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Prof. Walter Kutschera (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics)9/21/26, 4:00 PMGEP: History of Physics4) Invited talk
Victor Weisskopf (1908-2002) belonged to the generation of 20th century physicists who experienced the development of quantum physics in the 1920s and 1930s as well as the Manhattan project and the rise of accelerator-based physics after the Second World War.
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He was a theoretical physicist at heart, but like other great physicists of his generation (e.g. Enrico Fermi) he knew “everything” in... -
various9/21/26, 4:00 PMAKCP: Equal Opportunities in Physics6) Other
Chair: Ille Gebeshuber
Presentation of Posters for the Berta Karlik Poster Award
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Sandro Keller (University of Graz)9/21/26, 4:00 PMMBU: Physics in Medicine, Biology and Environment3) Contributed talk
Allostery—the functional coupling between distant sites in a protein—underlies biological regulation from signal transduction to metabolism and is a major target in drug discovery. The idea that allostery arises from shifts in a protein's conformational ensemble has gained broad acceptance over the past decades, but these conceptual advances have not been turned into quantitative, predictive...
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Katharina Buczolich (TU Wien)9/21/26, 4:00 PMAMP: Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas3) Contributed talk
High-harmonic generation (HHG) is one of the fundamental processes at the heart of attosecond physics. Traditionally viewed as an effective single-particle effect, recent advances have focused on contributions to the harmonic spectrum beyond this single-particle picture [1, 2], as well as on probing electron correlations through HHG in atoms, molecules, and solids [3, 4]. In this work, we...
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597. Supporting Sustainable Heat Pump Deployment through Integrated Planning and Visualization ToolsChristoph Reichl (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH)9/21/26, 4:00 PMEnS: Energy and Sustainability3) Contributed talk
The large-scale deployment of air-to-water heat pumps is a central component of the transition toward low-carbon heating in residential environments. However, their integration into dense urban settings presents practical challenges that extend beyond energy performance, including spatial constraints, system placement, and community acceptance. Addressing these aspects early in the planning...
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Mr Stephan Preisinger (Ochsner Wärmepumpen GmbH)9/21/26, 4:15 PMEnS: Energy and Sustainability3) Contributed talk
To replace gas boilers used in multi-family homes safety concepts are crucial for the usage of R290-based heat pumps. While a reduced refrigerant charge mitigates risks, a higher charge allows greater heating capacities, enabling both space heating and domestic hot water production. The FFG-project "WISE" targets a refrigerant charge above 150 g, while ensuring that the maximum releasable...
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Johannes Kerber (Universität Innsbruck)9/21/26, 4:15 PMAMP: Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas3) Contributed talk
We formulate the two-color SUPER excitation scheme for a two-level emitter within the input-output theory for quantum pulses. This provides a mode-resolved quantum description of the experimental case of two coherent traveling pulses and allows direct comparison with previous cavity-based analyses. We show that the traveling-pulse realization retains the same multiphoton character as the...
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Heiko Groiss9/21/26, 4:15 PMMBU: Physics in Medicine, Biology and Environment3) Contributed talk
We present a practical, high-quality workflow for large-volume plasma focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (PFIB-SEM) tomography on mast cells. Beyond their classic roles in allergy, mast cells are vital for tissue homeostasis, repair, and defence, yet aspects of their ontogeny and functions in cancer and cardiovascular health remain unresolved. Progress requires ultrastructural...
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Christoph Reichl (AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH)9/21/26, 4:30 PMEnS: Energy and Sustainability3) Contributed talk
The transition toward air-source heat pumps is a key component of decarbonizing building energy systems. However, noise emissions remain a significant barrier to public acceptance, particularly in dense residential environments. Addressing this challenge requires not only mitigation measures but also improved predictive tools that support optimal system placement early in the planning...
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Peter Hüttner (TU Wien, Institut für Angewandte Physik)9/21/26, 4:30 PMMBU: Physics in Medicine, Biology and Environment3) Contributed talk
This study presents a data-driven framework for analysing human gait as a dynamical system using multimodal sensor data. The approach combines high-resolution plantar pressure measurements—i.e., the spatial distribution of contact pressure between the foot and the ground—obtained from instrumented insoles, with time-synchronised physiological signals and contextual annotations across multiple...
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Christian Schäfer (TU Wien)9/21/26, 4:30 PMAMP: Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas3) Contributed talk
In its extreme, nanolasers might be comprised of only a few molecules confined in plasmonic nanoresonators. Few-emitter lasers promise low energy requirements and fast responses in a footprint that can be inserted into any device or biological tissue. Utilizing the recently developed stacked hierarchy approach [arXiv:2405.05093], informed from first principles, we demonstrate the impact of...
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Mr Norbert Nägele (KEPLER, INGENIERÍA Y ECOGESTIÓN, S.L.)9/21/26, 4:45 PMMBU: Physics in Medicine, Biology and Environment3) Contributed talk
Sampling campaigns are performed periodically by KEPLER at a site contaminated with heat transfer fluid (HTF), a thermal oil used in solar thermal plants. The results obtained showed that when the concentration of HTF decreased in piezometers nitrites (NO2-) production was detected in groundwater. This fact suggested a possible removal of HTF via biological denitrification of the pollutant...
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Dr Francesco Carnazza (Université Paris Cité)9/21/26, 4:45 PMAMP: Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas3) Contributed talk
We introduce a scalable variational method for simulating the dynamics of interacting open quantum bosonic systems deep in the quantum regime. The method is based on a multi-dimensional Wigner phase-space representation and employs a Variational Multi-Gaussian (VMG) ansatz, whose accuracy is systematically controlled by the number of Gaussian components. The variational equations of motion are...
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Dr Zine eddine Kaddeche (Faculty of E.A.S, Istanbul Kent University)9/21/26, 4:45 PMEnS: Energy and Sustainability3) Contributed talk
This study presents the design and numerical simulation of high-efficiency p-i-n solar cells based on III-nitride (III-N). By incorporating complex physical models including Fermi-Dirac statistics and Auger and Shockley-Read-Hall (SRH) recombination mechanisms, the work identifies optimal InxGa1-xN/GaN heterojunction configurations to maximize energy conversion efficiency. Beyond technical...
