The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems

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Volume 99, issue 8, 2026

Thermodynamic phase transitions and criticality in dual-mode memristive networks pp. 1-10

Emir Husain

Quench dynamics of the Kondo lattice model in ultracold Fermi gases pp. 1-10

Kai-Yi Nie, Yuan-Xi Wu and Zhen Zheng

Spin waves and instabilities in the collinear four component antiferromagnetic materials pp. 1-10

Pavel A. Andreev

Doping and electrically driven insulator–metal transitions in V $$_2$$ 2 O $$_3$$ 3 pp. 1-6

L. Craco

Thermodynamics of strained graphene controlled by anisotropic Dirac velocities pp. 1-8

L. Palma-Chilla and Juan A. Lazzús

Tuning and detection of spin change in the conductance of confined systems using the Fano–Rashba effect pp. 1-15

Michel Mendoza

Asymptotic analysis and resonant collision dynamics of lump chains in a (2+1)-dimensional Sawada–Kotera-like equation in fluid mechanics pp. 1-23

Muhammad Naveed Rafiq, Muhammad Hamza Rafiq and Haibo Chen

Anomalous transport and first-passage statistics of run-and-tumble particles with repeated trapping in disordered media pp. 1-24

Kheder Suleiman, Hua Li, Yongge Li and Yong Xu

Theoretical investigation of induced current in graphene layer with Rashba spin–orbit coupling pp. 1-12

A. Naifar and K. Hasanirokh

Layer-dependent Ruppeiner curvature in chiral rhombohedral graphene pp. 1-12

Yakov Bloch

Exact similar dark solitons for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a repulsive potential pp. 1-12

Tao Yan, Hao Zhang and Shihui Zhu

Non-Hermitian manipulation of the fractional Josephson effect pp. 1-9

Tong-Yang Zhou

Enhanced transverse magneto-optical Kerr effect empowered by resonant tunneling effect in a sandwiched structure containing Weyl semimetals pp. 1-9

Cailing Huang, Jiao Zhang, Hailun Li, Feng Wu and Chengping Yin

The cell fluid model with Curie–Weiss interactions: special cases and analytical results pp. 1-22

O. A. Dobush, M. P. Kozlovskii, I. V. Pylyuk, R. V. Romanik and M. A. Shpot

Charge transport and dielectric relaxation mechanisms in Ge₃₃Se₄₇Sn₂₀ amorphous thin films pp. 1-13

A. A. A. Darwish, Saleem I. Qashou, E. F. M. El-Zaidia, Adnan Almasoudi, K. M. Al-Malki, Taghreed Alsulami and A. M. Hassanien

Comparative DFT study of pressure-induced physical properties in predicted V2PN and synthesized V2PC pp. 1-18

Istiak Ahmed, M. A. Hadi, F. Parvin, Khaledun Nahar Babi, F. N. Islam, Faridul Islam, Suravi Islam, Md. Sadequl Islam and A. K. M. A. Islam

Volume 99, issue 7, 2026

Unveiling the multifaceted potential of 2D SbTeI: electronic, optical, and thermodynamic properties for advanced optoelectronics pp. 1-16

Karam Chand, Mitesh B. Solanki, Nisha Mahepal, Dhwani Upadhyay, Indrani Bhattacharya and Jayvadan Vaishnav

Out-of-plane piezoelectricity and enhanced flexibility in Al-N co-doped monolayer β-Ga2O3: a first-principles study pp. 1-9

Rong-Rong Deng, Si-Lie Fu, Jing-Hua Wang, Ya-Jing Yue, Xia-Hong Wang, Yu-Lin Chen and Jia-Yin Chen

Quantum Stirling heat machine using two coupled superconducting charge qubits pp. 1-12

Mourad Benzahra and Mostafa Mansour

Critical behavior and phase transitions of a spin-5/2 diatomic Ising model on the Bethe lattice pp. 1-12

D. G. Hodonou, R. Houenou, S. B. Ogou, E. Albayrak, R. A. A. Yessoufou, T. D. Oke and A. Kpadonou

An Abrams–Strogatz model with independent volatilities pp. 1-12

Gabriel Cachoa-Ocampo and Bibiana Obregón-Quintana

Magnetic response in anisotropic triangular and frustrated square-lattice Hubbard models pp. 1-13

