Laboratory for Solid State Physics
Quantum materials and devices for modern society
The understanding of solid state systems has lead to a wealth of discoveries and to many applications, including basic contributions to the development of our modern information society. At the Institute for Solid State Physics (Laboratorium für Festkörperphysik, LFKP) we aim at exploring innovative research directions with the potential to discover new and potentially useful phenomena in condensed matter. Materials are designed and synthesized on all length scales from atomic to macroscopic, with different effective dimensionalities. Quantum phenomena of single electrons and of collective states are studied with a wide variety of advanced methods, e.g., transport, thermodynamics, spectroscopy. Synthesis and measurement techniques are developed in-house and in collaboration with ETH facilities (the FIRST laboratory, Frontiers In Research: Space & Time; the Electron Microscopy center ETH Zurich, EMEZ). Our research agenda benefits from the proximity of the neutron (SINQ), X-ray (SLS), and Muon sources at PSI. The goal is to understand and tailor condensed matter with respect to interactions that influence the properties of a solid at all length scales, and ultimately to provide the scientific underpinning of future technologies. Activities at LFKP are closely linked to the center for Quantum Science and Technology (QSIT) in collaboration with activities in the institutes of theoretical physics and quantum electronics.
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