Hauptseminar: Elastic tuning of quantum materials

Exploring quantum materials through hydrostatic pressure or uniaxial strain offers a powerful avenue to uncover new phenomena. In this seminar (also see Opal), we will study the latest developments in this dynamic field, including breakthroughs in quantum spin liquids, quantum critical points, electronic nematics, and unconventional superconductivity. Experimentally probing such states poses formidable challenges at the forefront of physics, demanding a comprehensive approach and inspiring the development of cutting-edge methodologies. This is also reflected in this seminar, covering the application of modern transport, thermodynamic, scattering, and spectroscopy experiments to the exploration of novel collective quantum states.

You can choose one of the topics below, but we are also open to suggestions in case you are interested in another related topic.

Topics

• Structural tuning quantum spin liquids
• X-ray spectroscopy of quantum materials under high-pressure
• Charge density waves and superconductivity under pressure
• Electronic structure of quantum materials under uniaxial strain
• Pressure-induced phase transitions in topological materials
• Strain and stress devices
• Strain tuning of 2D van der Waals materials
• Elastic properties of quantum materials under pressure
• Quantum criticality under high pressures and strains
• Hydride superconductivity at extreme pressures

Interested to know what is going on behind the scenes?! Join our lab-tour, which will be offered within this seminar as well!