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Mohammed BOUDJADA (Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Graz, Austria)9/21/26, 5:00 PMGEP: History of Physics3) Contributed talk
It is well-known that Kepler (1571-1630) provided optical principle of the telescope, the astronomical lunette, to Galileo (1564-1642), who used it to discover and investigate physical aspects of the Moon, and Jupiter’s satellites. Kepler’s knowledge was not restricted to the telescope (i.e., lens, objective and ocular) but included also the optics known since Greeks. In this study, we attempt...
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David Steiner9/21/26, 5:00 PMAMP: Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas3) Contributed talk
Coherent expansion of a quantum wavepacket is a necessary fundamental step in many experimental protocols to prepare, manipulate, and read out non-classical states, especially for levitated dielectric nanoparticles where the ground state extent is on the order of $10\,\text{pm}$. Free evolution is potentially the most straightforward technique to achieve this state expansion. While it is both...
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Ross Edward Sheldon (Marietta Blau Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences)9/21/26, 5:15 PMAMP: Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas3) Contributed talk
Positronium (Ps), the short-lived bound state of an electron and its antimatter counterpart the positron, can form a variety of exotic molecular systems. Although theoretical studies predict the existence of more than thirty Ps compounds [1], experimental observation remains limited to the simplest systems, positronium hydride (PsH) [2] and deuteride (PsD) [3]. Ps compounds are relevant in...
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Heinz Krenn (Institute of Physics, Univ. Graz)9/21/26, 5:20 PMGEP: History of Physics3) Contributed talk
Even before his 1890 appointment at LMU Munich, Ludwig Boltzmann had ordered his mechanical engineer in Graz, Anton von Gasteiger, to build a mechanical model that was then further developed in Munich 1890 as the “Bizykel”—an “inexplicable apparatus with a gear mechanism”. Both the Graz and Munich original models were lost, so that only replicas exist in historical museums today. Following the...
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Christian Schäfer (TU Wien)9/21/26, 5:30 PMAMP: Atoms, Molecules, Quantum Optics and Plasmas3) Contributed talk
Interfacing light with quantum systems is an integral part of quantum technology, with the most essential building block being single-photon emitters. Although various platforms exist, each with its individual strengths, molecular emitters boast a unique advantage: the flexibility to tailor their design to fit the requirements of a specific task. However, the characteristics of the vast space...
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Sonja Draxler9/21/26, 5:40 PMGEP: History of Physics3) Contributed talk
Peter Apian was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. His books were extremely influential in his time, with the numerous editions in multiple languages being published until 1609.One of the most important astronomical discoveries of Apian resulted from his observations of comets. Apian realized that the comet's tail always points away from the sun,...
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Zdenek Jakub (CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology)9/22/26, 4:00 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Solvent-free on-surface synthesis approach allows to design and study new materials with unrivaled resolution, but it is traditionally limited to materials of monolayer thickness. Here, we demonstrate that multilayer metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can be grown on surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum, and these materials can be characterized at the atomic-scale using the established surface science...
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Dr Gianluigi Catelani (Juelich Research Center and Technology Innovation Institute)9/22/26, 4:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Material inhomogeneities in a superconductor generically lead to broadening of the density of states and to subgap states. The latter are associated with spatial fluctuations of the gap in which quasiparticles can be trapped. Recombination between such localized quasiparticles is hindered by their spatial separation and hence their density could be higher than expectations based on the...
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Manuela Stadlober-Temmer (Institute for Physics, University of Graz)9/22/26, 4:00 PMAKCP: Equal Opportunities in Physics4) Invited talk
Academic success is often measured by publications, grants, and awards. Yet, the journey behind these achievements is rarely discussed. Academic careers often do NOT follow a straight line and comparison with others can be easily misleading and frustrating. As community we should rather focus on growth than on competition, because what matters in science is persistence and curiosity. But, this...
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VWA Prize Winners9/22/26, 4:00 PMLHS: Physics and School3) Contributed talk
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Alexander J Pfleger (Uni Graz / CERN)9/22/26, 4:00 PMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Precise reconstruction of charged-particle trajectories is critical for unlocking the full physics potential of modern high energy physics experiments. Pushing experiments to the intensity and luminosity frontiers results in increasing data rates, bringing existing approaches to their limits. ACTS (A Common Tracking Software) provides a high-performance, experiment-independent toolkit that...
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ASACUSA-Cusp Collaboration9/22/26, 4:15 PMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
To date all experiments confirmed invariance of the laws of physics with respect to the combined three discrete symmetries Charge conjugation, Parity, and Time reversal (CPT). Nonetheless, beyond Standard Model physics and the matter-antimatter asymmetry of our universe call for continued searches for CPT violation at the highest possible level of precision. Antihydrogen (Hbar), the bound...
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Jakub Planer (CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology, Brno University of Technology)9/22/26, 4:15 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Understanding what controls the reactivity of single-atom catalyst sites remains a central challenge in heterogeneous catalysis. In this contribution, I will address this question from the computational perspective using atomically defined Fe–N$_{3}$ and Fe–N$_{4}$ model sites embedded in on-surface prepared two-dimensional Fe-DCA and Fe-TCNQ metal–organic frameworks on graphene.
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Sophia Hollweger (Johannes Kepler Universität)9/22/26, 4:15 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
We report on the electronic and topological properties of $\text{ZrTe}_5$ flakes synthesized via chemical vapor transport (CVT). Mechanically exfoliated flakes with nominal thicknesses ~100 nm are transferred onto pre-fabricated Pt contacts with 1-3-3-1 Hall bar geometries on SiO₂/Si sugbstrates. Using ac phase-locked low-$T$/high-$\mu_{0}H$ magnetotransport measurements, a distinct...
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Sumea Klokic (Technische Universität Graz)9/22/26, 4:30 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Designing switchable metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that respond to external stimuli (e.g., light, temperature, or guest molecules) offers significant opportunities to control their properties in advanced applications such as energy storage and conversion, gas capture and release, or regulated molecular transport. External triggers can induce a wide spectrum of responses, ranging from...
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Thomas Berghoefer9/22/26, 4:30 PMAKCP: Equal Opportunities in Physics4) Invited talk
GENERA Network is the collaboration in advancing gender equity and further promoting diversity and inclusion throughout physics research communities in Europe. This network originated from the GENERA project, which was funded by the European Commission from 2015-2018. In this project 11 physics research institutions and two support organizations received funding to developed and implemented...
