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Quantum Matter group

The Quantum Matter Group studies matter under extreme conditions, i.e., at very low temperatures, high magnetic fields and high pressure using advanced experimental techniques. The goal of this research is to understand new forms of magnetism and superconductivity and to find electrically conducting materials with new physical properties not described within the standard models of solid state physics.




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UCL Conference

19 June 2025

This week has seen several QM members attending the annual Condensed Matter Physics in the City conference at UCL, London. Profs Grosche & Dutton delivered talks on heavy fermion materials and Jahn-Teller distortions, respectively. Final-year PhD student Zheyu Wu (pictured) gave an overview of his recent UTe 2 studies...

Big Fridge move

9 June 2025

After many weeks of preparations, today was the day of moving the 2.70m high Big Fridge cryostat. This is the vessel that houses our 20.4T magnet system, which had been moved separately a few days earlier. The new building features great ceiling height in the Cryostat Hall, which is nice, but there is no access route that...

Lab moves

5 June 2025

Big things have been happening at the Cavendish this past month: the QM labs are moving into a new building, the Ray Dolby Centre. The new home for our group is only a few hundred metres away, but the move has been painful on every level. A removals company has been doing a lot of the hard lifting, but the bulk of the work...

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