Implementing the Institute’s roadmap Chemical Physics of Solids, the Research Field Chemical Metals Science focusses on the Preparation of new classes of intermetallic compounds, on elaborating an enhanced understanding of the relationship between the organization of crystal structures and their atomic interactions as well as their influence on the chemical and physical properties of these materials. These studies involve the development of new experimental and theoretical techniques. These projects are tackled in concert with the Expert Groups Structure, Metallography, Chemical Bonding and Transmission Electron Microscopy.