Main research directions

The main directions of the research at the ITF, which are embedded in the research structure of the IFW, focus on the following topics:

• Quantum magnetism, intermetallic magnets and ferroic cooling
• Topological states of matter
• Unconventional superconductivity and superconducting materials
• Self-organized electronic order at the nanoscale
• Novel ground states and spin excitations in complex transition metal oxides
• Nanoscale magnetism and skyrmionic systems
• Multifunctional inorganic nano-membranes

Methods and method development

An important aspect of the research program within the ITF is the development, application and maintenance of a numerical infrastructure dedicated to the calculation of electronic and magnetic properties of new materials and nanostructures. This infrastructure includes:

• The FPLO package, a full-potential local-orbital minimum-basis code, developed and maintained in-house
• Ab initio quantum chemistry methods
• Many-body methods for correlated electron systems
• Several high performance computer clusters tailored to the numerical needs of the IFW Dresden