Institute of Physics PAS

2023-08-21
Wydarzenia

70th anniversary of the Institute of Physics PAS

In celebration of this milestone, we are organizing a two-day conference during which we want to reflect upon our history, proudly showcase our achievements, and engage in meaningful discussions about the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. Furthermore, we are eager to reunite with our esteemed colleagues from Poland and abroad, teachers and friends. We therefore also cordially invite you to visit the institute and take part ...

2023-10-02
Research highlights

How soluble misfolded proteins bypass chaperones at the molecular level

Subpopulations of soluble, misfolded proteins can bypass chaperones within cells. The extent of this phenomenon and how it happens at the molecular level are unknown.

2023-09-25
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Excited-state singlet–triplet inversion in hexagonal aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds

Ab initio computations performed by physicists from IF PAS and Technical University of Munich indicate on existence of a wide class of organic molecules with inverted sequence of the lowest singlet and triplet states. This discovery may have important consequences for construction of a new generation of OLEDs.

2023-09-11
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Carbon Oxide Decomposition as a Novel Technique for Ultrahigh Quality ZnO Nanowire Crystallization

By modifying the classic method of growing ZnO nanowires, we were able to achieve an exceptionally high level of structural and optical quality in individual ZnO nanowires. The half-width of the exciton bound to the donor measured an unprecedented 0.5 meV. Thermodynamic calculations, based on equilibrium and Gibbs free energies, indicated that the reduction of zinc oxide by carbon monoxide played...

2023-07-11
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Fast Electrically Switchable Large Gap Quantum Spin Hall States

First-principles calculations by physicists from IF PAN and collaborators indicate the presence of a wide energy gap and the possibility of rapid switching between quantum spin Hall states in a recently discovered family of two-dimensional materials.

2023-06-30
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Universality of Internal Correlations of Strongly Interacting p-Wave Fermions in One-Dimensional Geometry

The various properties of ultracold atomic gases significantly depend on the shape of the trap in which they are contained. However, it turns out that the quantum correlations between their subsystems can be completely independent of this. Such is the surprising conclusion of a theoretical paper by two Polish physicists, Przemysław Kościk and Tomasz Sowiński, just published in Physical Review L...

2023-06-22
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Quantized Spin Pumping in Topological Ferromagnetic-Superconducting Nanowires

In an article published in Physical Review Letters researchers from MagTop IF PAN predict that the precession of the magnetization leads to robust quantized spin pumping in topologically nontrivial nanowires supporting Majorana zero modes.