Electric fields deflect the propagation direction of magnetic textures, as revealed by neutron scattering
Electric fields deflect the propagation direction of magnetic textures, as revealed by neutron scattering. © Paul Scherrer Institute PSI/ AI-assisted visualisation
16.06.2025
•Future Technologies
•5 min

Steering magnetic textures with electric fields

Neutrons reveal a new way to control magnetism at the nanoscale

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PSI researchers have measured the charge radius of helium-3 using muonic helium with unprecedented precision – a milestone for theories of light atomic nuclei. The image illustrates the helium-3 nucleus with two protons (red) and one neutron (yellow). © Adobe Stock
22.05.2025
•Fundamentals of Nature
•8 min

New standards in nuclear physics

With unprecedented precision: PSI researchers measure the nuclear radius of muonic helium-3 and put the theories of atomic physics to the test.

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Barely larger than a fingernail, the miniature Roman box lock from the 3rd or 4th century AD
Barely larger than a fingernail, the miniature Roman box lock from the 3rd or 4th century AD is skilfully crafted out of gold. The iron mechanism inside remained hidden for a long time because conventional imaging techniques were thwarted by the dense gold casing. It was only with the help of neutron tomography at PSI that the box lock could finally be deciphered non-destructively. © LWL/S. Brentführer
01.05.2025
•Large research facilities
•9 min

A tiny golden object from Roman times

PSI’s David Mannes has used neutrons to unravel the mystery of a fascinating archaeological artefact.

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Christian Rüegg
18.12.2024
•Large research facilities
•7 min

IMPACT: Upgrade at PSI research facility approved

Financing for renovations to PSI’s proton accelerator facility has been approved by the Swiss Parliament. 

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The PSI Center for Neutron and Muon Sciences uses neutrons and muons to explore and understand matter and materials.

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Understanding and Addressing the Performance Asymmetry Issue in Semitransparent Laminated Organic Photovoltaic Devices

Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) offer a promising solution for indoor energy harvesting. However, fundamental investigations to understand and optimize industrial processes such as roll-to-roll lamination for upscaling remain limited. This study investigates a critical failure mode in the upscaling of OPVs. 

One major challenge ...

Morano et al

Absence of Altermagnetic Magnon Band Splitting in MnF2

Altermagnets are collinear compensated magnets in which the magnetic sublattices are related by rotation rather than translation or inversion. One of the quintessential properties of altermagnets is the presence of split chiral magnon modes. Recently, such modes have been predicted in MnF2. 

Here, we report inelastic neutron scattering results ...

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SμS call for proposals II-25 is closed now

The call for SμS proposals II-25 (deadline 02 June 2025) is closed now. 

Khasanov et al

Pressure effect on the spin density wave transition in La2PrNi2O6.96

High-pressure studies reveal a stark contrast between the superconducting properties of double-layer Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) nickelates La2⁢PrNi2⁢O7 and La3⁢Ni2⁢O7. While La2⁢PrNi2⁢O7 exhibits bulk superconductivity, La3⁢Ni2⁢O7 displays filamentary behavior, suggesting that superconductivity is confined to phase interfaces rather than the bulk. Since magnetism emerges ...

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E-MRS 2025 Spring Meeting Young Researcher Award for Mohammadhossein Montazerian

During its recent spring meeting the European Materials Research Society has awarded the E-MRS Young Researcher Award to Mohammadhossein Montazerian from the LMX laboratory in recognition of his "Outstanding contribution to the Symposium L: Solid state batteries - materials, processing and advanced characterization".

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Pressure tuning of competing interactions on a honeycomb lattice

Exchange interactions are mediated via orbital overlaps across chemical bonds. Thus, modifying the bond angles by physical pressure or strain can tune the relative strength of competing interactions. Here we present a remarkable case of such tuning between the Heisenberg (J) and Kitaev (K) exchange, which respectively establish magnetically ordered and spin liquid phases on a honeycomb lattice. We observe ...

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