Current problems and research in Condensed Matter Physics

Syllabus

Various research update meetings involving, but not limited to, the following topics:

- Uranium and other f-electron intermetallics

- Van der Waal systems

- Frustrated magnets, including triangular, Kagome and pyrochlore lattice materials

- Layered magnetic systems

- Magnetic shape memory systems

- Crystal growth

- Magnetic property measurements

- Thermodynamic measurements

- Structural characterisation

- Cryogenic techniques

Annotation

An overview of the current problems and ongoing research within the department of Condensed Matter Physics.

Suitable for 1st year and 2nd year Masters students, and Doctoral Students