Enantiomorph distribution maps for metals and metallic alloys
Left- or right-handedness is a symmetry property that many macroscopic objects also exhibit and which is of immense importance, particularly for... [mehr]
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe
Harmonious electronic structure leads to enhanced quantum materials
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, the University of South Florida in the USA, and co-workers have... [mehr]
Quantum Hall effect and the third dimension
The quantum Hall effect traditionally only plays a role in two-dimensional electron systems. Recently, however, a three-dimensional version of the... [mehr]
Claudia Felser appointed as new international member of the United States National Academy of Sciences
This year, 120 new members were elected, 59 of them women, and a total of 30 international members. - The NAS was founded in 1863 with the... [mehr]
Spontaneous superconducting currents in Sr2RuO4
Superconductivity is a complete loss of electrical resistance. Superconductors are not merely very good metals: it is a fundamentally different... [mehr]
A charge-density-wave topological semimetal
An international team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, Halle (Saale), the Max Planck Institute for Chemical... [mehr]
Taking correlated quantum Hall physics to the third dimension
The quantum Hall effect is among the most prominent examples of a quantum phenomenon that occurs on a truly macroscopic scale. Its robust nature... [mehr]
Connecting two classes of unconventional superconductors
The understanding of unconventional superconductivity is one of the most challenging and fascinating tasks of solid-state physics. Different... [mehr]
Electrochemical oxygen evolution on Hf2B2Ir5 electrode material
The water electrolysis is an electrochemical way for production of hydrogen, which is considered as one of the future energy carrier molecules.... [mehr]