Research Area A: Fundamental Spin Phenomena
 

A01  Spin+Orbit-Coupling: Insulator Spin-Orbitronics - Spin-orbit torques and chiral exchange interactions

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

A02  Spin+Phase-Change: Competing interactions of spin with charge and lattice

• JProf. Dr. Benjamin Stadtmüller (Department of Physics, RPTU)
• Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann (Department of Physics, RPTU)
• Prof. Dr. Gerd Schönhense (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A03  Spin+Orbitronics: Antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic topological spintronics

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

A04  Spin+Phonons: Exploring the interplay between spins and phonons in micro- and nanostructures of spin crossover materials

• Prof. Dr. Volker Schünemann (Department of Physics, RPTU)

A05  Spin+Antiferromagnetism: Manipulation and read-out of metallic antiferromagnets

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

A06  Spin+Microstructure: Interplay between the atomic and the magnetic structure of extended defects

• Prof. Dr. Herbert M. Urbassek (Department of Physics, RPTU)

A08  Spin+Exchange-Dynamics: Exchange interaction on femtosecond 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+Interfacial-Exchange: Exchange interaction of single molecule magnets at ferromagnetic surfaces

• Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Elmers (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
• Prof. Dr. Eva Rentschler (Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, JGU Mainz)
   

A10  Spin+Transport: Dynamic control of spin transport

• Prof. Dr. Sebastian Eggert (Department of Physics, RPTU)

A11  Spin+Optics: Theoretical design of antiferromagnetic optospintronics

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