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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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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’.
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17. 07. 2025
Theory department members contributed to a complex DFT-based study of the van der Waals magnetic material VI₃, revealing how its specific easy axis direction is linked to lattice distortions and exceptionally high orbital momentum. The obtained solution has specific electronic level occupations that exhibit clear signatures observed in XMCD spectrum. XMCD and XAS measurements confirmed the predicted high-orbital-momentum electronic state in real samples.
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14. 07. 2025
In the term of 14th - 17th July 2025 the UAAT-ICU Workshop: International Taiwan–Czech Event on Research, Innovation, and Education takes place in Prague, Czech Republic. This workshop marks significant moment in the growing scientific collaboration between the Czech Republic and Taiwan.
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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.