Saptarshi Ghosh

First principles calculations of structural, electronic, and optical properties of gallium phosphide nanosheet pp. 1-13

Amin Taghavi, Leila Sohrabi, Reza Moradi, Farshad Taleshi and Behnam Akbari Gheshlagh

Computational frameworks for patterned two-dimensional magnetism pp. 1-18

Soham Chandra and Soumyajit Sarkar

First-principles insights into orthorhombic Cu₂ZnSnS₄ and Cu₂CdSnS₄ solar absorbers pp. 1-14

H. Boublenza, A. Menad and M. Ferhat

Investigation of electron irradiation effects on defect states in silicon using Raman and infrared spectroscopy methods pp. 1-10

M. Yu. Tashmetov, Sh. A. Makhmudov, A. K. Rafikov, N. B. Ismatov and A. A. Sulaymonov

DFT-D prediction of new stable volleyballene compounds ([X20C60](1−/1+), X = Ca, Ti, V) pp. 1-10

M. G. Salas-Zepeda and Alfredo Tlahuice-Flores

Temperature effect on carrier dynamics and phonon behavior in GaAs by ultrabroadband terahertz spectroscopy pp. 1-11

Hong Li, Haoran Song, Kai Zhang, Enen Li, Luzhen Chen, Pu Li, Ming Chen and Tianwu Wang

Sensitivity to initial conditions on dynamical quantum phase transitions pp. 1-11

D. S. Lohr-Robles, M. Grether, E. López-Moreno and P. O. Hess

Temperature-dependent surface-confined Rayleigh-wave propagation in GaAs down to 1 K pp. 1-8

Guo-Sheng Lei, Yu-Cheng Wu, Xiang-Xiang Song, Zhuo-Zhi Zhang and Guo-Ping Guo

Edwards localization pp. 1-6

Riccardo Fantoni

Evaluation of pyrimidine derivatives as corrosion inhibitors for iron and aluminum surfaces: insights from DFT and Monte Carlo simulations pp. 1-15

Terngu Timothy Uzah, Rebaz Obaid Kareem, Bahroz Kareem Mahmood and Aleksandr S. Kazachenko

Generalized perturbation $$(n, N-n)$$ ( n, N - n ) -fold Darboux transformation for the reverse space-time nonlocal short pulse equation pp. 1-15

Chun Chang and Zhaqilao

Skyrmion dynamics based on spinor Boltzmann equation and Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equation pp. 1-15

Xiao-Tong Xu and Zheng-Chuan Wang

Influence of time scale on dynamics in theoretical models derived from physical equations pp. 1-15

Zhao Lei, Binchi Wang, Chaoran Li and Jun Ma

Exploring the structural and electronic properties of piperazinium bis (trifluoroacetic acid): DFT insights into optimization, spectral, NBO, NLO, Hirshfeld surface, and Fukui analysis pp. 1-20

V. Vijayalakshmi, K. Sivakumar, V. Ragavendran, J. Janczak and N. Kanagathara

Volume 99, issue 6, 2026

Impurity and confinement effects on excitonic states in GaAs quantum dots: optical and transition properties pp. 1-13

Suruchi Singh, Kapil Kumar, V. Bhasker Raj, Vinod Prasad, Savita Sharma and Varsha

Formulation of optical solitons and modulation stability of a dispersive Schrödinger–Hirota equation arising in ultrashort pulse propagation pp. 1-16

Mati ur Rahman, Sonia Akram and Laila A. AL-Essa

Description using equilibrium temperature in the canonical ensemble within the framework of the Tsallis statistics employing the conventional expectation value pp. 1-16

Masamichi Ishihara

Nonlinear wave control in an alpha-helix proteins with an impurity: mechanisms of localization, trapping and transmission of breathers pp. 1-16

R. Y. Ondoua, J. C. Mimshe Fewu, M. Youssoufa, R. Abouem A. Ribama, H. P. Ekobena Fouda, J. P. Nguenang and C. B. Tabi

Non-Markovian to Markovian transition in a driven single-site Holstein model pp. 1-9

