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Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics (ITF)

Parent Units:
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden)
German name: "Institut für Theoretische Festkörperphysik (ITF)".

Contact

web: https://www.ifw-dresden.de/institutes/institute-for-theoretical-solid-state-physics/
email:
phone: +49 (0) 351 4659-380
fax: +49 (0) 351 4659-750
address: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Institute for Theoretical Solid State Physics (ITF), Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069 Dresden
partner: Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research

Expertise

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

Affiliations

Parent Units

name
type
actions
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden) Institute view

Daughter Units

name
type
instruments
services
Chair of Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics Professorship

Last Update

Last updated at: 2017-02-21 08:39