A recent breakthrough demonstrates moiré ferroelectricity in naturally occurring misfit layered compounds, opening new directions for studying ferroelectric phenomena in clean, bulk single crystals. This discovery, originating from student research, highlights the role of advanced instrumentation in uncovering emergent properties of complex materials.

Successful implementation of a new experimental method for measuring structural parameters under high pressure at room temperature. The method combines a commercial diamond anvil pressure cell from Almax easyLab with the Rigaku Rapid II diffractometer in our X-ray laboratory.

A study demonstrating the elevation of the superconducting critical temperature (T_c) in UTe₂ through the application of intense magnetic fields has been published in PNAS. These findings offer valuable insights into the interplay between magnetism and unconventional superconductivity, contributing to a deeper understanding of these complex phenomena.

The Materials Growth and Measurement Laboratory has expanded its capabilities with an additional spectroscopic technique - far-infrared magnetospectroscopy.

The research uncovers a novel frustrated antipolar phase in EuAl₁₂O₁₉, drawing parallels to classical spin liquids and offering new insights into the behavior of uniaxial electric dipoles on a triangular lattice.

A recent paper published in PNAS eveals a significantly revised high magnetic field superconducting phase diagram in the ultraclean limit of single crystals. The study demonstrates a pronounced sensitivity of field-induced superconductivity to the presence of crystalline disorder.