Chen-Huan Wu

Comprehensive insights into the structural, elastic, mechanical, thermoelectric, and optoelectronic properties of Ga- and In-based halide double perovskites Rb2AgMBr6 (M = Ga, In) semiconductors for advanced renewable energy applications pp. 1-20

M. Musa Saad H.-E., B. O. Alsobhi and A. Almeshal

Theory of coexisting superconductivity and excitonic pairing in a doped double-layer system under external bias pp. 1-15

V. Apinyan and M. Sahakyan

Dynamical quantum phase transition in the non-Hermitian generalized Su–Schrieffer–Heeger model pp. 1-10

Jiawen Yao, Ruohan Zhang, Siyuan Cheng, Zhengling Wang and Haoran Gu

Thermodynamic signatures of lthe Aharonov–Bohm effect in monolayer and bilayer graphene rings pp. 1-10

Boubakeur Khantoul and Ahmed Tedjani

First-principles study of the structural, electronic, magnetic, mechanical, phonon, and thermoelectric properties of the quaternary Heusler alloys CoVTiZ (Z = Ga, In) pp. 1-10

Bishnu Chakraborty and T. K. Nath

Electronic structure and optical properties of Y-doped, Yb-doped, and Y–Yb Co-doped AlN: a first-principles study pp. 1-10

Shiping Wang, Haixia Li and Jiacheng Liu

Fabrication of NiAl2O4/PANI advanced electrode for supercapacitor application pp. 1-11

Muhammad Younis, M. Hasnain Qaisrani, Rubina Naz Qaisrani, Tania, Sarah A. Alsalhi, Abhinav Kumar and Rizwan Ul Hassan

Calculation of the T–n (n-carbon) phase diagram for the thienyl derivatives (PIR4 + PIR5) by the Landau phenomenological model pp. 1-11

H. Yurtseven and O. Tari

Doping and temperature dependence of pairing correlations in the two-dimensional Hubbard model: a determinant quantum Monte Carlo study pp. 1-11

Saptarshi Ghosh

Finite-temperature antiferromagnetic correlations and doping effects in the square-lattice Hubbard model pp. 1-11

Saptarshi Ghosh

Broadband tunable and controllably switchable optical power limiting in graphene waveguide ring resonators with the inverse Faraday effect-related nonlinearity pp. 1-6

Hyon-A Kim, Yu-Song Pae, Chang-Bok Won, Nam-Hyon Pak, Ji-Song Pae, Song-Jin Im, Chol-Song Ri, Kum-Song Ho and Yong-Ha Han

Nonlinear collective dynamics and Hamiltonian energy in time-delayed Morris–Lecar small-world networks pp. 1-29

Lixiang Wei, Dong Li and Jiangang Zhang

Active-absorbing phase transitions in the parallel minority game pp. 1-7

Aryan Tyagi, Soumyajyoti Biswas and Anirban Chakraborti

Critical temperature(s) of Sierpiński carpet(s) pp. 1-7

R. Ben Alì Zinati, G. Gori and A. Codello

Finite-time Lyapunov signatures of dynamical regimes in reservoir models pp. 1-7

Dishant Sisodia and Sarika Jalan

Volume 99, issue 5, 2026

Retrieval properties of attractor neural networks with regulated levels of activity pp. 1-13

Kwang Song Ryu, Song Il Om, Kwang Il Ryom and Yong Hae Ko

Nonlinear dynamics induced by environmental variability in a predator–prey model under climate change pp. 1-18

Honghui Yin, Changjun Zhan, Jing Liu, Xiangming Zeng, Jiangbin Su and Tiancai Liao

Impact of heavy-tailed synaptic strength distributions on self-sustained activity in networks of spiking neurons pp. 1-14

Ralf Tönjes, Chunming Zheng, Wenping Cui and Benjamin Lindner

Unveiling advanced thermoelectric features in indium-doped Bi2Te3 bulk materials pp. 1-9

A. M. Adam, Hany M. Abd El-Lateef, Ammar S. Easa, H. A. A. Saadallah and A. El-Khouly

Finite-size scaling properties of classical random walk on various two-dimensional lattices pp. 1-12

Nimish Sharma and Tanay Nag

Fabricating and controlling the morphological, microstructure and optical features of (CS-PVA-WC-SiO2) promising films for nanoelectronics devices and optical applications pp. 1-16