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Victoria Kletzl-Teuffenbach (on behalf of the GRASIAN collaboration)9/22/26, 4:30 PMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
A low-energy particle can be confined by a vertical reflective surface and gravity, settling into so-called gravitational quantum states (GQS). Theoretically predicted for neutrons as well as atoms, only the former have been observed up to now. They were initally detected by Nesvizhevsky et al. and are now routinely used at ILL.
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Dr Bernd Aichner (University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics)9/22/26, 4:30 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Growing thin films of the high-critical-temperature superconductor Bi$_2$Sr$_2$CaCu$_2$O$_{8+\delta}$ (Bi-2212) is essential for fabricating nanostructures in this material using a helium ion microscope (HIM). At the beam energy of 30 keV available in the HIM, helium ions only have limited penetration depth, and their path broadens with increasing film thickness. Consequently, the film...
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Zhenhai Hu (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids)9/22/26, 4:45 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Sr$_2$RuO$_4$ is an unconventional superconductor whose superconductivity is unusually sensitive to the underlying electronic structure and lattice symmetry. In particular, uniaxial stress provides a direct route to tuning the physics of Sr$_2$RuO$_4$: stress applied along the $\langle 100\rangle$ direction lowers the tetragonal symmetry, modifies the Fermi surface, and drives the system...
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Viktoria Waidbacher9/22/26, 4:45 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
The interaction of conjugated organic molecules with oxide surfaces is of fundamental interest and relevant for applications ranging from optoelectronics to model catalysis. While organic/metal interfaces are well studied, the behavior on the transparent conductive oxide In₂O₃ remains comparatively unexplored. We investigate the adsorption of metal phthalocyanines (MPc) and metal free...
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Viktoria Kraxberger (Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT))9/22/26, 4:45 PMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Antiproton–nucleus annihilation at rest is a complex process that is not yet fully described by existing models, particularly due to the scarcity of experimental data on production of heavy nuclear fragments, which has led to a limited understanding of final state interactions (FSI). New measurements are therefore essential to validate models of the annihilation dynamics and to clarify how the...
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Austrian IYPT-Team9/22/26, 4:50 PMLHS: Physics and School3) Contributed talk
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Jacob Harrich (University of Graz, Institute of Physics)9/22/26, 5:00 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Transition metals such as copper (Cu) play a central role in heterogeneous catalysis and are widely used in industrial processes such as methanol synthesis. Stabilizing small Cu clusters or even isolated atoms on oxide supports is a common strategy to enhance catalytic performance. While magnesium oxide (MgO) is one of the best-characterized oxide materials, featuring well-defined, nonpolar...
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Dr Karoline Irschara (Institut für Quantenoptik und Quanteninformation, Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Innsbruck)9/22/26, 5:00 PMAKCP: Equal Opportunities in Physics4) Invited talk
In Europe, the average representation of women in physics remains strikingly low – a challenge that physics shares with other STEM subjects. According to Eurostat, the proportion of female bachelor's degree students in physics has barely changed since 2015, remaining at around 30%. The gender imbalance becomes particularly evident at senior levels: in Austria, for example, women hold only...
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Lorenzo Valla (Austrian Academy of Sciences (AT))9/22/26, 5:00 PMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) is a weak neutral-current process predicted by the Standard Model of Particle Physics. A neutrino scatters elastically and coherently off a nucleus, yielding a low-energy nuclear recoil in the eV-keV range. Such a low-energy signature makes the detection of the process extremely challenging.
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Clemens Schmid (University of Vienna)9/22/26, 5:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Magnesium diboride (MgB$_2$) is a superconductor with the highest critical temperature among conventional (electron-phonon) BCS-type superconductors at ambient pressure, making it a promising candidate for increasing the operating temperature of superconducting single-photon detectors [1]. The suitability of a material for such devices can be judged [2] via the maximal velocity of Abrikosov...
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Claudia Obersnù (UNIGRAZ)9/22/26, 5:15 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
The controlled fabrication of ordered molecular architectures with tailored functional properties at solid surfaces represents a key challenge for nanotechnology and device miniaturization. Although coordination polymers are efficiently obtained via conventional solution-based chemistry, their transfer onto substrates with the chemical, spatial, and geometrical homogeneity required for device...
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302. Superconductivity in Ni–Bi Bilayer Thin Films: Evidence for Anisotropic Strong-Coupling PairingSulagna Dutta (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai)9/22/26, 5:15 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
We report superconductivity in sputter-deposited Ni–Bi bilayer thin films with varying thicknesses [Bi (40–80 nm)/Ni (5–10 nm)]. While as-deposited films show no superconductivity, post-deposition annealing induces the formation of the intermetallic NiBi3 phase, leading to the emergence of superconductivity. The Bi (80 nm)/Ni (10 nm) film, corresponding closely to NiBi₃ stoichiometry, exhibits...
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PO-TeilnehmerInnen9/22/26, 5:20 PMLHS: Physics and School3) Contributed talk
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Rais Shaikhaidarov (Royal Holloway University of London)9/22/26, 5:30 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
The supercurrent quantization due to synchronization of the Bloch oscillations with microwaves in a small Josephson junction was recently demonstrated [1]. The current step is equal to 2efn, where 2e is Cooper pair charge, f is microwave frequency, and n is the integer. The effect is dual to the voltage quantization with step (h/2e)fn, the Shapiro steps, where (h/2e) is the superconducting...
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Ira Morawetz9/22/26, 5:30 PMAKCP: Equal Opportunities in Physics4) Invited talk
Thorium-229 has a low-energy nuclear transition that has been excited
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in thorium-doped crystals with laser light. This opens the perspective towards a highly stable and robust solid-state optical nuclear clock. We report recent progress in exciting the nucleus with a continuous-wave laser source and that the resonance signal can be detected in absorption rather than in fluorescence. This... -
Grant Simpson (University of Graz)9/22/26, 5:30 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
The purpose of a molecular motor is to convert external energy into unidirectional motion. Feringa-type molecular motors, in which double-bond isomerisation leads to large geometric changes in the molecule, are known to undergo rapid unidirectional motion in solution but often have a reduced function when adsorbed on a surface. In contrast, recently discovered adsorbate motors [1] do not...
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David Le (University of Graz)9/22/26, 5:45 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Artificial molecular motors are fundamental components of nanoscale machines that convert external energy into uni-directional motion. On metallic surfaces, their operation can be probed with sub-molecular precision, allowing observation of rotational pathways and intermediates.
