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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

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Research Areas

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Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Many-body Quantum Systems

The investigations of quantum many-body systems at CMSP bridges different aspects of condensed matter, statistical mechanics and quantum information. The wide spectrum of topics covered includes…

Quantum Systems
Atomistic, Molecular, and Electronic Structure Simulations
Molcules
Materials for Renewable Energy Applications

Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy like solar radiation or wind requires the development of advanced functional materials. CMSP research in the field of sustainable…

Solar panels
Physics of Nanostructures

Understanding the physics of nano-devices offers the fascinating opportunity to explore quantum properties of matter at the mesoscopic level. Besides their fundamental impact on modern technology…

Physics of Nanostructures

Permanent Scientists

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Rosario Fazio

Head of the Section
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Nadia Binggeli

Research Scientist
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Marcello Dalmonte

Research Scientist
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Ralph Gebauer

Senior Research Scientist
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Ali Hassanali

Senior Research Scientist
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Mikhail Kiselev

Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator, Postgraduate Programme Unit
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Sandro Scandolo

Senior Research Scientist and Senior Coordinator, Research and Partnerships
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Antonello Scardicchio

Senior Research Scientist
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Nicola Seriani

Associate Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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Jan
2024
19
Jan
2024
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Conference on New Frontiers in Scaling Quantum: from Materials and Hardware to Architectures and Components | (smr 3916)
Physical
15
Dec
2023
conference
15
Jan
2024
26
Jan
2024
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
School on Synchrotron Light Sources and Their Applications | (smr 3917)
Online
10
Dec
2023
school
16
Jan
2024
19
Jan
2024
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Workshop on Twistronics and Moiré Materials: Bridging Theory and Experiments | (smr 3918)
Physical
15
Nov
2023
workshop
20
Feb
2024
22
Feb
2024
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Workshop on Quantum Simulators of the Future: From Dynamical Gauge Fields to Lattice Gauge Theories | (smr 3922)
Physical
01
Dec
2023
workshop

Upcoming Seminars

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
11:00
12
Dec
2023
12
Dec
2023
12
Dec
2023
12:00
CMSP Seminar (Joint ICTP/SISSA Statistical Physics): Many-body entanglement from polynomially-many measurements
Physical
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
14:00
14
Dec
2023
14
Dec
2023
14
Dec
2023
15:00
CMSP News and Views Seminar Series: Topology, oxidation states, and charge transport in ionic conductors
Physical

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ICTP Diploma Programme
Call for Applications, Postgraduate Diploma Programme
Deadline to apply is 15 March 2024
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CMSP section
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Section Now Hiring
Postdoctoral Positions starting in fall 2024 - Apply by 15 December 2023
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
CMSP call sort-term visits for 2024
CMSP call for 2024 Short-term Visits
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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
2023 ICTP Table Tennis Tournament
2023 ICTP Table Tennis Tournament: CMSP Best Section!
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Publications

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Preprint
2023
Spectral properties of critical 1+1D Abelian-Higgs model
Titas Chanda | Marcello Dalmonte | Maciej Lewenstein | Jakub Zakrzewski | Luca Tagliacozzo
Journal article
2023
Dynamical Localization Transition of String Breaking in Quantum Spin Chains
Physical Review Letters (2023)
Roberto Verdel | Guo-Yi Zhu | Markus Heyl
Preprint
2023
Data-driven discovery of relevant information in quantum simulators
R. Verdel | V. Vitale | R. K. Panda | E. D. Donkor | A. Rodriguez | S. Lannig | Y. Deller | H. Strobel | M. K. Oberthaler | M. Dalmonte
Journal article
2023
The carbonyl-lock mechanism underlying non-aromatic fluorescence in biological matter
Nature Communications (2023)
Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Jonathan A. Semelak | Luca Grisanti | Alex Rodriguez | irene conti | Martina Stella | JAYARAMAKRISHNAN VELUSAMY | Nicola Seriani | Nadja Došlić | Ivan Rivalta | MARCO GARAVELLI | Dario Estrin ...
Preprint
2023
Non-parametric learning critical behavior in Ising partition functions: PCA entropy and intrinsic dimension
Rajat K. Panda | Roberto Verdel | Alex Rodriguez | Hanlin Sun | Ginestra Bianconi | Marcello Dalmonte
Journal article
2023
Ab Initio Derivation of Lattice-Gauge-Theory Dynamics for Cold Gases in Optical Lattices
PRX Quantum (2023)
Federica Maria Surace | Pierre Fromholz | Nelson Darkwah Oppong | Marcello Dalmonte | Monika Aidelsburger
Journal article
2023
Many-Body Magic Via Pauli-Markov Chains—From Criticality to Gauge Theories
PRX Quantum (2023)
Poetri Sonya Tarabunga | Emanuele Tirrito | Titas Chanda | Marcello Dalmonte
Journal article
2023
Complexity of spin configuration dynamics due to unitary evolution and periodic projective measurements
Physical Review E (2023)
Heitor P. Casagrande | Bo Xing | Marcello Dalmonte | Alex Rodriguez | Vinitha Balachandran | Dario Poletti
Journal article
2023
Self-doped p–n junctions with high carrier concentration in 2D GaN/MoSSe heterostructures: a first-principles study
Journal of Materials Chemistry A (2023)
Dawei Deng | Rutong Si | Bo Wen | Nicola Seriani | Xiaolin Wei | Wen-Jin Yin | Ralph Gebauer
Journal article
2023
The Oxygen Evolution Reaction at MoS2 Edge Sites: The Role of a Solvent Environment in DFT-Based Molecular Simulations
Molecules (2023)
Estefania German | Ralph Gebauer
Journal article
2023
Investigation of the effect of thermal annealing of Ni-cobaltite nanoparticles on their structure, electronic properties and performance as catalysts for the total oxidation of dimethyl ether
Catalysis Science & Technology (2023)
Daniel Onana Mevoa | Stephane Kenmoe | Muhammad Waqas | Dick Hartmann Douma | Daniel Manhouli Daawe | Katia Nchimi Nono | Ralph Gebauer | Patrick Mountapmbeme Kouotou
Journal article
2023
Zirconium Coordination Chemistry and Its Role in Optimizing Hydroxymate Chelation: Insights from Molecular Dynamics
ACS Omega (2023)
Giulia Sormani | Aruna Korde | Alex Rodriguez | Melissa Denecke | Ali Hassanali

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ICTP Postgraduate Diploma Programme
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