Wissam Obeis Obaid, Ahmed Hashim and Bahaa H. Rabee

Nonreciprocal excitations in magnon–phonon hybrid systems: application to collinear antiferromagnets under zigzag and honeycomb structures pp. 1-16

Shota Sukawa and Satoru Hayami

Spin Hall effect in monolayer black phosphorus pp. 1-5

Yiqing Zhao and Xiaoying Zhou

Formation of ionic liquid-in-water microemulsions using non-ionic surfactants: a comprehensive spectroscopic, microscopic, and rheological investigation pp. 1-17

Nafseen Ahmed, Kamalakanta Behera, Firdaus Ahmad Ahanger, Aijaz Ahmad Dar and Abbul Bashar Khan

First-principles study of band alignment in 2D group-VA and VA–VA binary monolayers pp. 1-7

Qianze Li, Yang Ni, Jinchen Han, Biao Jin and Changyi Wu

Self-consistent analysis of the critical temperature shift in layer superconductors pp. 1-7

Nguyen Van Hinh, Le Minh Thu and Bui Duc Tinh

Electron correlation, thermalization, and doping effects in NbO $$_2$$ 2 pp. 1-7

L. Craco

Exploring and controlling topological phases in the square-hexagon lattice via Rashba spin-orbit coupling and next-nearest-neighbor hopping pp. 1-10

GuoXiang Wang

Spin-wave excitations of the triangular-lattice Hubbard model: strong-coupling limit and finite-U effects pp. 1-10

Saptarshi Ghosh

Analytical insights into the spin–boson model and optimal control via the redfield master equation pp. 1-11

H. Jirari, A. Elamrani and H. Rabitz

Volume 99, issue 4, 2026

Planar tunneling transistor based on 2D transition metal dichalcogenides heterostructures pp. 1-11

Yong Guo, Sheng-Xiang Wang and Rui-Yang Yuan

Rejection-free Glauber Monte Carlo for the 2D Random Field Ising Model via hierarchical probabilistic counters pp. 1-12

Luca Cattaneo, Federico Ettori, Giovanni Cerri, Paolo Biscari and Ezio Puppin

Efficient capture of noble gases (Kr, Xe, Rn) on h-ZnX (X = O, S, Se, Te) monolayers: a first-principles study pp. 1-9

Jaouad Ouhrir, Yahya Mekaoui, Zohra Zidane, Mohammed El Idrissi, Souad Taj and Bouzid Manaut

Tunable quantum oscillations in graphene nanoribbons: from single-mode Fabry–Pérot interference to multi-mode transport pp. 1-19

Fan Wei

Characterizing asymmetric and bimodal long-term financial return distributions through quantum walks pp. 1-20

Stijn De Backer, Luis E. C. Rocha, Jan Ryckebusch and Koen Schoors

Magnon interaction effects in Kitaev–Heisenberg- $$\Gamma $$ Γ model: a mean-field spin-wave analysis pp. 1-13

Ke Liu and Fa Wang

Bright–dark kink soliton transport in a spin rotator model of Heisenberg Helimagnet pp. 1-15

A. Ludvin Felcy, J. Akhalya and M. M. Latha

Phase-field crystal simulation of bi-crystal phase and liquid pool evolution in grain boundary premelting region under the strain pp. 1-15

Suleman Muhammad, Yongsheng Li, Iltaf Muhammad, Peng Sang and Zan Zhang

Volume 99, issue 3, 2026

Structural and field-induced control of optical properties in a novel exponentially bounded cosine quantum well pp. 1-10

A. T. Tuzemen, E. B. Al, H. Dakhlaoui and F. Ungan

Surface phononic polariton dispersion in vdW crystal forbidden band: a case of component-inverted sandwich nanolayered structures pp. 1-11

Li Zhang, Yinghua Chen, Guanghui Wang and Junjie Shi

Density functional study of oxygen adsorption and absorption on Ru/Ni(100) surface for corrosion mitigation pp. 1-17

Ihsan Erikat, Mannal Alkhabbas, Alaa Maabreh and Yaseen Al-Husban

Zitterbewegung of Dirac quasiparticles in a periodically modulated potential pp. 1-7