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In nanomachines, it could be advantageous to have not only one, but several motor units incorporated. However, the... -
Abi Soffer (Tel Aviv University (IL))9/23/26, 10:30 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Electron-positron colliders at the Upsilon(4S) resonance are capable not only of flavor-physics studies, but can also search for new particles beyond the standard model. I will describe such proposed searches, focusing on the case of long-lived particles.
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Markus Huber9/23/26, 10:45 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
QCD has a rich spectrum that encompasses bound states of different types. In pure Yang–Mills theory the spectrum consists of glueballs, which are also expected to be realized in the presence of quarks. The former theory provides a clean theoretical setup in which the spectrum has been established by various methods, including functional equations. In a top‑down approach, these equations...
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Florian Hechenberger (Stony Brook University)9/23/26, 11:00 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
With the future Electron Ion Collider on the horizon, Generalized Parton Distributions (GPDs) have attracted significant interest over the past years. As a tool to map out the three-dimensional structure of hadrons, they offer unique opportunities to study Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and complex partonic correlators at non-perturbative scales. However, their experimental extraction is...
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Eduardo Ferreira9/23/26, 11:15 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
The internal structure of hadrons can be described in terms of structure functions that encode, for example, the momentum and spin distributions of their constituents. Parton distribution functions (PDFs) and Transverse Momentum Distributions (TMDs), for example, describe the quark and gluon momentum distributions inside a hadron. These distribution functions are, however, not easy to...
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Luca Oberguggenberger (University of Graz)9/23/26, 11:30 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
In a relativistic quantum field theory like Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), there is no upper bound on the spin of a hadron. Baryon resonances have been experimentally confirmed for the Nucleon and ∆ baryons up to spin Jᴾ = 15/2⁺ range with varying certainty. Of the higher-spin baryons, generally meaning baryons with J > 3/2, only a select few have been treated using functional methods such as...
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Florian Ecker (TU Wien)9/23/26, 11:45 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Carroll symmetries have recently emerged in a broad range of areas, from flat-space holography and gravitational physics to hydrodynamics and condensed matter physics. In this talk, I will introduce the Carroll group and some of its aspects before discussing several field-theoretic applications, with a particular focus on the geometric structures underlying flat-space holography
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Yaroslav Gerasimenko (Karl-Franzens Universität Graz)9/23/26, 4:00 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Recent discoveries of correlated phases in two-dimensional quantum materials have created a strong demand for optical techniques capable of resolving electronic and structural features at the atomic scale. Near-field microscopy (SNOM) breaks the diffraction limit by coupling light to a sharp metallic tip, but achieving the atomic-scale optical resolution remains a formidable challenge. Recent...
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Prof. Aline Ramires (TU Wien)9/23/26, 4:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
High-temperature superconductivity in the cuprates emerges from an enigmatic metallic state, known as the pseudogap, characterized by a reconstructed Fermi surface, reduced carrier density, and the appearance of Fermi arcs, whose origin remains unresolved. Here, we show that these defining signatures naturally arise from a structural reconstruction observed experimentally that introduces a...
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Xaver Christian Landerl (Technical University of Graz)9/23/26, 4:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
We investigate the role of non-local electronic correlations
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in two-dimensional Hubbard models by combining and benchmarking complementary many-body
approaches. In particular, we assess the performance of the two-particle self-consistent (TPSC)
method and its extension with dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT), using cluster DMFT as a ref-
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9/23/26, 4:00 PMYM: Young Minds6) Other
Panel discussion about the role of physics (education) plays in different careers.
chair: Anna Lena Busskamp, Young Minds of the OePG
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panel list:
Harald Reichert, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Odeta Limaj, European Research Council
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Dr Yun Yen (Institute for Theoretical Physics, Bremen Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany)9/23/26, 4:15 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Vanadium-based Kagome metals AV3Sb5(A = K, Rb, Cs) host competing charge density wave (CDW) states driven by enhanced correlations from van Hove singularities. These include Star-of-David and Tri-Hexagonal patterns, along with nematicity and possible time-reversal symmetry breaking, suggesting a loop-current order. These strongly competing phases make them promising for optical control, where...
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Robert Heller (JKU, Institute of Experimental Physics, Surface Science Division)9/23/26, 4:15 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
We studied the dissociative adsorption of oxygen on the Cu(110)
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surface using Photoelectron Emission Microscopy (PEEM) and Differential
Reflection Spectroscopy (DRS) simultaneously. Unlike many
experiments carried out already in the 1970s and 1980s, our approach
focusses on real-time monitoring. For oxygen exposures up to ∼100L,
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Luka Wibmer (Institute of Theoretical and Computational Physics, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria)9/23/26, 4:30 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
The electronic configurations of the two perovskite-type transition metal oxides SrTiO$_3$ and SrVO$_3$ differ by only one electron, yet they exhibit drastically different electronic properties. SrTiO$_3$ is a band insulator, while SrVO$_3$ is a correlated metal. The substitutionally doped alloy of these materials SrTi$_{1-x}$V$_x$O$_3$ has thus seen increased interest over the last decades....
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Johannes Filzmoser (TU Wien)9/23/26, 4:30 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
The adsorption of CO$_2$ on hematite α-Fe$_2$O$_3$(012) was investigated in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) using temperature-programmed desorption (TPD) and infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRAS). CO$_2$ adsorption on this surface exhibits unusual behavior in TPD for coverages up to one molecule per unit cell (corresponding to 0.5 molecules per Fe$^{2+}$ cation). Two desorption features...
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Florian Kraushofer (TU Wien)9/23/26, 4:45 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Single-Atom Catalysis (SAC) may provide unique reactivity and ideal dispersion of the active metal. However, while many examples have been synthesized successfully, there is a fundamental mismatch between most experimental work and the theoretical modelling of these systems. Applied catalysts are based on complex powder supports, and are fabricated and used in environments containing various...
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Gaurav Pransu (Institut za Fiziku Zagreb)9/23/26, 4:45 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are a layered class of materials known for their rich physical properties, including charge density waves (CDWs) and superconductivity. Their layered crystal structure allows for the intercalation of first-row transition metals into the van der Waals gaps, which significantly modifies the physical properties of the host material, suppressing CDW and...
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Mr Stefan Eber (Institute of Materials Physics, Graz University of Technology)9/23/26, 5:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Magneto-ionics is an approach that enables the energy-efficient tuning of magnetic properties by electrochemical charging. Materials with a high surface-to-volume ratio are particularly suitable for this purpose. In the present work [1], we prepared a nanoporous Pd75Co25 alloy by dealloying the precursor Al80(Pd75Co25)20, achieving pore sizes in the range of 10 nm.
