Single Crystal Growth of Metals with Complex Order (E01 (A01))

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: from 2010 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 107745057

Single crystals of intermetallic compounds with complex forms of spin, charge, lattice and orbital order are prepared by means of optical float-zoning, using a bespoke preparation chain of ultra-pure crystal growth systems developed and optimized in the first two funding periods. The metallurgical and physical properties of the crystals grown are determined by means of a combination of different methods, putting emphasis on x-ray and neutron diffraction. Scientific focus of the project are subtle forms of coupling between different degrees of freedom, supporting non-trivial topological properties in real and reciprocal space.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 80: From Electronic Correlations to Functionality
• Applicant Institution: Universität Augsburg
• Co-Applicant Institution: Technische Universität München (TUM)
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Christian Pfleiderer