Article of our scientists in the prestigious journal Nature Communications

The lead author of the article, which appeared in the prestigious Nature Communications, is Maciej Śmiertka, a PhD student at the Department of Experimental Physics. The paper concerns modern 2D materials in which excitons can be carriers of information or energy.

A team of scientists led by Professor Paulina Płochocka from our Department investigates the fundamental electronic and optical properties of modern two-dimensional materials. A special role in their work is played by excitons – light-generated quasiparticles extremely sensitive to changes in the properties of solids (such as magnetic order, crystal lattice vibrations, or stress).

The article, Distinct magneto-optical response of Frenkel and Wannier excitons in CrSBr, was written in collaboration between our team of physicists and scientists and engineers from the Laboratory for High Magnetic Fields in Toulouse (LNCMI). The scientists conducted measurements using optical spectroscopy at very high magnetic fields (up to approximately 85–90 T) using unique equipment available at this facility.

More about research on the Faculty’s website (in Polish).