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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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06. 11. 2025
The Czech Science Foundation has announced the results of the Junior Star 2026 competition, in which 18 outstanding early-career scientists from all areas of basic research were successful. Among the winners is RNDr. Michal Vališka, Ph.D., from our department, who received a five-year grant for the project "STiUS: Symmetry and Topology in Ultraclean Superconductors."
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20. 10. 2025
The Department of Condensed Matter Physics has expanded with a new research group, Quantum Information and Thermodynamics, led by Ing. Dominik Šafránek, Ph.D. The group, funded by two prestigious grant — Primus and Junior Star—will focus on developing a novel method for quantum tomography based on the quantum Bayes’ theorem. This method will serve as a diagnostic tool for quantum technologies, including quantum computers, sensors, and cryptographic devices, enabling the identification of sources of error and thus improving their implementation.
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19. 07. 2025
The Charles University Grant Agency has published the final evaluations of its funded projects. We are pleased to share that the project ‘Electrical and magnetic properties of rare-earth iridates under extreme conditions’ (no. 148622), solved by Mgr. Daniel Staško, Ph.D., received the rating ‘exceptionally good’.
Upcoming events
Seminar of the Condensed Matter Theory
Ing. Dominik Šafránek, Ph.D.: Quantum estimation and tomography
20. 11. 2025 11:00
Seminars on Structure analysis
Tobias Stollenwerk: Advancing Battery Research with In-situ and Operando XRD Solutions
02. 12. 2025 10:00
Seminars on Structure analysis
více přednášejících: 312. Rozhovory o aktuálních otázkách v rentgenové, neutronové a elektronové strukturní analýze
04. 12. 2025 9:30
» 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.
