 GPa, a new diffraction peak emerges, characteristic of a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure. Following this uncommon kinetic and pressure-temperature path, the bcc structure is shown to be stable, providing exciting insights into the kinetics, stability, and transformation mechanisms of iron under these conditions.
Pressure-driven phase structure dynamics of a van der Waals heterojunction
Zheting Zhang (张哲艇), Yuting Yan (严雨婷), Liyuan Chen (陈丽媛), Kai Jiang (姜凯), Liyan Shang (商丽燕), Liangqing Zhu (朱亮清), Yawei Li (李亚巍), and Zhigao Hu (胡志高)
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094104 (2026) - Published 10 August, 2026
Suppression of hydrogen diffusion in at high pressure due to a shift from electrostatic to covalent interactions
Yuanqin Zhu, Fengqi Wang, Guo Chen, Jing Zhao, Bingqin Cao, and Xianlong Wang
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094105 (2026) - Published 11 August, 2026
Thermal switching between ferroelectric and antiferroelectric phases in NaZnSb: A dual-channel transport perspective
Ziqing Ji, Guangwu Zhang, Xinyu Wang, and Ziman Wang
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094106 (2026) - Published 13 August, 2026
Hierarchy of defects in modulating the lattice thermal conductivity
Eddie Tang, Vid Liam Stijelja, Prithvi Ravi, Amin Nozariasbmarz, and Aditya Dilip Lele
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094107 (2026) - Published 14 August, 2026
Continuous crossover between high-pressure ice phases VII and X driven by monopole screening: A model study
Sena Watanabe, Yukitoshi Motome, and Haruki Watanabe
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094108 (2026) - Published 14 August, 2026
Role of spin-crossover phenomena in DFT training data for robust machine-learning interatomic potentials
Zhenyu Zhu, Museng Li, Rong Fu, Shunbo Hu, and Yin Wang
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094109 (2026) - Published 14 August, 2026
Ab initio phase diagram of thorium
Daniel A. Rehn and Leonid Burakovsky
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094110 (2026) - Published 14 August, 2026
Quantum phase competition driven by interstitial electrons in compressed Li-Ir electrides
Zhiyao Guan, Tong Zhou, Tian Cui, and Da Li
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094111 (2026) - Published 18 August, 2026
Asymmetric interfacial strain governing anomalous fluorine diffusion in ultrathin heterostructures
Zefeng Lao, Jinkai Hu, Zhong-Kang Han, and Yong Wang
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094112 (2026) - Published 19 August, 2026
Unraveling pseudospin properties of transition-metal defects in 3C-SiC: Interplay of spin-orbit and electron-phonon coupling
Tangjiang Qian, Xin-Gao Gong, and Ji-Hui Yang
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094113 (2026) - Published 24 August, 2026
Phonon-based determination of elastic coefficients in the Weyl semimetal TaAs
Fabián Jofré-Parra, Debankita Ghosh, and Enrique Muñoz
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094115 (2026) - Published 27 August, 2026
Low-pressure-driven large barocaloric effects in wine-rack metal-organic frameworks
Chang Niu, Xiong Xu, Bingyuan Zhao, Min Li, and Hui Wang
Phys. Rev. B 114, 094116 (2026) - Published 31 August, 2026