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Gareth Parkinson9/23/26, 5:00 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Hydrogen activation is a key elementary step in catalytic hydrogenation. In heterogeneous catalysis, it usually proceeds through dissociative adsorption on metal nanoparticles followed by surface diffusion or spillover, whereas homogeneous catalysts activate H2 through dihydride or dihydrogen intermediates at a single metal center. Here, we show that isolated Rh adatoms supported on Fe3O4(001)...
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Matthias Bernhart (Institute of Information Systems Engineering and Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, 1040 Vienna, Austria)9/23/26, 5:15 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Originating from Fermi liquid theory, the quasiparticle concept is the fundamental workhorse of solid-state physics. However, while it describes many-body systems in many materials, it fails to account for the exotic phases emerging from strong electronic correlations. We investigate the stability of the spin polaron quasiparticle by examining the 2D $t-J^z$ model and introducing a...
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Michael Schmid (TU Wien)9/23/26, 5:15 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Quantitative low-energy electron diffraction [LEED $I(V)$] is a powerful method for surface-structure determination, based on the comparison of experimentally observed diffraction intensities $I$ with computations for structural models. As the diffraction intensities are highly sensitive to subtle structural changes, local structure optimization is essential for assessing the validity of a...
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Ash Baldwin (University of Vienna)9/23/26, 5:30 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Nonadiabatic energy dissipation is known to play a crucial role in
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hyperthermal scattering at surfaces, leading to electron-hole pair ex-
citation and highly inelastic scattering. For projectiles with unpaired
spins, such as hydrogen atoms, hybridisation with the metal surface re-
sults in strong non-adiabatic effects driven by a phase transition in its
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Mr WAQUAR AHMED (AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY)9/23/26, 5:30 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
In a $d$-electron system on a kagome lattice, a non-trivial intrinsic Berry curvature may arise from the interaction with a non-collinear antiferromagnetic spin order. This opens the route for a quantum anomalous Hall effect in the multi-orbital system, even without an external magnetic field, explicit spin-orbit coupling or relativistic effects. For spin orders with an out-of-plane...
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Alberto Perrotta (Università degli Studi di Bari)9/23/26, 5:45 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Controlling interfacial charge transfer is vital for designing thin-film materials for CO₂ electroreduction (eCO₂RR) and photocatalytic H₂ production. We employ atomic layer deposition (ALD)–physical vapor deposition (PVD) supercycles to engineer ZnO/Cu interfaces with sub-nanometer precision. XPS and EDX analysis confirm sub-at.% Cu incorporation and strong electronic coupling, enabling...
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Borislav Hinkov (Silicon Austria Labs)9/24/26, 10:30 AMPIN: Physics - Industry4) Invited talk
Studying physics opens many more career opportunities than academic research alone. Beyond universities, physicists play a key role in applied research institutions and research and technology organizations (RTOs), where fundamental scientific results and concepts are translated into industrial innovation and real-world applications.
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Malina Seyffertitz (University of Cambridge, Montanuniversität Leoben)9/24/26, 10:30 AMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Understanding ion behaviour at electrified interfaces is central to improving electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs), yet many molecular-scale charge storage mechanisms and specific electrode-electrolyte interactions remain incompletely resolved. Operando synchrotron techniques such as Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS) and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) are powerful tools to probe ion behaviour...
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Paul Romatschke (TU Wien)9/24/26, 10:30 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Quantum Field Theory is a mature technology that is highly predictive. Most textbooks construct quantum field theory as an expansion for small positive coupling around classically stable vacua, which is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. However, history tells us that quantum mechanics sometimes does not conform to classical intuition. For instance, the hydrogen atom does not have a...
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Prof. Axel Torsten Maas (University of Graz)9/24/26, 10:45 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
In many gauge theories the dynamics is dominated by a classical solution with small fluctuations around it. The primary examples are electroweak physics and quantum gravity, but also many proposed extensions of the standard model like grand-unified theories.
The Fröhlich-Morchio-Strocchi (FMS) mechanism is a manifestly gauge-invariant approach augmenting perturbation theory to describe...
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Ursula Palfinger (JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH)9/24/26, 10:50 AMPIN: Physics - Industry4) Invited talk
This talk presents a personal career pathway in applied research and industrial collaboration in the field of micro- and nanostructuring technologies. Ursula Palfinger began studying experimental physics at the Karl Franzens University Graz in 1998, later specializing in nanotechnology. An early opportunity to work in an industry-funded diploma project – on the microstructuring of optical...
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Alberto José Saavedra García (Technische Universität Wien - Atominstitut)9/24/26, 11:00 AMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Precision measurements of free neutron decay provide a powerful probe of the Standard Model and potential physics beyond it (BSM). Experiments such as PERKEO III and PERC are designed to study neutron beta decay with unprecedented accuracy by analyzing correlations among decay products.
PERKEO III has delivered the most precise measurement of the beta asymmetry parameter A, from which the...
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Matthias Diez (Universität Graz)9/24/26, 11:00 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Pair creation in extremely strong electric background fields— the Sauter–Schwinger effect—has long been predicted theoretically. However the time and length scales over which particles are formed, has remained difficult to determine.
In this work, we investigate these temporal and spatial scales by analysing the time evolution of physical observables in spatially and temporally structured...
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Heinz Amenitsch (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology)9/24/26, 11:00 AMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Following the shutdown of ELETTRA, the former Austrian Small Angle X-ray Scattering (SAXS) beamline will be replaced by two new SAXS beamlines at the low-emittance storage ring ELETTRA 2.0, the upgrade program of Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste: the high-flux (HF) and high-brilliance (HB) SAXS beamlines.
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Clemens Rössler9/24/26, 11:10 AMPIN: Physics - Industry4) Invited talk
I will outline my path from physics studies and a PhD in Munich to ETH Zurich (postdoc and Oberassistent in quantum transport) with more than 50 peer‑reviewed publications, then describe my move to Infineon Technologies in Villach in 2016. I will discuss the transition from MEMS process integration to leading Infineon’s trapped‑ion program, heading quantum technology development from 2020 and...
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Astrid Carstensen (University of Graz)9/24/26, 11:15 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
Real time evolution in QFT poses a severe sign problem, which may be alleviated via a complex Langevin approach. However, simulation with large real-time extent give incorrect results. A kernel in a complex Langevin equation is known to influence the appearance of the boundary terms and integration cycles, and thus kernel choice can improve the range of real-time extents with correct results....