Shu-Ting Zhang, Wei-Lin Li, Xi-Dan Hu, Li-Mei Chen and Zhi Li

Theory of two-band metallicity from correlation plus site-diagonal disorder in the CDW-Mott phase of 2H-TaSe $$_2$$ 2 pp. 1-7

L. Craco

The life cycle of an airline company through the lens of network theory pp. 1-7

Eduardo M. K. Souza and Guilherme M. A. Almeida

Self-sustained acoustoelectric oscillations in fluorine-doped carbon nanotubes under strong electric fields pp. 1-19

D. Sekyi-Arthur, K. W. Adu, K. A. Dompreh, E. Atioyire, S. Y. Mensah and B. Afoakwa

On the origins of charge transport in spin crossover complexes pp. 1-5

Archit Dhingra and M. Zaid Zaz

Nonequilibrium phase transitions in a racism-spreading model with interaction-driven dynamics pp. 1-15

Nuno Crokidakis and Lucas Sigaud

First-principles investigation of structural, electronic, thermoelectric, and elastic properties of perselenoborates QBSe3 (Q = Rb, Cs) pp. 1-15

F. Garadi, N. Bouchelarem, H. Mebarki and M. Halit

Temperature-dependent dielectric relaxation and Raman phonon correlation in melaminium glycolate hemihydrate pp. 1-15

S. Akshay Kalyan, K. Kamalakkannan, Mukesh Ranjan and N. Kanagathara

Direction-dependent linear response for gapped nodal-line semimetals in planar-Hall configurations pp. 1-16

Fasil Hussain Rather, Firdous Haidar, Muhammed Jaffar A. and Ipsita Mandal

A physical approach to local energy injection control of neural networks pp. 1-16

Chunni Wang, Binchi Wang, Zhao Lei and Jun Ma

Resonance phenomenon for a memristive Hindmarsh–Rose neuronal model with multiplicative and additive noise pp. 1-12

Yuan Zhang, Dong-Jun Wang, Qiang-Ming Cai, Long-Jian Zhou, Feng Guo and Yan-Wen Zhao

Investigation on electronic, elastic and anisotropic properties of beryllium–doped NiTi2 compound pp. 1-12

Xumin Yang, Jinyu Qiao, Yuhao Xia, Xin Li, Nan Zhang, Hongsheng Zhao and Huanming Chen

Assessment of magnetic response in graphene/Cr2Ge2Te6 van der Waals heterostructure for spintronics pp. 1-9

Rahul Singla, Pankaj Kumar, Renu Singla, Sarvesh Kumar, Manish K. Kashyap and G. S. S. Saini

Indirect to direct bandgap transition in BAs through deep elastic uniaxial strain pp. 1-9

Shuchao Zhang, Peng Gu, Sheng Ding, Bangzhao Wang, Junsen Gao, Lijian Chen, Yijian Ge and Shukuan Guo

Asymmetric ferrimagnetic bilayers with intralayer exchange anisotropy: magnetocaloric and critical properties pp. 1-13

G. Dimitri Ngantso, M. Karimou and A. Kadiri

MD simulation of lead-silicate glass: prospective from Buckingham and BMH potentials pp. 1-13

Archana Shukla and Namrata Tripathi

Volume 99, issue 2, 2026

Diagrammatic bosonization, aspects of criticality, and the Hohenberg–Mermin–Wagner theorem in parquet approaches pp. 1-25

Aiman Al-Eryani

Uncovering photocatalytic activity of Co3O4 normal spinel thin films via barium doping for organic dye photodegradation pp. 1-11

S. Sahel, S. Toumi, A. Gantassi, T. Larbi and M. Amlouk

Numerical simulation on structural and topological transitions of GeO2 liquid under compression pp. 1-11

Emmanuel L. C. VI M. Plan, Haidang Phan, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Nguyen Van Hong, Pham Huu Kien and Nguyen Van Yen

First-principles study on the synergistic regulation of magnetic and photocatalytic properties of ZnS by intrinsic point defects (VZn, Hi) and F−/Cu1+/2+ pp. 1-16

Miao Yu, Yue Zhang, Taotang Liu, Guodong Hao, Fei Wang and Cong Li

DFT study on geometries, electronic structures, and electronic absorption of naphthalene pp. 1-12

