Strain effects in thin films of correlated intermetallic compounds (A04)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2020
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 422213477

In project A04 (Huth) epitaxial thin films of EuPd2Si2 and EuPd3 in defined strain states will be fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy. Elastic anomalies in the strained films associated with the Eu valence transition will be investigated by magneto-transport measurements and surface acoustic wave attenuation experiments. This will serve as a crucial complement to other studies on EuT2X2 and Fe- and Co-based AT2X2 compounds that focus on bulk materials.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 288: Elastic Tuning and Response of Electronic Quantum Phases of Matter (ELASTO-Q-MAT)
• Applicant Institution: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
• Project Head: Professor Dr. Michael Huth