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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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09. 10. 2026
We are pleased to congratulate Hayato Muto, a postdoctoral researcher in the GAČR-funded Q-MAG project at the Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Charles University, on receiving a Poster Award at SCES 2026 in Toyama, Japan.
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04. 10. 2026
Research led by Andrej Kancko, a doctoral student in our department’s Magnetism Group, has been published in Physical Review B and highlighted as an Editors’ Suggestion. Andrej is the paper’s first author, with several Magnetism Group members also contributing. The work brings together researchers from our department and international collaborators at JAEA, HZDR, ALBA and ISIS.
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16. 09. 2026
On Monday, September 7, our doctoral students Ankit Labh, Suhaas Gupta, and Petr Machovec successfully defended their doctoral theses. Ankit’s thesis was titled "Quantum magnetism in minerals," Suhaas defended a thesis titled "Preparation and study of structure and properties of semiconductor nanoparticles and nanostructures," and Petr’s thesis focused on the "Study of thin metal-oxide layers by means of x-ray scattering methods."
Upcoming events
Seminar on Magnetism
Katarina Karlová: Approaching Kasteleyn Transition in Frustrated Quantum Heisenberg Antiferromagnets
14. 10. 2026 14:10
Seminar on Magnetism
Vladimír Tkáč: Ultralow lattice thermal conductivity in polymer-like binary (ZnO)x(P2O5)1-x glasses
14. 10. 2026 14:55
Seminar of the Condensed Matter Theory
Luigi Cigarini, Ph.D.: Thermoelectric properties of defective scandium nitride nanostructures from first principles
15. 10. 2026 14:00
» 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.
