Archive 2020

On the use of piezo-substrates: reversible elastic film strain for engineering electronic properties

Tutorial

Date: Jan 15, 2020
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker: Kathrin Dörr
Institute of Physics, MLU Halle-Wittenberg
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Majorana fermions in Kitaev spin liquids

Seminar

Date: Jan 29, 2020
Time: 14:00
Speaker: Prof. Johannes Knolle
TU Munich, Theory of Quantum Matter
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11

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Toward ultrafast control of Dirac electrons: Photoexcitation and coherent phonons in topological semimetals

Seminar

Date: Feb 11, 2020
Time: 11:00
Speaker: Prof. Christopher P. Weber
Department of Physics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, U.S.A.
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11

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Basics of group theory and applications in solid state physics and photonics - Part 1

Tutorial

Date: Feb 12, 2020
Time: 16:00
Speaker: Wolfram Hergert
Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11
Host: IMPRS-STNS

Basic concepts of group theory [more]

Thinking big in a small company - as a scientist in a small-sized family business

Career Talk

Date: Feb 18, 2020
Time: 11:00
Speaker: Dr. Jakob Bierwagen
Research & Development at AHF analysentechnik AG
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Basics of group theory and applications in solid state physics and photonics - Part 2

Tutorial

Date: Feb 19, 2020
Time: 16:00
Speaker: Wolfram Hergert
Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11
Host: IMPRS-STNS

Representation theory [more]

Basics of group theory and applications in solid state physics and photonics - Part 3

Tutorial

Date: Feb 26, 2020
Time: 16:00
Speaker: Wolfram Hergert
Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11
Host: IMPRS-STNS

Examples from electronic structure theory and photonics [more]

Open Access @ MPI Halle

Workshop

Date: Feb 27, 2020
Time: 13:30
Speaker: Julia Ducke, Berthold Rimmler
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Girls'Day - Zukunftstag für Mädchen und Jungen

Zukunftstag

Abgesagt
Date: Mar 26, 2020
Time: 08:30 - 12:45
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Contact: zukunftstag@mpi-halle.mpg.de

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Polymeric synapses for neuromorphic computing

Seminar

Postponed to June/July 2020
Date: Apr 16, 2020
Time: 11:00
Speaker: Dr. Hans Kleemann
Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials (IAPP) and Institute for Applied Physics, Technische Universität Dresden
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11

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Noncollinear antiferromagnets Mn3X (X = Ir, Sn) for topological spintronic applications

e-Lecture

Date: May 12, 2020
Time: 15:00 - 16:00
Speaker: James M. Taylor
Location: Zoom
Host: Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics

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Magnonic quadrupole topological insulator in antiskyrmion crystals

e-Lecture

Date: Jun 3, 2020
Time: 14:00
Speaker: Prof. Daniel Loss
Department of Physics, University of Basel
Location: Zoom
Host: Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics

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Responsible Research and Publication Ethics

Zoom Talk

Date: Aug 11, 2020
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Melissa Patterson
AIP Publishing
Location: Zoom
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Opto-electronic neuromorphic computing

Zoom Lecture

Date: Sep 3, 2020
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Dr. Sonia Buckley
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Colorado, USA
Location: Zoom

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Nanostructures studied by X-ray diffraction - Part 1

Tutorial

Date: Sep 9, 2020
Time: 16:00
Speaker: PD Dr. Holger L. Meyerheim
Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11

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Nanostructures studied by X-ray diffraction - Part 2

Tutorial

Date: Sep 16, 2020
Time: 16:00
Speaker: PD Dr. Holger L. Meyerheim
Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Lecture Hall, B.1.11

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Epitaxial thin films of the noncollinear antiferromagnets Mn₃Ir and Mn₃Sn for topological spintronic applications

PhD Defense

Date: Sep 30, 2020
Time: 15:00
Speaker: James Taylor
Location: Online

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Main „ingredients“ for becoming a successful entrepreneur

Tutorial

Date: Nov 24, 2020
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker: Wolfgang Tröger, Sebastian Meyer-Borchert
Max-Planck-Innovation
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Round-Table discussion on entrepreneurship

Tutorial

Date: Nov 25, 2020
Time: 15:00 - 17:00
Speaker: Michael Hochberg
CTO of Optical Subsystems, Nokia
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Into the science and engineering of thin film growth

Tutorial

Date: Dec 2, 2020
Time: 16:00
Speaker: Avanindra Pandeya Kumar, Amilcar Bedoya-Pinto
MPI-MSP, Halle
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Thermal laser epitaxy

Tutorial

Date: Dec 9, 2020
Time: 16:00
Speaker: Wolfgang Braun
MPI for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Best practice RHEED - lab course

Tutorial

Date: Dec 10, 2020
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Speaker: Wolfgang Braun
MPI for Solid State Research, Stuttgart
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Frontiers in Neurotechnology: An Interdisciplinary Effort to Study Brain Functions

Tutorial

Date: Jan 27, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker: Fu Der Chen
University of Toronto, MPI Halle
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Building platforms for extracellular electrophysiology

Tutorial

Date: Feb 3, 2021
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker: Josh Siegle
Allen Institute, Seattle, USA
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Using light to explore the mechanisms of neural computation

Tutorial

Date: Feb 10, 2021
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Speaker: Karel Svoboda
HHMI's Janelia Research Campus
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Spot on Career: How to succeed in Academia

Discussion

Date: Feb 24, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker: Annika Johansson, Ingrid Mertig, Niels Schröter
Location: Zoom
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Magnetic antiskyrmions in tetragonal Heusler materials with D_2dstructure

