Institute of Solid State Physics


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Solid State Seminar - Winter 2025/26

 

Wednesday 01 October 2025      

11:15 - 12:15

Using machine-learned force fields for achieving a quantitatively accurate understanding of thermal transport in complex materials.
Egbert Zojer, Institute of Solid State Physics, TU Graz
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Heat conduction is a crucial process for all applications in which excess heat needs to be either dissipated or supplied. As the focus in the current presentation is on electrically insulating materials, the transport of thermal energy occurs via lattice vibrations, which can eit ...more

 

Wednesday 15 October 2025      

11:15 - 12:15

Resonant X-ray diffraction for chirality determination in thin films
Fabian Gasser, Institute of Solid State Physics

 

Wednesday 22 October 2025       PH01150 - seminar room solid state physics

11:15 - 12:15

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Wednesday 29 October 2025      

11:15 - 12:15

Magnetic Gas Density Sensor Based on Archimedes´ Principle
Georg Kurzmann

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Wednesday 05 November 2025      

11:15 - 12:15

Chiral symmetry breaking in thin films of 1,1´-binaphthyl
Sanjay John, Institute of Solid State Physics

 

Wednesday 12 November 2025      PH01150 - seminar room solid state physics

11:15 - 12:15

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Wednesday 19 November 2025      

11:15 - 12:15


 

Wednesday 26 November 2025      

11:15 - 12:15

Optimization of the membrane distillation process
Lisa Sullmann

One of the main hindrances in membrane distillation (MD) is temperature polarization (TP). This phenomenon occurs when the temperature at the membrane surface differs from the bulk temperature of the feed solution. As a result, 50–80 % of the driving force is lost due to TP ...more

 

Wednesday 03 December 2025      tugraz.webex.com/meet/egbert.zojer

11:15 - 12:15

Directional motion of single molecules
Grant J. Simpson, Institute of Chemistry, University of Graz

Molecular motion on surfaces plays an important role in many processes such as growth of 2D materials, heterogeneous catalytic reactions, and on-surface polymerisation. According to the principle of microscopic reversibility [1], in a thermally equilibrated system, such motion ...more

 

Wednesday 10 December 2025      

11:15 - 12:15

Automating knowledge-driven reticular material engineering
Aleksandar Kondinski, Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie
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Knowledge engineering is nowadays considered one of the cornerstones of computer science, although its practical inception traces back six decades to the development of the first expert systems designed for chemical structure elucidation. In this seminar, we explore how these log ...more

 

Wednesday 17 December 2025      

12:15 - 12:15

3D-Nanoprinting with electron beams: From Scratch to Applications and the Vision of Microrobots
Robert Winkler, Institute of Electron Microscopy and Nanoanalysis, Graz University of Technology
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While 3D printing down to the micrometer scale is already well established in research and development. In contrast, only a few techniques enable controlled additive manufacturing at the nanoscale [1]. One of them is Focused Electron Beam Induced Deposition (FEBID). In this techn ...more

 

Wednesday 07 January 2026      

11:15 - 12:15

Design and Optimization of a Photoelectrochemical Reactor for CO2 Reduction on Cu2O Photocathodes
Maria Fötsch

https://tugraz.webex.com/meet/egbert.zojer Carbon dioxide emissions are a major driver of climate change, creating an urgent need for technologies that enable both CO2 mitigation and sustainable energy storage. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO2 reduction offers a promising approach ...more

 

Wednesday 14 January 2026      

11:15 - 12:15

CANCELLED

 

Wednesday 21 January 2026      

11:15 - 12:15

CANCELLED

 

Wednesday 28 January 2026      

11:15 - 12:15

Optimizing functional quantum corrals
Nadine Egger

Quantum corrals enable precise control over electron behavior on surfaces and can be designed to carry out tasks such as atomic-scale logic operations. However, determining the optimal corral shape and the precise placement of the individual building blocks is a nontrivial task. ...more