Synthesis of unconventional magnetic materials (B06)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 247310070

This project focuses on compounds with specific geometries, magnetic moments, and anisotropies that are likely to closely approximate the model Hamiltonians proposed theoretically for frustrated, topological, and spin-liquid ground states. These compounds are predominantly insulating, light-transition-metal or rare-earth oxides, where the frustration is driven predominantly by the geometry and competing interactions. Each work package concentrates on a particular type of lattice: honeycomb, pyrochlore, breathing pyrochlore, face-centered cubic, and other novel frustrated geometries. The goal is to discover new frustrated materials, characterize their properties, and produce high-quality single crystals for further investigation.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1143: Correlated Magnetism: From Frustration to Topology
• Applicant Institution: Technische Universität Dresden
• Project Head: Professorin Dr. Alysia Catherine Isabel Lake