Working group Intermetallica

Intermetallic and oxidic system with materials with correlated electrons (“Intermetallica”)

M. Brützam

The working group “Intermetallic and oxide systems with spin and charge correlations” (“Intermetallica” for short) was founded in 1997 by W. Aßmus and G. Behr. Since then, the members of the working group meet once a year at different locations to exchange scientific ideas. We typically work in basic academic research with the primary objective to grow single crystals, mostly of intermetallic and oxide materials, with unusual physical properties of sufficient purity and size. Relevant phenomena range from (unconventional) superconductivity, exotic types of magnetism, heavy fermion behavior, charge ordering, the Kondo effect to quantum critical points. We grow crystals ranging in size from centimeters to a few micrometers using different methods such as the floating zone technique or high temperature solution growth.

Contact person

Dr. Sabine Wurmehl
E-mail: s.wurmehl@ifw-dresden.de

IFW Dresden

Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden

Telefon: +49 (0) 351 4659-519

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