Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Founded in 1969, Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (MPI- FKF ) is a research institute under the auspices of the Max Planck Society (MPG) and is, together with the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI -IS, to March 2011, MPI for Metals Research ) in Stuttgart- Büsnau.
Research priorities
The Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (MPI- FKF ) focuses on the study of the chemical and physical properties of solids. Research focuses on complex materials and the physics and chemistry on the nanometer - length scale. In both areas are transport processes of the electrons and ions of particular interest.
Departments
In the department of solid state spectroscopy (Bernhard Keimer ) are the structure and dynamics of highly correlated electronic materials using spectroscopic techniques and scattering methods investigated. It is the interaction between charge, orbital and spin degree of freedom in the transition metal oxides as well as the mechanism of high-temperature superconductivity is of particular interest.
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are the central research themes of the department Nanoscience ( Klaus Kern ) with the " bottom-up" paradigm as a guiding principle. The goals of interdisciplinary research at the interface of physics, chemistry and biology is the understanding and control of matter on an atomic and molecular level.
In the Department of Low-dimensional electron systems ( Klaus von Klitzing ) are fundamental investigations of 2 -, 1 -, and 0 -dimensional electronic systems carried out in which quantum effects dominate. The research is for the modern areas of nanoelectronics, spintronics and quantum information processing in solid state based on importance.
The Department of Physical Solid State Chemistry (Joachim Maier ) is concerned with the physical chemistry of the solid, particularly with chemical thermodynamics, transport properties and chemical kinetics. The main concern is given to the ion line and the defect chemistry.
Heterostructures of transition metal oxides or related complex materials open possibilities for the realization of novel electron systems. Due to fundamental quantum mechanical effects, these systems may have characteristics which are otherwise not to be found in nature. The concept, the growth and study of such electron systems are the focus of the work of the department of solid state quantum electronics (Jochen man Hart).
In the Department of Quantum Many-Body Systems (Walter Metzner ) electronic properties of solids are calculated. In the center of interest are those systems in which electronic correlations play a significant role, such as cuprates, manganites and other transition metal oxides. Correlations can cause magnetism, orbital and charge order and superconductivity.
Quantum mechanical correlations in solids lead in interaction with particular properties of the crystal structures of a variety of new electronic phases with unusual properties. In the department of quantum materials ( Hidenori Takagi ) these new phases are investigated in particular in transition metal oxides, and similar compounds.
Scientific Members
- Ali Alavi
- Bernhard Keimer
- Klaus Kern
- Klaus von Klitzing
- Joachim Maier
- Jochen man hard
- Walter Metzner
- Hidenori Takagi
Research Groups
Since 2005, a total of nine research groups have been established at the Institute: Organic Electronics ( Hagen Klauk, since 2005); Ultrafast nano-optics (Mark Lippitz, junior professorship at the University of Stuttgart, since 2006); Theory of Semiconductor Nanostructures ( Gabriel Bester, since 2007); Tunneling spectroscopy of strongly correlated electron systems (Peter choice since 2009); Computer assisted methods for superconductivity ( Lilia Boeri, 2009-2013); Solid- Nano Physics ( Jurgen Smet, since 2011 ); Nanochemistry ( Bettina solder, since 2011 ); Dynamics of nanoelectronic systems (Sebastian Loth, cooperation with the Center for Free- Electron Laser Science, since 2011 ); Nano cal functional heterostructures ( Ionela Vrejoiu, since 2012 ).
International Max Planck Research School ( IMPRS )
The Institute operates since 2014 in collaboration with the University of Stuttgart, the " International Max Planck Research School for Condensed Matter Science" ( IMPRS- CMS). The speaker is Bernhard Keimer. The IMPRS - CMS follows the " IMPRS for Advanced Materials", which was operated by 2001-2013 in collaboration with the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems.
Max Planck Center ( Center with the MPI - FKF )
The Max Planck EPFL Center for Molecular Nanoscience and Technology is a research collaboration between scientists from the Max Planck Society (MPG) and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne ( EPFL), explore the border between nanotechnology and biotechnology, new materials whose properties are determined by their nanostructure.
The Max Planck UBC Centre for Quantum Materials offers a forum for interdisciplinary collaboration between physicists, chemists and materials scientists at the Max Planck Society and the University of British Columbia in the field of quantum phenomena in complex materials.
Emeritus Scientific Members
- Manuel Cardona (1970-1999)
- Martin Jansen (1998-2012)
- Hans -Joachim Queisser (1970-1997)
- Arndt Simon (1974-2010)
- Peter Wyder (1984-2001)
Infrastructure
The end of 2013, a total of about 430 employees working at the Institute, including approximately 110 scientists, 90 PhD students and 70 visiting scientists.