ILL Scientific Members’ Meeting 2026

On June 18-19, 2026, the annual meeting of the Scientific Members and Associates of the Institute Laue-Langevin (ILL, Grenoble, France) was held at the Institute of Physics in London, UK. The Czech Republic was represented by our colleague Milan Klicpera, who joined delegates from ten Scientific Member countries in discussions on the current and future activities of ILL. The programme focused on scientific, technical, and strategic developments at the institute, including the advancement of experimental infrastructure and the long-term direction of ILL following the approved extension of its operation until 2033.

Andrej Cabala Received the Award of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic

Andrej Cabala, a student at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, and a member of the research team led by RNDr. Michal Vališka, Ph.D. at our department, has received the Award of the Learned Society of the Czech Republic for University Students for 2026.

Two doctoral theses successfully defended

On Monday, February 2, 2026, our department celebrated a double feast. Our doctoral students Dávid Hovančík and Jiří Volný defended their doctoral dissertations. Dávid defended his thesis on "Orbital Moment-driven Anisotropy and Spin Dynamics in van der Waals Magnets," while Jiří's thesis was titled "Ferroic properties of layered materials".

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The Magnetism Group studies physical phenomena originating from the behavior of electrons in matter. Throughout the group, we prepare and study a range of materials ranging from: lanthanoid and uranium-based intermetallics, magnetic-shape-memory Heusler alloys, and frustrated magnetic oxides, to van der Waal and misfit layer materials. Using both our range of preparation and crystal growth facilities, as well as our extensive suite of properties measurements instruments, we are steadily building bridges-of-understanding linking the electronic structure of this wide range of materials to the observed magnetic and electronic properties. We also investigate the tuning of these properties using both high-magnetic fields and high pressures.

## Students wanted!!

Choose one of our topics:

Topological superconductivity in unconventional superconductors.
Magnetism in unconventional superconductors.
Correlated electron systems with unconventional superconductivity.
Topological phases in correlated electron systems.
Quantum criticality in unconventional superconductors.
Non-Fermi liquids in unconventional superconductors.
Exchange interactions in unconventional superconductors.
Phase diagrams of unconventional superconductors.
Superconductivity in the presence of disorder.
Unconventional superconductivity in low dimensional systems.

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What do we explore?

magnetism
superconductivity
quantum effects
frustrated systems
layered 2D structures including Van der Waals systems and misfit layers

How do we go about it?

Preaparation of unique samples, often as high-quality single crystals
Studies down to extremely low temperatures
The application of strong magnetic fields and external pressures
Hydrogenation as a mechanism to expand metallic lattices
Cooperation with the theoretical group for explanation of the observed effects

What do we offer?

A wide range of sample preparation and crystal growth techniques to prepare interesting new materials
The possibility to measure with a wide range of techniques, as well as under multi-extreme conditions
A young and dynamic scientific team with numerous visiting foreign nationals
Operation with specific instruments in the home laboratory and foreign infrastructures as well (sources of neutron and synchrotron radiation)