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European Materials
Laboratory
Our large scientific infrastructure provides a unique set of instruments needed to prepare, characterise and measure samples under extreme conditions.
Discover the largest magnetic field in PragueConnecting theory and experiment
As one of the few departments at Charles, we have both a theoretical and an experimental department, giving us access to a comprehensive background in solids.
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05. 11. 2026
Milan Klicpera from our department was elected Chair of the Czech Neutron Association (CNA) Committee on 13 October 2026. His colleague Petr Čermák was also elected to the Committee, which oversees the association’s activities, in its first direct election by CNA members.
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16. 10. 2026
Our fresh results on the UTe2 superconductor were published in two high level journals – Physical Review Letters (Thermodynamic Evidence of Tetracritical Topology in the 𝐻−𝑇 Phase Diagram of UTe2 for 𝐻∥𝑏) and Nature (Electrically controllable superconducting memory effect in UTe2).
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13. 10. 2026
The Magnetism Group welcomes a new postdoc, Paromita Mukherjee, to work on the CRYOSPIN project (principal investigator: Dr Ross Colman) investigating the rotational magnetocaloric in anisotropic systems, as a sustainable alternative to cooling using liquid helium.
Upcoming events
Seminar of the Condensed Matter Theory
Sumit Ghosh, Ph.D. : Ultrafast generation of metastable magnetic texture
11. 11. 2026 15:40
Seminar of the Condensed Matter Theory
Masoud Bahari, Ph.D.: Beyond spin-1/2: Multipolar spin-orbit coupling in noncentrosymmetric crystals with time-reversal symmetry
03. 12. 2026 13:00
» Show pastAbout our department
We are a physics department dedicated to the study of condensed matter, i.e. the physics of solids and liquids. We are a research department with a strong focus on theoretical and experimental condensed matter physics. Our department also houses the scientific infrastructure of MGML, which is a state-of-the-art facility for research in condensed matter physics.
What do we do?
We work on the latest problems in condensed matter physics. We have 4 groups: Group of Magnetic Properties studies the physical properties of a wide range of materials, from high-temperature superconductors to rare earth metal alloys and actinides. Group of Structure Analysis focuses on the study structure and microstructure of advanced materials using X-ray diffraction. Group of Theoretical Physics models a wide range of physical phenomena in condensed matter, in particular using quantum mechanics and artificial intelligence. Physics of Nanostructures Group concentrates on comprehensive research of nanostructures with a focus on their use in optoelectronic, biomedical and environmental technologies.