PhD Defense

Date: Mar 8, 2021
Time: 14:00
Speaker: Tianping Ma
Doctoral candidate at MPI-MSP
Location: Online

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An Introduction to Explore Material Physics with Two-dimensional Crystals

Tutorial

Date: Apr 7, 2021
Time: 16:00
Speaker: Peng Song
MPI Halle
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Ceremonial Inauguration - Max Planck-University of Toronto Centre for Neural Science & Technology

Date: Apr 14, 2021
Time: 15:00
Location: Zoom
Room: https://mpc.utoronto.ca/events/

A new research partnership: The Max Planck – University of Toronto Centre for Neural Science & Technology, is launching with an inaugural event on Wednesday, April 14th, 2021.Join the event to hear from the presidents at both partnering institutions, President Meric Gertler of University of Toronto and President Martin Stratmann of Max-Planck Gesellschaft as they celebrate this exciting collaboration. [more]

Spotlight on doctoral thesis and defense - Part 1

Discussion

Date: Apr 28, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Speakers: Abhay Kant Srivastava, James M. Taylor, Tianping Ma
Location: Zoom
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Spotlight on doctoral thesis and defense - Part 2

Discussion

Date: May 5, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Speakers: Abhay Kant Srivastava, James M. Taylor, Tianping Ma
Location: Zoom
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Novel MBE Approaches for Atomically-Precise Synthesis of “Stubborn” Metals and Metal Oxides

Seminar

Date: May 6, 2021
Time: 16:30
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Bharat Jalan
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
Location: Zoom

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Manipulating magnon transport in magnetic materials

Zoom Lecture

Date: May 17, 2021
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Prof. Luqiao Liu
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
Location: Zoom

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Discovery of Co-existing Non-collinear Spin Textures in D_2d Heusler Compounds

PhD Defense

Date: May 20, 2021
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Jagannath Jena
Doctoral candidate at MPI-MSP
Location: Online

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Increased efficiency of current-induced chiral domain wall motion by interface engineering

PhD Defense

Date: May 27, 2021
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Yicheng Guan
Location: Online

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Workshop on "Transformational Materials"

Workshop

Date: Jun 8, 2021
Time: 09:50 - 15:00
Speakers: Prof. Prineha Narang, Prof. Ronny Thomale, Prof. Titus Neupert, Prof. Thomas Heine
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online / Please click here to register in advance

Addressing the future needs of computing and energy will require radical advances in materials. This workshop will explore the latest theoretical advances in understanding and predicting novel phenomena, such as effects that exhibit extraordinary quantum, electronic, magnetic, optical, topological, or emergent properties, that can lead to transformational materials for computing and energy. [more]

First steps: Blender for scientists

Tutorial

Date: Jun 16, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 18:00
Speaker: Abhay Kant Srivastava
Location: Zoom
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Magnetic Topological Materials and New Inspirations

Colloquium

Date: Jun 24, 2021
Time: 17:15
Speaker: Prof. Binghai Yan
Weizmann Institute of Science, Condensed Matter Physics
Location: Webex
Host: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

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Epitaxial growth and charge-to-spin conversion studies of Bi₂Te₃ topological insulator

PhD Defense

Date: Jun 29, 2021
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Jue Huang
Doctoral candidate at MPI-MSP
Location: Online

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Neuromorphic Computing Systems based on Memristive Devices

Zoom Talk

Date: Jun 30, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker: Wei D. Lu
University of Michigan
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Spin-orbit Torques Using Two-Dimensional Materials

NISE Seminar

Date: Jul 6, 2021
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Marcos H. D. Guimarães
Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Location: Zoom

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In-memory computing for deep learning and beyond

Zoom Talk

Date: Jul 7, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 17:00
Speaker: Abu Sebastian
IBM Zurich
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Ultrafast spin currents and charge conversion at interfaces probed by THz and GHz spectroscopy

Colloquium

Date: Jul 8, 2021
Time: 17:15
Speaker: Dr. Evangelos Papaioannou
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Physics
Location: Webex
Host: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

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Photonic Implementations of Neuromorphic Devices and Systems

Zoom Talk

Date: Jul 21, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Speakers: Ankita Sharma, Christoper Alexiev
MPI Halle
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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The Versatility of Perovskite Materials for Optoelectronics

e-Lecture

Date: Sep 14, 2021
Time: 15:00
Speaker: Prof. Michael Saliba
Institute for Photovoltaics (ipv) University of Stuttgart, and Research Center Jüllich, Germany
Location: Zoom

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Social Media for Scientists

Zoom Talk

Date: Sep 30, 2021
Time: 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker: Barbara Abrell
MPG
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online
Host: IMPRS-STNS

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Workshop on "Transformational Materials II: Computational Material Design"

Workshop

Start: Oct 7, 2021 14:15
End: Oct 8, 2021 18:15
Speakers: Prof. Frank Ortmann, Prof. Kristian Sommer Thygesen, Prof. André Schleife, Prof. Evan Reed, Prof. Michele Ceriotti, Prof. Aleksandra Vojvodic, Prof. Kristin Persson
Location: Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Weinberg 2, 06120 Halle (Saale)
Room: Online / Please click here to register in advance

Addressing the future needs of computing and energy will require radical advances in materials. This workshop will explore the latest theoretical advances in understanding and predicting novel phenomena, such as effects that exhibit extraordinary quantum, electronic, magnetic, optical, topological, or emergent properties, that can lead to transformational materials for computing and energy. [more]