Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Complex Metallic Alloys

• Applicant: Professor Dr. Stefan Mayr
• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: from 2006 to 2010
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 17507792

This proposal is part of the Paketantrag “Physical Properties of Complex Metallic Alloys”, which is closely linked into the EC Network of Excellence “Complex Metallic Alloys”. Complex metallic alloys (CMAs) possess characteristic structural features, which directly determine various physical properties. In particular the cluster substructure has considerable influence on the electronic, magnetic and thermal properties, and leads, for example, to a negative temperature coefficient of the electrical conductivity although the materials contain only metallic elements. We will characterize the electronic, magnetic and thermal properties of various CMAs, which will with various degrees of complexity, structure, and constituting elements be produced by partners in the Paketantrag. Furthermore, as a direct consequence of the large unit cells, we expect unusual thin-film properties of CMA materials, in particular if the film thickness is comparable (or smaller) than the lattice parameters. We therefore plan to produce thin films of selected CMA phases and investigate their properties.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• Participating Person: Professor Dr. Konrad Samwer