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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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31. 03. 2025
In last months we have succeeded in implementation of a new experimental method - measurement of structural parameters upon application of high pressure (at room temperature). This method uses the commercially bought diamond anvil pressure cell (DAC) from Almax easyLab bv company in combination with the Rigaku Rapid II diffractometer in our X-ray laboratory. The nominal pressure of the cell is 20 GPa. Nevertheless, the highest pressure reached so far with real sample and measured XRD pattern was 30 GPa. By using this cell we are able to obtain pressure dependence of the lattice constants and distinguish a pressure-induced structural transition or sign of the pressure-induced valence transition.
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19. 03. 2025
The Bernard Bolzano Endowment Fund Prize was awarded to Michal Vališka on March 12, 2025, for his outstanding contributions in research of unconventional superconductor UTe₂. This recognition follows the publication of key findings in PNAS, Nature Communications, and other high-impact journals, which resulted from a fruitful collaboration between our department and the University of Cambridge. The award was presented by doc. Mirko Rokyta, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
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04. 02. 2025
On Monday 27th January 2025, our PhD student Daniel Staško successfully defended his doctoral thesis, completing his study cascade at our department and faculty. His research path began in 2017 within the student faculty project and was followed by his bachelor thesis and his master work. In 2020, Daniel, together with his supervisor Milan Klicpera, delved into the study of frustrated pyrochlore oxides. This research culminated in the successful defence of his doctoral thesis "Crystallographic and electronic properties of rare-earth A2B2O7 oxides under extreme conditions".
Upcoming events
Seminars on Structure analysis
Viktor Goliáš: RTG fázová analýza technolitů: mineralogova smrt
30. 04. 2025 13:00
Seminar on Magnetism
Sonu Kumar: Quantum Magnetism in Triangular-Lattice Magnets: PrMgAl₁₁O₁₉ and NdMgAl₁₁O₁₉
30. 04. 2025 14:10
» 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.
