Functional materials are materials that possess particular native properties and functions of their own which includes magnetism, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, and storage functions. Our group investigates these materials through experiments, simulations and theoretical models and focuses on both fundamental research and applications. We aim to exploit the material properties for real life applications like magnetic sensors and neutron diffraction gratings.

Our work covers a wide range of topics, from microscopic symmetry properties of crystals to the improvement of industrial magnetic sensors for speed measurements in automotive applications. Learn about our interests in the research section, check the projects we are involved with, and take a look at our list of publications. We also actively engage with society through outreach activities.

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News

01.02.2024
 

The Wolfgang Pauli Institute and the Research Platform MMM at the University of Vienna workshop on “Inverse-design magnonics” will take place in...

01.02.2024
 

Study opens up new paradigm in skyrmionics research. Researchers at the University of Augsburg and the University of Vienna have discovered...

15.01.2024
 

Our group had the opportunity to celebrate a great 2023 and, hopefully, an even better 2024 on December 22nd. And, of course, we wish you all a great...

09.11.2023
 

With this versatile tool, you can effortlessly compute magnon dispersion relations online using both GPUs and CPUs, complete with intuitive mode...

01.08.2023
 

Our open-source finite difference code magnum.np has just been published in Scientific Reports

13.04.2023
 

We have a new joint project on neutron experiments at pico scale together with the TU Wien, INRiM and the Institut Laue Langevin