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Prof. Yves Geerts (Free University of Brussels (ULB) & International Solvay Institutes)9/21/26, 2:30 PMPlenary / Semi-Plenary5) Plenary / Semi-plenary talk
Louis Pasteur and Pierre Curie dreamed of directing chiral symmetry breaking using external magnetic and electric fields. [Chem. Rev. 1998, 98, 2391] Their attempts failed due to time-inversion symmetry, theoretically explained by Laurence Barron. [JACS 1986, 108, 5539] Dissipative non-equilibrium conditions break this symmetry and allow the separation of enantiomers under the influence of...
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Pawel Kowalczyk (University of Lodz)9/21/26, 3:00 PMPlenary / Semi-Plenary5) Plenary / Semi-plenary talk
Two-dimensional (2D) materials provide a unique playground in which reduced dimensionality, surface effects, and interfacial interactions give rise to electronic and structural phenomena absent in bulk systems. Among others we focused on 2D elemental systems based on 15th group α-antimonene, α-bismuthene. Following the synthesis of these systems, we have systematically explored their physical...
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Ana Akrap (Department of Physics, University of Zagreb, Croatia)9/23/26, 2:30 PMPlenary / Semi-Plenary5) Plenary / Semi-plenary talk
Europium is a fascinating element. In its 2+ valence state, it has a large spin of 7/2. In this talk, we will delve into what we learned about EuCd$_2$X$_2$ (where X= As, P and Sb) from infrared spectroscopy and magneto-optical experiments. Although we had initially hoped to find evidence of a magnetic Weyl semimetal, instead we found multiple experimental confirmations of a sizeable band gap,...
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Harald Giessen (4th Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Germany)9/23/26, 3:00 PMPlenary / Semi-Plenary5) Plenary / Semi-plenary talk
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Prof. Dominik Juraschek (Eindhoven University of Technology)9/24/26, 2:30 PMPlenary / Semi-Plenary5) Plenary / Semi-plenary talk
Chiral phononics is an emerging field that utilizes the angular momentum of circularly polarized lattice vibrations to manipulate the properties of quantum materials. This has led to intriguing discoveries of emerging phenomena, including phononic analogues of spintronic and orbitronic effects, as well as the generation of atomistic tesla-scale magnetic fields that promise unprecedented...
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Prof. Stefan Rotter (Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien))9/24/26, 3:00 PMPlenary / Semi-Plenary5) Plenary / Semi-plenary talk
In my talk, I will discuss recent progress in applying the concept of classical and quantum Fisher information to the problem of estimating system parameters in electromagnetic scattering and nano-photonics. Specifically, I will demonstrate how Fisher Information can be maximised through wavefront shaping and quantum state engineering [1,2]. Quite remarkably, the density and flux of Fisher...
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