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Materials that appear in different structural phases are of great interest since they test our fundamental understanding of the properties of a substance. The wurtzite phase of cobalt(II) oxide is a rather elusive polymorph of CoO that normally has the simple rocksalt crystal structure. Up to now i... Continue

Combining the expertise of all groups at the chair of solid state physics we unraveled the structural and electronic properties of CuTe chains grown on Cu(111). These chains form after the deposition of one-third of a monolayer of Te and a subsequent annealing step. They are extremely well ordere... Continue

By employing Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and Density Functional Theory (DFT) we investigated the behaviour of two different porphyrins on ultra thin cobalt oxide films grown on an iridium single crystal. The two molecules depciced on the image differ in terms of their anchoring points to ... Continue

Congratulations to Rebecca Helmreich! She successfully defended her PhD-Theses on last Friday. The defense was online and non-public due to the current corona regulations. Rebecca managed it the situation very well despite of all extra difficulties. Sadly, the traditional ceremony could not take ... Continue

Daniel’s “Research Update”, a form of mini review, summarizes the progress made in the field, and in particular the work performed in the Fauster and Niesner group in recent years. The article has been published and designated “Editor’s Pick” by APL Materials. Open access via https://doi.org/10.1... Continue

Please be advised that currently all levels of staff of the Chair of Solid State Physics can only be contacted by email. This is due to the measures taken against the spread of the coronavirus which require that employees work from home. The addresses can be found here: https://www.fkp.physik.nat.fa... Continue

Next week is the big week for Feifei and Sebastian. Both are going to defend their theses.   Sebastian Otto will take the lead on Thursday. He will defend his thesis about "Two-photon photoelectron spectroscopy on topological insulators" on Thursday 14:00,  lecture hall F. The public ta... Continue

Last week three bachelor students finished their theses at our chair successfully: Felix Trunk Kevin Vestner Tobias Kirschbaum Congratulations! We wish you much success in your studies and hope to see you from time to time! Felix and Tobias have the chance to present their results o... Continue

Last weekend the annual FKP-Skiing event took place in Maishofen (Saalbach, Austria) for the 31st time, or maybe 32nd time, who cares it is already tradition for a long time. For three days active, former and associated members of the chair were skiing together and had a great time. Continue

With the beginning of the new year 2020, the SFB953: "Synthetic Carbon allotropes" is going to enter into its third funding period. For the first time, Daniel Niesner is going to be part of the collaborative research center and investigate the excited-state dynamics in synthetic carbon allotropes. W... Continue