Crystal growth and design of materials (A02)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 277146847

The aim of this project is the preparation, growth and characterization of crystalline samples, which form the basis of many projects of this CRC. The broad spectrum of applied experimental techniques ranges from various synthesis methods for polycrystalline samples to sophisticated crystal growth methods, such as zone melting using a mirror furnace or chemical transport reaction growth. In the project we will focus on cluster Mott insulators with 4d elements, on materials dominated by frustration and/or strong spin-orbit coupling, on Ruddlesden-Popper-type ruthenates and on the recently proposed class of altermagnetic materials.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1238: Control and Dynamics of Quantum Materials
• Applicant Institution: Universität zu Köln
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Petra Becker-Bohatý; Professor Dr. Markus Braden; Professor Dr. Thomas Lorenz