Research Area A: Fundamental Spin Phenomena

A01  Spin+Orbit-Coupling: Insulator Spin-Orbitronics - Spin-orbit torques and chiral exchange interactions
Prof. Dr. Mathias Kläui (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A02  Spin+Phase-Change: Competing interactions of spin with charge and lattice
JProf. Dr. Benjamin Stadtmüller (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)
Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)
Prof. Dr. Gerd Schönhense (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A03  Spin+Orbitronics: Antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic topological spintronics
Prof. Dr. Jairo Sinova (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A04  Spin+Phonons: Exploring the interplay between spins and phonons in micro- and nanostructures of spin crossover materials
Prof. Dr. Volker Schünemann (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)

A05  Spin+Antiferromagnetism: Manipulation and read-out of metallic antiferromagnets
PD Dr. Martin Jourdan (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Elmers (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
Prof. Dr. Jure Demsar (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)

A06  Spin+Microstructure: Interplay between the atomic and the magnetic structure of extended defects
Prof. Dr. Herbert M. Urbassek (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)

A08  Spin+Exchange-Dynamics: Exchange interaction on femtosecond timescales
Prof. Dr. Martin Aeschlimann (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)
Prof. Dr. Bärbel Rethfeld (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)
Prof. Dr. Hans Christian Schneider (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)

A09  Spin+Interfacial-Exchange: Exchange interaction of single molecule magnets at ferromagnetic surfaces
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Elmers (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
Prof. Dr. Eva Rentschler (Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, JGU Mainz)

A10  Spin+Transport: Dynamic control of spin transport
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Eggert (Department of Physics, TU Kaiserslautern)

A11  Spin+Optics: Theoretical design of antiferromagnetic optospintronics
Prof. Dr. Juriy Mokrousov (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)
Prof. Dr. Olena Gomonay (Institute of Physics, JGU Mainz)