Death of Mark-Oliver Goerbig
The Solid State Physics Laboratory is in mourning. It has just lost one of its leading members. Mark-Oliver Goerbig, a researcher in the Theory group, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, …
LPS Party 2025: A Moment of Sharing and Creativity
Every July, the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides gathers for its annual Lab Party – a cherished occasion bringing together the entire LPS community, including scientists, engineers, technical and administrative …
International Physics Olympiad 2025 in LPS
The Solid State Physics Laboratory (LPS) (Paris-Saclay University and CNRS) was pleased to welcome participants of the 2025 International Physics Olympiad, held this year in Paris. #IPhO2025 Delegations from Cuba, …
🏆 ERC Advanced Grant 2024: Mathieu Kociak awarded for the FreeQCC project
Mathieu Kociak, CNRS research director at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (CNRS / Université Paris-Saclay), has been awarded a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant 2024 from the European Research Council. …
Nickelates: A Stabilized Superconducting State Without Doping
Cuprates, copper-based oxides, are renowned for their high-temperature superconducting properties. Doping—the process of introducing foreign atoms (dopants) into the material’s structure—modulates their electronic properties and promotes superconductivity by altering the …
A New Lab Work on Superconducting Qubits for students at Paris Saclay University
We are delighted to welcome Masters level students (ArTeQ) to discover superconducting quantum qubits in a brand new hands-on assignment. This lab, supported by Quantum Saclay (QuanTEdu-France program), was developed …
Directing Nanoscale Heat Flow in Nanocrystal-Based Metamaterials
Les nanocristaux se sont massivement imposés comme une solution polyvalente pour la fabrication d’une nouvelle génération de dispositifs opto-électroniques comme les LEDs ou les cellules photovoltaïques. Des travaux récents suggèrent …
Shearing of a Charge Density Wave Observed Using an XFEL Source
Researchers have observed the deformation and rupture of an electronic modulation present in certain crystals when subjected to an electric current, using an intense and coherent X-ray beam generated by …
Visualizing virus growth at the single molecule level
Researchers from the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (Université Paris-Saclay/CNRS) and the Laboratoire Lumière, Matière et Interface (Université Paris-Saclay/ENS Paris-Saclay/CNRS/Centrale Supélec) have developed an experimental method to visualize in real …
Quantum Confined Luminescence in Two Dimensions
Researchers at the Solid State Physics Laboratory (CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay) and their collaborators have developed a new light source: two-dimensional quantum dots created in monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides. The field …