Mohamed Farjallah

Quantum skyrmion qudit in a triangular-lattice magnet pp. 1-12

D. Maroulakos, A. Wal, A. Ugulava, O. Kharshiladze and L. Chotorlishvili

Pinning mediated spin injection at ferromagnet/organic semiconductor interface in ITO/V(TCNE) $$_{2}$$ 2 /Rubrene/Co/Au organic spin valve pp. 1-8

Debajit Deb, Apurba Pal, Debarati Nath, Puja Dey and Seikh Mohammad Yusuf

100 Glorious years of the Ising model pp. 1-8

Muktish Acharyya, Yurij Holovatch and Ferenc Iglói

Ising spin glass: developments and challenges pp. 1-15

Purusattam Ray

Prediction of electronic structure and magnetic properties of (Co, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ti, V) co-adsorbed monolayer MoSi2P4 pp. 1-13

Yuanmin Wang, Xu Xu and Wenjuan Yao

Coarsening kinetics in one-dimensional spin systems with long-range interactions: from voter to Ising pp. 1-13

Federico Corberi, Eugenio Lippiello, Paolo Politi and Luca Smaldone

A promising type-II ZnO/InS van der Waals heterostructure achieving high solar-to-hydrogen efficiency for photocatalytic water splitting pp. 1-13

Siyu Zhang, Shaoqiang Wei, Xinyang Guan, Yuqi Zhang, Kai Li, Lei Li and Min Zhang

Electronic, optical, vibrational, and thermodynamic insights into KLi2Bi: unveiling its topological semimetal behaviour pp. 1-18

Akshay Parmar, Mitesh B. Solanki, Nisha Mahepal and Trilok Akhani

Volume 99, issue 1, 2026

Linear approximations of large deviations: cubic diffusion test pp. 1-9

Pelerine Tsobgni Nyawo and Hugo Touchette

Entropy of the cell fluid model with Curie–Weiss interaction pp. 1-9

R. V. Romanik, O. A. Dobush, M. P. Kozlovskii, I. V. Pylyuk and M. A. Shpot

Superconducting flux pumping for the high-field HTS magnet: the state of the art pp. 1-8

Gengyao Li, Chao Li, Ying Xin and Bin Li

Modification of PCBM electron transport layer (ETL) by potassium iodide in inverted type perovskite solar cells pp. 1-8

Pelin Kavak

Certified three-dimensional Ising critical exponents from harmonized bootstrap series and interval Monte Carlo pp. 1-30

Seer Kai

Phase transitions and ensemble inequivalence in the generalized Curie–Weiss model with quartic interaction pp. 1-7

Ji-Xuan Hou

Effect of anisotropy on the overall fluctuation instability of the interface morphology of deep cellular crystal pp. 1-12

Kai Chen and Han Jiang

Exceptional low-temperature thermoelectric performance and spintronic properties of quaternary Heusler alloys LiXFeSb (X = Ba, Sr) pp. 1-10

Abhinav Nag, Anuja Kumari, Vaneet Kumar and Jagdish Kumar

Janus ZrFX (X = Cl, Br, I) monolayers with giant vertical piezoelectricity exhibiting electronegativity difference ratio effect pp. 1-10

Shou-Xin Cui, Biao Ma, Bao Zhao and Jun Li

Structure and ion transport in lithium silicates: insights from molecular dynamics simulations pp. 1-11

Lien Thi Pham, Thao Thi Nguyen and Hung Khac Pham

Comparative study on the structural and optical properties of MgAl2O4: Pr3+ and BaAl2O4: Pr3+ nanophosphors pp. 1-11

V. T. Jisha, R. Meenakshi and K. Jayasree

Transition metal (Ti, Zr, Pd, Pt) doping on boron nitride nanotubes for enhanced curcumin binding: A theoretical insight pp. 1-24

Banchob Wanno, Chatthai Kaewtong, Wandee Rakrai, Chanukorn Tabtimsai and Thanawat Somtua

Quantum chemical exploration of piperazinium nitrate: molecular stability, reactivity descriptors, electronic excitations, intermolecular interactions, and NLO activity pp. 1-19

V. Vijayalakshmi, G. Suresh, S. Selvakumari, V. Ragavendran, J. Janczak and N. Kanagathara