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Collaboration with the Allen Institute begins with the debut of new nanophotonic neural probes

A publication in SPIE Neurophotonics demonstrated a foundry-fabricated dual-color nanophotonic neural probe developed in collaboration between the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics. more

A bright orange comet with a fiery tail moves across a dark hexagonal grid, creating a striking visual contrast.

A groundbreaking study reveals highly mobile hot carriers in 2D conjugated coordination polymers (2D c-CPs), challenging the paradigm that organic materials are unsuitable for non-equilibrium charge transport applications. more

A Decades-Old Puzzle Solved: New Signature Reveals Mechanism Behind Insulating Behavior - Key to a Mysterious Superconducting Effect?

A longstanding challenge in condensed matter physics - distinguishing between two fundamentally different types of insulators - may finally have a solution. more

Spin excitations in olympicene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains

New publication in Nature Materials, an international team of researchers has developed groundbreaking artificial chains of the iconic ‘olympicene’ molecules to realize the antiferromagnetic (AF) spin-½ Heisenberg model. more

Cross-sectional diagram of a racetrack memory device highlighting different layers: DW-Inhibitor, Spacer, Racetrack, and SOT Layer with directional arrows.

In an article published on ACS Nano, researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics demonstrate a novel type of device, called local magnetic inhibitor, that allows for the manipulation of magnetic domain walls at the nanoscale, enabling new types of spintronic devices for memory… more

Visualization of a molecular lattice structure with interconnected spheres and a central chemical diagram highlighting atomic bonds.

In a recent study published in Nature, an international team of researchers has developed a groundbreaking two-dimensional conducting polymer—polyaniline (2DPANI)—that exhibits exceptional electrical conductivity and metallic charge transport behavior. Unlike conventional conducting polymers, which… more

Physicists develop new method to visualise magnetic nanostructures with high resolution

A new method enables researchers to analyse magnetic nanostructures with a high resolution. It was developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle. The new method achieves a resolution of around 70… more

<span><span><span>Electronic and quantum properties of organic two-dimensional crystals</span></span></span>

In a paper published in Nature Reviews Materials, scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and TUD share insights on exploring organic 2D crystals for electronic and quantum communities, aiming to bridge ideas from chemistry, materials science, and physics to inspiremore

<span><span><span><span><span>Fundamental quantum model recreated from nanographenes</span></span></span></span></span>

One step closer to quantum technologies more

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