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Groups (Teams-as for 31st October 2023)

ON6.1 - Group of Theory of Topological Matter

Researchers in the Theory Group at MagTop, by using effective Hamiltonian, empirical tight binding, and ab initio methods, develop theories of topological matter aiming at inspiring materials development teams as well as help in the interpretation of experimental results. The Team members collaborate with many groups in Europe and Japan. Particularly interesting and challenging is collaboration with the VIGO Photonics in determining band structure of detector-relevant multilayer devices.


Helical edge-states on the MagTop-shaped edge of a two-dimensional system of coupled harmonic oscillators. Its building block is a square unit cell with four oscillators which is coupled to the nearest-neighbor cells in the vertical and horizontal direction. Within the field of condensed matter such system is represented by the HgTe/CdTe quantum wells and an effective Bernevig-Hughes-Zhang Hamiltonian. In the mechanical analogue four oscillators in per cell represent spin and orbital degree of freedom of an electron and the amplitude and frequency of vibrations represent probability of finding an electron at a given lattice site with a given energy. The animation shows how strongly a topological edge-state is protected against distortion of the shape of an edge.

Tomasz Dietl

Head of MagTop (Division ON-6 at IF PAN)
Head of Group of Theory of Topological Matter
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ResearcherID: C-9537-2013
dietl@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Andrzej Wiśniewski

Expert in Magnetism and Superconductivity
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ResearcherID: A-1781-2017
wisni@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Wojciech Brzezicki

Expert in symmetries and classification of topological materials
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ResearcherID: G-2791-2017
Brzezicki@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Minh Nguyen Nguyen

ResearcherID: ABD-8426-2020
Minh.Nguyen.Nguyen@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Ashutosh Wadge

ResearcherID: ACJ-4635-2022
Ashutosh.Wadge@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Daniel Jastrzębski


djastr@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

Rafał Rechciński

ResearcherID: S-2873-2016
rafmr@ifpan.edu.pl

Cezary Śliwa

Expert in theory of semiconductors and magnetic semiconductors
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ResearcherID: IAQ-0373-2023
sliwa@ifpan.edu.pl

dr Adam Kłosiński

Young Doctor in Group of Theory of Topological Matter
since 22 nd December 2023

ResearcherID: JBJ-2370-2023
klosinski@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

ON6.2 - Molecular Beam Epitaxy Group

Researchers from the MBE Group at MagTop are focusing on developing MBE growth technologies for various types of epilayers and nanostructures with topological characteristics, composed of both II-VI (e.g. based on CdTe and HgTe), IV-VI semiconductors (such as. e.g. topological crystalline insulators based on SnTe and SnSe) and elemental α-Sn. Particular emphasis is placed on in situ and ex situ interfacing of topological materials with ferromagnetism and superconductivity, via doping and deposition of overlayers.


Tomasz Wojtowicz

Deputy Head of MagTop (Division ON-6 at IF PAN)
Head of Molecular Beam Epitaxy Group
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ResearcherID: A-2887-2017
wojto@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Tomasz Wojciechowski

Expert in Fabrication of Nanostructures
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ResearcherID: K-9441-2016
twojcie@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Aleksandr Kazakov

CV → click here
ResearcherID: T-5557-2017
Kazakov@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Valentyn Volobuiev

Expert in MBE Growth
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ResearcherID: W-4056-2017
Volobuiev@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Krzysztof Fronc

ResearcherID: L-1888-2016
fronc@ifpan.edu.pl

Wojciech Zaleszczyk

ResearcherID: L-1102-2016
wzal@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Bartłomiej Turowski

ResearcherID: O-6399-2018
Turowski@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Dawid Jarosz

CV → click here
ResearcherID: G-5367-2018
djarosz@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Jakub Grendysa

ResearcherID: AAJ-8286-2020
grendysa@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Iwona Rogalska

CV → click here
ResearcherID: AAD-9953-2022
irogalska@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

Piotr Wojnar

Expert in the MBE growth of semiconductor nanowires
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ResearcherID: S-8162-2016
wojnar@ifpan.edu.pl

Nataliia Konotopska

since 17 th January 2024
konotopska@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

ON6.3 - Group of Characterization and Processing

The characterization and processing team’s research focuses on the generation and manipulation of spin current in the magnetic material and topological material bilayer thin films and nanostructures. We use nanolithography methods, such as electron beam lithography, to fabricate the samples. Subsequently, we study them using global spin-wave spectroscopy and local Brillouin light scattering microscopy techniques as a function of temperature, magnetic field, and current.



Vinayak Bhat

Head of Group of Group of Characterization and Processing
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ResearcherID: P-1819-2019
vbhat@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Arathi Das Moosarikandy

ResearcherID: ABD-8157-2020
moosarikandy@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Sumesh Karuvanveettil


sumo@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

Pramod Vishwakarma

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ResearcherID: AHD-0249-2022
pvishwakarma@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

ON6.4 - Dirac Group

Group research focuses on topological effects in condensed matter systems, particularly in superconductors, semiconductors, and magnetic materials with application to quantum information. More specifically, effects of magnetic adatoms in topological superconductors, topological defects (dislocations and declinations), flat band formation in topological nodal-line semimetals, and the entanglement of solid state spins in semiconducting nanostructures are examples of current research.

Mircea Trif

Head of Dirac Group
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ResearcherID: G-3094-2019
mtrif@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Peixin Shen

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ResearcherID: GZG-2100-2022
pshen@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

Jan Skolimowski

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ResearcherID: HMP-0282-2023
jskolimowski@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

ON6.5 - Group of Physics of Majoranas

Research focuses on topological effect in condensed matter systems: Majorana spintronics in systems that interface superconductivity and magnetism with topological matter, spontaneous time-reversal symmetry breaking in electron-hole bilayers, machine-learning assisted identification of topological phases, topological properties of open quantum systems, topological phases in SnTe materials, and correlated states and topological phases in flat-band systems such as twisted bilayer graphene.


Carmine Autieri

Head of Group of Physics of Majoranas
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ResearcherID: N-5259-2017
Carmine.Autieri@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Raghottam Sattigeri

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ResearcherID: HDO-4165-2022
rsattigeri@magtop.ifpan.ed

Giuseppe Cuono

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ResearcherID: AAK-8188-2020
gcuono@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

ON6.6 - Weyl Group

The Weyl group is oriented towards experimental investigations of topological materials. The expertise of the team members ranges from single crystal growth techniques, to the unique material characterisation methods, but the main goal of the team is to study the unusual transport properties of topological systems. The flow of the electrical and thermal currents in the presence of a magnetic field results in a wealth of physical phenomena. The analysis of their mutual relations requires the highest proficiency, but allows one to draw detailed conclusions about a system under study.

Marcin Matusiak

Head of Weyl Group
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ResearcherID: I-5174-2019
matusiak@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Tomasz Story

Expert in IV-VI topological materials
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ResearcherID: H-2963-2018
story@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Krzysztof Dybko

Expert in low-temperature magnetotransport
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ResearcherID: K-9400-2016
dybko@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Michał Szot

Expert in semiconductor photonics
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ResearcherID: A-2174-2015
szot@ifpan.edu.pl

Mujeeb Ahmad

CV → click here
ResearcherID: AAW-3030-2021
mahmad@magtop.ifpan.edu.pl

Jędrzej Korczak

ResearcherID: G-3643-2018
korczak@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Muhammad Shahin Alam

ResearcherID: AAD-9080-2022
shahin@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

Pardeep Kumar Tanwar


pkumar@MagTop.ifpan.edu.pl

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