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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics

Research in the CMSP section spans some of the most exciting areas of theoretical condensed matter physics.

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Research Areas

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Equilibrium and Non-equilibrium Many-body Quantum Systems

The investigations of quantum many-body systems at CMSP bridges different aspects of condensed matter, statistical mechanics and quantum information. The wide spectrum of topics covered includes…

Quantum Systems
Atomistic, Molecular, and Electronic Structure Simulations
Molcules
Materials for Renewable Energy Applications

Efficient collection and storage of renewable forms of energy like solar radiation or wind requires the development of advanced functional materials. CMSP research in the field of sustainable…

Solar panels
Physics of Nanostructures

Understanding the physics of nano-devices offers the fascinating opportunity to explore quantum properties of matter at the mesoscopic level. Besides their fundamental impact on modern technology…

Physics of Nanostructures

Permanent Scientists

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Rosario Fazio

Head of the Section
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Nadia Binggeli

Research Scientist
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Marcello Dalmonte

Research Scientist
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Ralph Gebauer

Senior Research Scientist
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Ali Hassanali

Senior Research Scientist
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Asja Jelic

Research Scientist
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Mikhail Kiselev

Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator, Postgraduate Programme Unit
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Sandro Scandolo

Senior Research Scientist and Senior Coordinator, Research and Partnerships
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Antonello Scardicchio

Senior Research Scientist
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Nicola Seriani

Associate Research Scientist
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Upcoming Activities

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2025
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Feb
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-IAEA-MAMBA School on Materials Irradiation: from Basics to Applications | (smr 4055)
Physical
24
Nov
2024
school
28
Apr
2025
02
May
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
*** CANCELLED *** Quantum-NEST International School on Quantum Science and Technology | (smr 4065)
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school
28
May
2025
30
May
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Joint ICTP-Lincei Conference on Quantum Physics: from Foundations to Emerging Technologies | (smr 4073)
Physical
15
Mar
2025
conference
09
Jun
2025
20
Jun
2025
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
8th African School on Electronic Structure Methods and Applications - ASESMA 2025 | (smr 4081)
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Upcoming Seminars

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Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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Feb
2025
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2025
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2025
12:00
CMSP Seminar (Atomistic Simulation Seminar Series): Machine learning approaches in origins of life studies
Physical
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
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2025
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2025
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High Energy Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Joint CM/HECAP Seminar by James Ingoldby
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News

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Group photo, Diploma Graduation Ceremony 2024
Call for Applications, Postgraduate Diploma Programme
Apply by 15 March 2025. Online Q&A session on 27 February at 14:00 hrs
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
ICTP Dirac medal
Call for Nominations, 2025 Dirac Medal
Nominees sought for ICTP's most prestigious prize
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
ICTP-IBM AI Prize
Call for Nominations, Excellence in AI Research Prize
Supported by IBM, the prize is for early career scientists in AI
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
The Hidden Force
The Hidden Force, Public Event
ICTP and INFN celebrate women in science with a play showcasing stories of four female physicists
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
An AI-generate abstract image representing quantum mechanics
International Year of Quantum Science and Technology
ICTP among key partners of UN initiative aiming to highlight quantum science for sustainable…
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation
Spirit of Salam 2025 awardees Qaisar Shafi (left) and Renato Padovani
Spirit of Salam 2025 Awardees Announced
Two recipients honoured for dedication to Abdus Salam's vision  
High Energy, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics
Mathematics
Earth System Physics
Quantitative Life Sciences
Science, Technology and Innovation

Publications

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Journal article
2025
Symmetry-based guidelines for the momentum-space spin textures of magnetic centrosymmetric crystals
Physica B: Condensed Matter (2025)
Sukanya Ghosh | Anita Yadav | Nataša Stojić | Nadia Binggeli
Preprint
2025
Meson-polariton and string dynamics via cavity coupling in Rydberg atom array
Zeno Bacciconi | Hernan B. Xavier | Matteo Marinelli | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Marcello Dalmonte
Preprint
2024
Principal component analysis of absorbing state phase transitions
Cristiano Muzzi | Ronald Santiago Cortes | Devendra Singh Bhakuni | Asja Jelić | Andrea Gambassi | Marcello Dalmonte | Roberto Verdel
Preprint
2024
Nonstabilizerness in U(1) lattice gauge theory
Pedro R. Nicácio Falcão | Poetri Sonya Tarabunga | Martina Frau | Emanuele Tirrito | Jakub Zakrzewski | Marcello Dalmonte
Journal article
2024
Characterization of silicon carbide biphenylene network through G0W0 -BSE calculations
Physical Review B (2024)
Arushi Singh | Vikram Mahamiya | Alok Shukla
Journal article
2024
Solving the puzzle of higher photoluminescence yield at the edges of MoS2 monolayers grown by chemical vapor deposition
Applied Physics Letters (2024)
Faiha Mujeeb | Vikram Mahamiya | Arushi Singh | Mansi Kothari | Arindam Chowdhury | Alok Shukla | Subhabrata Dhar
Journal article
2024
2D/1D VSe2/MWCNT hybrid-based electrochemical sensor for carbendazim quantification of environmental, food, and biological samples
Microchimica Acta (2024)
G. Manasa | Vikram Mahamiya | Brahmananda Chakraborty | Chandra Sekhar Rout
Preprint
2024
Investigating finite-size effects in random matrices by counting resonances
Anton Kutlin | Carlo Vanoni
Journal article
2024
Novel exciton behavior in low-dimensional polarized MoSSe/GaN heterostructures: A first-principles study
Physical Review Materials (2024)
Jifeng Luo | Dawei Deng | Qingxia Ge | Nicola Seriani | Wen-Jin Yin | Ralph Gebauer
Journal article
2024
Spin fluctuations in the dissipative phase transitions of the quantum Rabi model
Physical Review Research (2024)
Jiahui Li | Rosario Fazio | Yingdan Wang | Stefano Chesi
Preprint
2024
Probing false vacuum decay on a cold-atom gauge-theory quantum simulator
Zi-Hang Zhu | Ying Liu | Gianluca Lagnese | Federica Maria Surace | Wei-Yong Zhang | Ming-Gen He | Jad C. Halimeh | Marcello Dalmonte | Siddhardh C. Morampudi | Frank Wilczek | Zhen-Sheng Yuan | Jian-Wei Pan
Journal article
2024
Non-adiabatic Couplings in Surface Hopping with Tight Binding Density Functional Theory: The Case of Molecular Motors
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2024)
Gonzalo Díaz Mirón | Carlos R. Lien-Medrano | Debarshi Banerjee | Marta Monti | Bálint Aradi | Michael A. Sentef | Thomas A. Niehaus | Ali Hassanali

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