Scientific Highlights
Quantum material under pressure
High pressure enhances superconductivity in a quantum material and alters its properties. PSI researchers have uncovered the microscopic mechanism behind this effect.
Thermodynamic Evidence for Pressure-Driven Evolution towards Weak-Coupling Superconductivity in Pb
The thermodynamic critical field Bc provides direct access to the superconducting condensation energy, yet its pressure dependence has been studied much less extensively than that of the transition temperature. Here, muon-spin-rotation relaxation measurements ...
Experimental observation of short-range magnetic correlations in amorphous Nb2O5 and Ta2O5 thin films
We use muon spin rotation/relaxation/resonance (μSR) to investigate the magnetic properties of niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) and tantalum pentoxide (Ta2O5) thin films. In both oxides, we observe a magnetic response at the lowest available temperature of 2.8 K ...
News
ISIS-PSI Muon Collaboration Meeting
On July 21, 11 members of the ISIS Muon Group and 12 of the PSI Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy met at PSI for a collaboration meeting.
SμS call for proposals II-26 is closed
The call for SμS proposals II-26 (deadline 01 June 2026) is closed now.
Zurab Guguchia awarded the ICSM2026 International Career (Lifetime) Achievement Award on Superconductivity
Zurab Guguchia from the Laboratory for Muon Spin Spectroscopy (LMU) was awarded the ICSM2026 International Career (Lifetime) Achievement Award on Superconductivity.