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Dr Rainer T. Lechner (MU Leoben, Austria)9/24/26, 11:15 AMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
In this work, we analyze a 1-dimensional, atomically defined, phosphonate-capped CdSe nanomaterial using in-situ SAXS/WAXS at the P62 beamline at DESY combined with anomalous SAXS and x-ray absorption (XAS) close to the Se edge. The structure is related to the class of magic-size clusters that form in the early stages of nanocrystal synthesis and play a pivotal role in anisotropic growth of...
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Georg Jakopic9/24/26, 11:30 AMPIN: Physics - Industry4) Invited talk
Abstract - "Physikalischer Lebenslauf"
Studium der Physik an der Technischen Universität Graz
Diplomarbeit und Dissertation zum Thema elektromagnetischer Wellenausbreitung in dünnen Festkörperschichten bzw. -systemen und Bestimmung optischer Konstanten am Institut für Theoretische Physik
Wechsel zur JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH (JR) an das neugegründete Institut für...
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Benedetta Marmiroli (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Graz University of Technology)9/24/26, 11:30 AMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Microfluidic devices are increasingly employed in synchrotron experiments to enhance the study of liquid samples. However, few are designed for simultaneous photoexcitation and X-ray scattering, which is crucial for understanding rapid structural transitions of photoactive systems (molecules which undergo reversible structural changes among two or more isomeric forms, using light for at least...
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Felix Halbwedl (University of Graz)9/24/26, 11:30 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
The quark propagator is one of the basic building blocks
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required to compute physical properties of hadronic bound
states via Bethe-Salpeter equations. While it is a routine task nowadays
to calculate it nonperturbatively for a wide range of real spacelike
momenta via the Quark Dyson-Schwinger Equation (DSE), its direct computation
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Hans Kirschner (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt)9/24/26, 11:45 AMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Controlled irradiation with synchrotron radiation requires precise knowledge of beam power and spatial intensity distribution. We present a comprehensive characterization of the PTB white light beamline DWL20 at BESSY II. The beamline utilizes direct radiation from a dipole bending magnet, focused by a Rh-coated ellipsoidal mirror and spectrally shaped using selectable filter...
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Vinícius Raimundo (ITA - Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica)9/24/26, 11:45 AMFAKT: Nuclear and Particle Physics3) Contributed talk
In this work, the pion is described by the Bethe–Salpeter wave function (BSWF), obtained by solving the corresponding bound-state equation formulated in Minkowski space. Established results from lattice QCD calculations for light quarks and gluons are employed to model the kernel of the Bethe–Salpeter equation (BSE) and to dress its constituents. In addition, we implemented a dressed...
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Marion Romirer (Oesterreichisches Patentamt)9/24/26, 11:50 AMPIN: Physics - Industry4) Invited talk
Jeden Tag die neuesten technischen Innovationen serviert bekommen, noch bevor die restliche Welt davon erfährt? Und damit – zumindest teilweise – in die Fußstapfen eines der größten Physiker überhaupt treten? Klingt surreal? Nicht im Österreichischen Patentamt!
Denn wie schon Albert Einstein brüte ich als Patentprüferin täglich über diversen Erfindungen aus den verschiedensten technischen...
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Anmol Andotra (Technical University of Graz)9/24/26, 12:00 PMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Chirality has become increasingly significant across a range of disciplines, including chemistry, materials science, biology, and the pharmaceutical industry. Resonant (anomalous) X-ray scattering provides a direct method for probing chirality in crystals. By tuning the incident energy near atomic absorption edges, resonant scattering breaks the symmetry between lattice planes (−h −k −l) and...
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Peter Schleich (MED-EL Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH)9/24/26, 12:10 PMPIN: Physics - Industry4) Invited talk
Psycho-acoustics can be found on the very basis of the development of cochlear implants. Several design features can be directly derived from psycho-acoustic experiments, like the number of electrode contacts, or the timing requirements of stimulation pulses. After bilateral cochlear implantation, psycho-acoustic methods are used to determine the effectiveness of the treatment.
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Verena Ney (Johannes Kepler University)9/24/26, 12:15 PMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Spin pumping is the transfer of angular momentum across interfaces
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into a non-ferromagnetic material driven by the precessing magnetization
of an adjacent ferromagnet. Using ferromagnetic resonance
(FMR) the presence of spin pumping can be evidenced by an increase
of the Gilbert damping parameter 𝛼 [1]. Here we study Platinum-
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Bishal Kumar Ghosh (Department of Physics, Univrsity of Graz)9/24/26, 4:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Real-space entanglement encodes key information about topological order in many-body systems. Our work aims to target quantum Hall systems, focusing on the entanglement Hamiltonian (EH), which gives the total characterization of entanglement between a subsystem and its environment. In particular, we study the EH for the integer quantum Hall system and show that, for each angular momentum...
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Nikita G. Osipov9/24/26, 4:00 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Quantum corrals are of particular interest in surface science as they can be used to investigate quantum phenomena, such as quantum mirage (1) or function as quantum simulators that mirror the electronic properties of real atoms or molecules (2).
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Currently, investigating these prominent structures requires researchers to manually assemble the objects on a surface using atomic manipulation... -
9/24/26, 4:00 PMOther3) Contributed talk
Scientific and political statements about the prolongation of the Austrian membership at the European Synchrotron Research Facility, Grenoble.
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9/24/26, 4:00 PMYM: Young Minds6) Other
Panel discussion about career paths in and outside academia and how the choice affects balancing work, other responsibilities and life in general
chair: Serafin Iwaniewicz, Young Minds of the OePG
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panellist:
Ana Akrap, University of Zagreb
Anna Maria Coclite, University of Bari
Christian Hill, Brave Analytics
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Dr Giovanni Zamborlini (NAWI Graz, Institute of Physics)9/24/26, 4:15 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Accessing the interfacial electronic structure of ferromagnets (FM) with spin and momentum resolution is crucial for predicting the electronic functionality of hybrid interfaces. In particular, the adsorption of non-magnetic atoms or molecules on a ferromagnetic transition-metal surface creates complex hybrid systems exhibiting a variety of different physical phenomena.
