Michal Vališka and his team have successfully prepared ultraclean single crystals of the unconventional superconductor UTe2, which exhibits multiple hallmarks of spin-triplet superconductivity. This remarkable material features a complex and unique phase diagram, including multiple superconducting phases induced by a magnetic field and applied pressure, as well as a metamagnetic transition to a field-polarized state.
Recognizing the impact of these discoveries, the Bernard Bolzano Endowment Fund Prize was awarded to Michal Vališka on March 12, 2025, for his outstanding contributions. The award was presented by doc. Mirko Rokyta, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
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. This partnership continues to yield significant scientific results, expanding the frontiers of research in unconventional superconductivity.
We are proud to have Michal and his team as part of our department and congratulate them on this prestigious achievement, which underscores their success on the international stage.
