Chair of Nanoscale Quantum Materials

The research activities of the Chair of Nanoscale Quantum Materials are focused on the field of nanoscale magnetism, quantum sensing, coherent quantum control, and nanoscale transport phenomena using scanning NV-magnetometry. The major research focus of our group is to create an advanced non-invasive NV-magnetometry tool with strongly improved spatial resolution, which will allow us to gain novel insights into atomic-scale magnetic structures, their interactions, and dynamics. This will further unlock exciting new prospects for magnetic imaging on the scale of a few nm. For instance, besides providing basic components for a new hybrid quantum information processing platform, transport measurement capabilities at the nanoscale, exploration of collective spin physics in modern 1D and 2D systems (including novel van der Waals materials), and investigation of complex physical/chemical and even biological reactions with true single spin sensitivity will become reachable.

The group has been established since January 1, 2025 at the TU Dresden, and is part of the excellence cluster Complexity and Topology in Quantum Matter (ctd.qmat). The research team and the experimental facilities are currently located at MPI-FKF, Stuttgart, supported by the DFG Emmy Noether grant. The team and the research facilities are expected to transition to TU Dresden within 2025.