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Jean Daillant (European Synchrotron Research Facility, Grenoble)9/24/26, 4:15 PMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources4) Invited talk
The ESRF‑EBS exemplifies how next‑generation synchrotron sources open unprecedented avenues for probing the structure and dynamics of matter, driving breakthroughs across physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science. In 2020, the ESRF, where 19 partner countries join forces to exploit 46 cutting edge beamlines at the forefront of synchrotron technology completed the upgrade of its...
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Prof. Wen-Hsuan Kuan9/24/26, 4:15 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
The present work examines light-matter interactions in a two-dimensional electron gas formed in a periodic lateral superlattice, subjected to a perpendicular homogeneous magnetic field, and embedded in a cylindrical far-infrared photon cavity. The electronic states are constructed in the magneto-translational invariant Ferrari basis, which naturally captures the magnetic Bloch structure of the...
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Marco Peluso (Politecnico di Torino)9/24/26, 4:30 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Surface plasmon polaritons enable the confinement and manipulation of electromagnetic radiation far below the diffraction limit and constitute a key platform for nanoscale photonics. In conventional plasmonic systems, however, nanofocusing on tapered metallic structures is strongly constrained by the plasmonic dispersion. In particular, for conical metallic tips typically only a single mode...
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Andreas Windischbacher (Institute of Physics, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria)9/24/26, 4:30 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
The role of many-body effects at adsorbate-metal interfaces is a crucial – but often overlooked – factor in designing materials for spintronic and electrocatalytic applications. Correlation-driven modifications to the electronic structure of ferromagnetic surfaces can promote surface-adlayer interactions and enhance surface reactivity [1,2]. A prime example is the oxygen-passivated Fe(100)...
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Sarang Bhasme (Surface Science Division, Institute of Experimental Physics, Johannes Kepler University)9/24/26, 4:45 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Surface Resonant Raman Scattering (SRRS) is used to probe surface phonons of Cu(110) via resonant coupling to surface electronic states [1]. In combination with Reflectance Difference Spectroscopy (RDS), we investigate adsorption-induced modification of the vibrational response under ultra-high vacuum conditions. Time resolved measurements during controlled CO and $O_2$ exposure reveal...
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Luca Maranzana (Italian Institute of Technology)9/24/26, 4:45 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Quantum geometry governs a wide range of transport and optical phenomena in quantum materials. Recent works have explored analogue electromagnetism and gravity in terms of the quantum geometric tensor, whose real and imaginary parts correspond to the quantum metric and the Berry curvature. By treating real- and momentum-space geometries on an equal footing, we develop a comprehensive and...
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Jozef Keckes (Montanuniversität Leoben)9/24/26, 4:45 PMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources4) Invited talk
Functional materials possess complex strain gradients that critically influence the performance characteristics of the technological components they constitute. These gradients may originate (i) from intentionally applied processing conditions, (ii) from self-organized phenomena, and/or (iii) from inhomogeneous thermal or mechanical loads experienced during service. To optimize component...
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Patricia Magdalena Brugger9/24/26, 5:00 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Squaraine dyes are a unique class of organic semiconductors, featuring properties such as strong absorption in the visible and near infrared, high photostability and low biotoxicity, resulting in a range of applications reaching from photovoltaics to biomedical applications. Here, we focus on 2,4-bis[4-(N,N-diisobutylamino)-2,6-dihydroxyphenyl]squaraine (SQIB), which exhibits an orthorhombic...
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Iolanda Di Bernardo (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid)9/24/26, 5:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Strong electron–hole interactions in a semimetal or narrow-gap semiconductor may drive a ground state of condensed excitons. Monolayer WTe2 has been proposed as a host material for such an exciton condensate, but the order parameter─the key signature of a macroscopic quantum-coherent condensate─has not been observed. Here, we use Fourier-transform scanning tunneling spectroscopy (FT-STS) to...
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Gustav Oberdorfer (Institute of Biochemistry, Graz University of Technology, Petersgasse 12/2, A-8010 Graz, Austria)9/24/26, 5:15 PMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources4) Invited talk
Reliably introducing function into genetically encodable de novo proteins is still a challenging task. Current design methods mostly produce de novo enzymes with low activities. As a result, they require costly experimental optimization and high-throughput screening to be industrially viable. We developed rotamer inverted fragment finder–diffusion (Riff-Diff), a hybrid machine learning and...
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Mr Alberto Barlini (Scuola Normale Superiore)9/24/26, 5:15 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Molecular response properties are central to the interpretation and design of functional systems for photonics, sensing, and nonlinear optical applications, yet their accurate description in the condensed phase remains challenging.[1–4] In such complex systems, the target molecule interacts with an environment ranging from transparent media, such as liquid solutions, to nanostructured...
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Dr Eleonora Afanasenko (CERIC-ERIC)9/24/26, 5:15 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Precise control over crystallographic orientation in metal–organic framework (MOF) thin films is essential for harnessing their functional properties, including anisotropic transport, guest diffusion and flexibility. Aligning the MOF lattice along a defined crystallographic direction enables enhanced, directional performance in applications such as sensing, catalysis, and molecular separation....
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Sanjay John (Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology, Austria)9/24/26, 5:30 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
1,1ˈ-binaphthyl is an axially chiral molecule that crystallizes in either racemic phase, consisting of an equal number of both enantiomers in the unit cell or in a chiral phase where only one type of enantiomer is present. Thin film crystallization kinetics are strongly influenced by the presence of a solid substrate, where selective adsorption at the substrate–liquid interface promotes...
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Mr Konstantin P. Shchukin (Institut für Festkörperelektronik, Technische Universität Wien)9/24/26, 5:45 PMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
The synthesis of superconducting fullerides is conventionally performed by intercalation of alkali ions via thermal gradients [1-4] or from solution [5-6]. Both methods have poor stoichiometry control, and thermal intercalation requires sample heating. Here we introduce electro-intercalation to directly drive Rb$^{+}$ into C$_{60}$ thin films with high stoichiometric precision. We use a new...
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Markus Mezger9/24/26, 5:45 PMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Ionic liquids (ILs) composed of cations with long aliphatic side chains can exhibit mesoscopic order and liquid crystalline mesophases. The solvate affinity to the ionic- and aliphatic domains of such ILs can strongly affect their interfacial structures. We employ X-ray scattering techniques to investigate these structures on the molecular length scale in bulk, near surface and in...
