Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics

Reproducibility in density functional theory calculations of solids

A comparison of DFT methods Density functional theory (DFT) is now routinely used for simulating material properties. Many software packages are available, which makes it challe...

Higher-order topological insulators

A new class of materials that are insulating in the bulk and on surfaces but have conducting hinge channels is studied.

Giant anomalous Hall effect in a ferromagnetic kagome-lattice semimetal

Programmable photonic circuits

Prediction and observation of an antiferromagnetic topological insulator

Epitaxial growth of silicon nanowires using an aluminium catalyst