Photon scattering from spin-orbit materials (B02)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 492547816

In the presence of strong spin-orbit coupling, correlated-electron materials display a rich set of emergent phenomena, such as proximate spin liquid phases. We will use Raman scattering and resonant inelastic x-ray scattering (RIXS) to elucidate the microscopic origin of these phenomena in several 4d and 5d electron materials with frustrated exchange interactions. Furthermore, we will explore soft-chemistry topotactic modifications of the structural and electronic properties of these materials.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 360: Constrained Quantum Matter
• Applicant Institution: Universität Augsburg
• Project Heads: Dr. Eva Benckiser; Dr. Matthias Hepting; Professor Dr. Bernhard Keimer