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Christian Prehal (Department of Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg, Jakob-Haringer-Straße 2a, 5020 Salzburg, Austria)9/24/26, 6:00 PMNESY: Physics of Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation Sources3) Contributed talk
Operando synchrotron and neutron techniques have become indispensable tools for resolving the structural and chemical complexity of electrochemical phase transformation in battery materials. In this talk, I present how operando SAXS/WAXS and SANS, combined with machine learning-assisted stochastic modelling, can quantify conversion mechanisms in post lithium-ion batteries at length scales...
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Peter Hartmann (University of Graz)9/25/26, 10:30 AMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Flexible metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are at the forefront of energy storage research due to their ability to undergo structural transformations triggered by guest molecule uptake.[1-4] However, controlling phase formation and uncovering the nanoscopic mechanisms governing these transformations remain major challenges.
In this work, we provide a comprehensive investigation of how...
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Christoph Reichl (Austrian Institute of Technology)9/25/26, 10:30 AMYM: Young Minds3) Contributed talk
Austria’s research ecosystem extends far beyond its universities. This contribution gives a compact orientation to the broader Austrian scientific landscape, focusing especially on non-university research institutes and the opportunities they offer to students and early-career physicists.
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Francesco Presel (Institute of Physics, University of Graz)9/25/26, 10:30 AMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
On-surface reactions including self- and trans-metalation of organic molecules on surfaces play a major role in the fields of organic electronics and molecular self-assembly[1]. They can on one hand provide additional pathways, or even the only method, to obtain specific structures, thereby providing a tool to tailor the properties of molecular layers; but on the other hand, unwanted reactions...
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Prof. Erich Runge (TU Ilmenau)9/25/26, 10:45 AMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Does a machine learning (ML) model capture the intrinsic structure of the material space? The example of the OptiMate model, a graph attention network trained to predict the optical properties of semiconductors and insulators, provides an affirmative answer. By applying the UMAP dimensionality reduction technique to its latent embeddings, it is demonstrated that the model captures a nuanced...
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Mr Samuel Graf (Graz University of Technology)9/25/26, 10:45 AMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Nanoporous metallic structures are of interest for sensing and catalysis applications due to the large internal surface area. By starting out with an alloy consisting of elements with different corrosion potentials, electrochemical dealloying can be used to selectively remove the less noble species from the initial alloy. Surface rearrangement of the more noble species then leads to the...
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Chunhui Du (TU Wien)9/25/26, 11:00 AMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Transition metal diborides (TMB$_2$s) ceramics are highly attractive for protective coating applications due to their high hardness with excellent thermal and chemical stability. Synthesis conditions cause these materials commonly grown as largely off-stoichiometric, consequently, including vacancies or other simple crystallographic defects that alter the intrinsic response to mechanical...
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Reyes Calvo (BCMaterials)9/25/26, 11:00 AMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Since the discovery of graphene, two-dimensional (2D) materials with different properties—ranging from semiconductors to superconductors and magnets—have been isolated. A defining characteristic of these materials is their sensitivity to external perturbations, which makes them highly tunable. Strain engineering is a powerful tool that leverages the mechanical flexibility of 2D materials to...
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Roberto Cerbino (University of Vienna)9/25/26, 11:00 AMYM: Young Minds3) Contributed talk
Scientific discoveries usually reach us as finished products: a published paper, a conference talk, a breakthrough headline. Behind each one, though, lies a much longer and more uncertain journey. Before becoming a result, a research idea must compete for funding, attract people and resources, and survive experimental, theoretical, and computational dead ends. Most ideas never make it that...
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Paul Krajiczek (Institute of Solid State Electronics, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria)9/25/26, 11:15 AMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Transistors capable of operating at cryogenic temperatures are key components for the fast and energy-efficient control and readout circuits of qubit systems. However, the ultra-low power requirements and performance metrics are not met by conventional complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor technology, which has been optimized for room-temperature operation. Here, we propose Si-based Schottky...
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Marcel Simhofer9/25/26, 11:15 AMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Temperature-modulated dilatometry represents a powerful technique for studying kinetic processes in materials, such as, e.g., the equilibration of the concentration of thermally formed lattice vacancies in metals [1]. In the present work, the application potentials of this technique are explored with respect to precipitation kinetics in alloys. Al-Mg is used as case example, where the phase...
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Thesis Prize Winners9/25/26, 11:30 AMYM: Young Minds3) Contributed talk
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Fran Ivan Vrban (Facutly of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana)9/25/26, 11:30 AMOGD: Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Films3) Contributed talk
Within a model where micrometer-size soft colloidal particles are viewed as liquid drops, we theoretically study the contact interaction between them. We compute the exact deformation energy across a broad range of indentations and for various model parameters, and we show that it can be reproduced using truncated superball and spheropolyhedral variational shapes in the attractive and the...
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Peter Cooke (University of Cambridge)9/25/26, 11:30 AMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
The development of machine learned interatomic potentials (MLIPs) has revolutionised atomistic simulations over recent years. MLIPs enable simulations with accuracy comparable to quantum mechanical approaches at up to 10 million times smaller computational cost. The ephemeral data derived potentials (EDDPs) are a flexible class of MLIP that can utilize comparatively small neural networks for...
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Rei Amano (Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University)9/25/26, 11:45 AMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
First-order phase transitions are known to be suppressed by arbitrarily weak quenched disorder in two-dimensional and lower systems, a phenomenon referred to as the rounding effect. In three-dimensional systems, numerical studies have reported similar behavior in discrete models, although a finite disorder strength is required. In contrast, evidence for this effect in three-dimensional...
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Prof. José Rafael Bordin (Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brasil)9/25/26, 12:00 PMCOND: Condensed Matter3) Contributed talk
Understanding the microscopic response of complex fluids to localized perturbations is a central problem in soft condensed matter. Here, we investigate the dynamics of a colloidal probe driven through a viscoelastic medium composed of interacting polymer chains using Langevin dynamics simulations.
Recent experimental protocols have provided direct access to stored elastic forces in such...
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tba9/25/26, 12:15 PMYM: Young Minds3) Contributed talk
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Johannes Krondorfer9/25/26, 12:30 PMYM: Young Minds3) Contributed talk
Seven high-value physics problems, four hours, teams of up to four students: this was PLANCKS Austria 2026. Organized by PAULI in cooperation with ÖPG Young Minds as the national competition of the International Association of Physics Students, it brings together bachelor’s and master’s students to compete for a place at the international finals. In 2026, twenty teams tackled a diverse problem...
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