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Articles and press release about new publications from our institute.

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, a flagship quantum spin model that has been the cornerstone of quantum… 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

<span><span><span><span>Multicore memristor from electrically readable nanoscopic racetracks</span></span></span></span>

Beyond CMOS - non-binary multicore memory element from nanoscopic racetrack more

<span><span><span>Discovery of Orbital Angular Momentum Monopoles Enables Orbital Electronics with Chiral Materials</span></span></span>

Orbital angular momentum monopoles, a breakthrough discovery in chiral materials by researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Halle, could revolutionize future information technology. more

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Atomically thin all-antiferromagnetic tunnel junction</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

An international group from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Germany, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA, and the Johannes Kepler University, Austria, reports in Nature an atomically thin all-antiferromagnetic tunnel junction constructed by twisting two bilayers of CrSBr, amore

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