We are working on the synthesis and characterization of ceramic and single crystal materials with novel electronic and magnetic properties. Numerous complex oxide materials have been successfully crystallized by the Traveling Solvent Floating Zone (TSFZ) method using an optical furnace. This includes cuprates, manganates, orthoferrites, cobaltites, borates and phosphates. Novel chalcogenide iron superconductors have been synthesized as powders and single crystals (Bridgman method).
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Tips and Tricks for the Crystal Growth of Inorganic Materials
We are happy to announce that the call for abstracts for the Workshop on Tips and tricks for the crystal growth of inorganic materials is now open. The workshop brings together experts from the Solid State Chemistry and Condensed Matter Physics communities in order to discuss the accomplished progress and perspectives for future developments in the synthesis and crystal growth of materials with novel and interesting physical properties. The event will take place at the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI), Switzerland, 26th-27th of August 2024.
Doctoral thesis award 2022 for Igor Plokhikh
Doctoral thesis award of the Dr. Alfons Paulus Foundation at the University of Regensburg, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy for Igor Plokhikh
On 14th of July 2022 Dr Igor Plokhikh (currently postdoc at SSCG, LMX PSI) has been awarded with the Doctoral thesis award of the Dr. Alfons Paulus Foundation at the University of Regensburg, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy. He completed his doctoral studies at the group of Prof. Arno Pfitzner working on synthesis, crystal growth and characterization of crystal and magnetic structures of new magnetic Eu2+-containing compounds. This work resulted in discovery of over 10 new compounds, some of which exhibit complex magnetic phase diagrams.
NCCR-MARVEL Highlight 2021
First-ever rare earth nickelate single crystals lead to first experimental evidence supporting predicted multiferroicity
Scientific Highlight
Unconventional Superconductivity in ScIr2 Chiral Crystal With a Kagome Lattice
Materials with a kagome lattice host exotic quantum phenomena driven by the interplay between band topology, spin–orbit coupling, magnetism, and electronic correlations. While the magnetism of kagome materials ...
Pressure-invariant isotope effect as evidence for electronically driven intertwined order in Pr4Ni3O10
We report muon-spin rotation measurements of the pressure dependence of the oxygen-isotope (16O / 18O) effect on the spin-density wave (SDW) transition in the trilayer Ruddlesden-Popper nickelate Pr4Ni3O10. At ambient pressure ...
Multiple magnetic transitions in the trilayer nickelate Pr4Ni3O10 revealed by muon-spin rotation
A muon-spin rotation/relaxation (µSR) study of the trilayer Ruddlesden–Popper nickelate Pr4Ni3O10 was performed at ambient pressure and under hydrostatic pressure up to 2.2 GPa. Three magnetic transitions were identified ...
Fun Facts about Crystal Growth
The video is from the Visitor Centre psi forum of the Paul Scherrer Institute, where a cartoon avatar of Ekatarina Pomjakushina, group leader of the Solid State Chemistry group, explains about her research to science enthusiasts.
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Solid State Chem. Group
Laboratory for Multiscale materials eXperiments
PSI
CH-5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland
Head of Group
Dr. Ekaterina Pomjakushina
+41 56 310 32 07
ekaterina.pomjakushina@psi.ch
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