Principal Investigators

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Wolfgang Binder

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
wolfgang.binder@chemie.uni-halle.de
Wolfgang Binder at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • synthetic polymer science & recyclable polymer materials
  • biomimetic folding-, assembly and chirality transfer-principles
  • novel charge-storage systems
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Amir Capua

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
amir.capua@mail.huji.ac.il
Amir Capua at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • spintronics
  • quantum optics 
  • semiconductors
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Yichen Guan

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
yicheng.guan@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Yicheng Guan at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • current-induced magnetic dynamics
  • electric field effects on material properties
  • magneto-optical detection in diverse materials
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Jae-Chun Jeon

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
jae-chun.jeon@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Jae-Chun Jeon at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • spintronics
  • unconventional computing devices
  • cryogenic devices
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Annika Johansson

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
annika.johansson@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Annika Johansson at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • charge-spin/orbital conversion (Edelstein effect)
  • anomalous transport effects
  • nonlinear transport
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Erica Lilleodden

Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS
erica.lilleodden@imws.fraunhofer.de
Erica Lilleodden at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • micromechanical methods
Photo: © Fraunhofer IMWS / Markus Scholz
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Daniel Loss

University of Basel, Switzerland
daniel.loss@unibas.ch
Daniel Loss at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • spin dynamics and spintronics
  • quantum information processing
  • topological quantum computing
  • macroscopic quantum phenomena
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Samir Lounis

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
samir.lounis@physik.uni-halle.de
Samir Lounis at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • density functional theory and beyond
  • method development
  • complex, chiral and topological magnetism
  • spin-orbit induced phenomena
Photo: © Uni Halle / Maike Glöckner
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Ingrid Mertig

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
ingrid.mertig@physik.uni-halle.de
Ingrid Mertig at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • Quantum theory of Solids
  • Transport Theory
  • Theory of Magnetism
  • Spintronics
  • Topological properties of solids
Photo: © Uni Halle / Michael Deutsch
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Holger Meyerheim

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
holger.meyerheim@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Holger Meyerheim at ORCID
Research interests:
  • magnetic nanostructures
  • x-ray diffraction and spectroscopy
  • topological materials
  • superconductivity
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Banabir Pal

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
banabir.pal@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Banabir Pal at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • superconductivity
  • topological materials
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Prof. Stuart Parkin

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
stuart.parkin@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Stuart Parkin at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • spintronics
  • nano-photonics
  • topological materials
  • neuromorphic devices
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Niels Schröter

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
niels.schroeter@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Niels Schröter at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • quantum materials
  • electronic interfaces
  • angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
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Abhay Kant Srivastava

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
abhay.srivastava@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Abhay Kant Srivastava at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • skyrmionic spin textures in van der Waals compounds and their heterostructures
  • skyrmion-superconductor interfaces
  • skyrmion dynamics
  • micromagnetic simulations
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Niels Tas

University of Twente, The Netherlands
n.r.tas@utwente.nl
Niels Tas at ORCID
Research interests:
  • nanofabrication
  • 3D electronics
  • nanoelectromechanical systems
  • memory and computing
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Ralf Wehrspohn

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
ralf.wehrspohn@physik.uni-halle.de
Ralf Wehrspohn at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • development of application-specific 2D and 3D micro- and naostructured materials
  • microstructuring and hybrid integration
  • advanced characterization methods
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Georg Woltersdorf

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
georg.woltersdorf@physik.uni-halle.de
Georg Woltersdorf at Google Scholar
Research interests:
  • time-resolved spectroscopy
  • spin transport
  • spin dynamics
  • magnetic imaging
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Ke Xiao

Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
ke.xiao@mpi-halle.mpg.de
Ke Xiao at ORCID
Research interests:
  • opto-spintronics
  • chiroptics
  • advanced optical characterization techniques
  • exciton physics in 2D semiconductors
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