Research Area A: Fundamental Spin Phenomena

A01 Spin+Orbit Coupling: Orbitronics and spin-orbit effects

• Prof. Dr. Mathias Kläui (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A02 Spin+Optical Control: Optical engineering of spin-ordered states on the fs timescale

• Prof. Dr. Benjamin Stadtmüller (Institute of Physics, Universität Augsburg)
• Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann (Department of Physics, RPTU)
• Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Elmers (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A03 Spin+A-magnets: Computational spintronics with altermagnets and antiferromagnets

• Prof. Dr. Jairo Sinova (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
• Dr. Libor Šmejkal (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A04 Spin+Phonons: Exploring the interplay between spins and phonons of spin crossover materials and single-molecule magnets

• Prof. Dr. Volker Schünemann (Department of Physics, RPTU)
• Prof. Dr. Eva Rentschler (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A05 Spin+Symmetry: Spin torques and polarization induced by bulk symmetry

• PD Dr. Martin Jourdan (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
• Prof. Dr. Jure Demsar (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A08 Spin+Exchange Dynamics: Exchange interaction on ultrafast timescales

• Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann (Department of Physics, RPTU)
• Prof. Dr. Bärbel Rethfeld (Department of Physics, RPTU)
• Prof. Dr. Hans Christian Schneider (Department of Physics, RPTU)

A09 Spin+Molecular Structure: Tuning hybrid molecule/magnet systems by molecular design

• Prof. Dr. Eva Rentschler (Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, JGU Mainz)
• JProf. Dr. Angela Wittmann (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A11 Spin+AFM Dynamics: Driving antiferromagnetism by currents of angular momentum and lattice dynamics

• Prof. Dr. Juriy Mokrousov (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
• Prof. Dr. Olena Gomonay (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A12 Spin+Sensing: Nanoscale spin-phenomena revealed using NV magnetometry

• Prof. Dr. Mathias Kläui (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
• Prof. Dr. Elke Neu-Ruffing (Department of Physics, RPTU)