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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · 17d

This is really scary - I always thought physics was safe. It would be huge loss to see physics departments close across the country.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Quarter of UK university physics departments at risk of closing, survey finds

Four out of five making staff cuts as physicists say findings are ‘great concern’ for UK’s leadership in important areas

www.theguardian.com

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · 18d

Where to study Physics in the UK? St Andrews in top spot for Physics&Astronomy and place 2 overall! #evertoexcel @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
t.co/tynr1C2V2h

https://www.thetimes.com/uk-university-rankings/league-table

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King group @ St Andrews @kinggroup.bsky.social · 24d

Welcome to Ferran Aliagas Puigdomènech, who joins us from Universiteit van Amsterdam as a new PhD student in the group, working jointly with us and @wahlgroup.bsky.social

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King group @ St Andrews @kinggroup.bsky.social · Sep 3

Many congratulations to Dan on successfully defending his PhD thesis: using LEED-IV to track minute structural distortions at ruthenate surfaces, and understanding their implications on electronic structure. Dan worked jointly with us, @wahlgroup.bsky.social and @diamondlightsource.bsky.social

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Aug 23

Looking for highly motivated individuals who are keen to work on superconductivity in thin films of lanthanum nickelates. The project encompasses thin film growth by MBE, ARPES and STM. For the full advert, see www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/....

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Aug 21

Currently recruiting

https://wahl.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/08/21/currently-recruiting-3/

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Jul 31

That’s calcQPI, our code to calculate quasiparticle interference images, published. We find it indispensable to decipher our measurements! Find a survey of its features at www.arxiv.org/abs/2507.22137, the code is on GitHub at github.com/gpwahl/calcq....

Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Jun 17

Quantum materials making a stretch: giant magnetoelasticity driven by exchange interactions in Sr₄Ru₃O₁₀. Read in www.nature.com/articles/s41... how Carolina established control of the surface magnetization and probed it through Van Hove singularities. #evertoexcel @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Jun 17

Giant magnetoelastic coupling in a correlated ferromagnet

https://wahl.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/06/17/giant-magnetoelastic-coupling-in-a-correlated-ferromagnet/

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King group @ St Andrews @kinggroup.bsky.social · May 24

Paper on phase-selective growth control and magnetic properties of monolayer CrTe2 and Cr2Te3, together with @wahlgroup.bsky.social and @diamondlightsource.bsky.social, out now in npj Quantum Materials: rdcu.be/enrwg

From ferromagnetic semiconductor to antiferromagnetic metal in epitaxial CrxTey monolayers

npj Quantum Materials - From ferromagnetic semiconductor to antiferromagnetic metal in epitaxial CrxTey monolayers

rdcu.be

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St Andrews School of Physics and Astronomy @physastrostand.bsky.social · May 20

We are taking applications for the URF call (royalsociety.org/grants/unive...). Candidates should submit their application documents (draft for the 4 page proposal (royalsociety.org/-/media/gran...) and an up to date CV) by 1 July to [email protected]. Candidates will be informed by 4th July.

University Research Fellowship | Royal Society

This scheme is for outstanding scientists who are in the early stages of their research career and have the potential to become leaders in their field. These long-term fellowships provide the opportun...

royalsociety.org

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · May 14

New preprint from CDQM at arxiv.org/abs/2505.07942: a study by quasi-particle interference and ARPES of the electronic structure of monolayer CrTe₂. Some of the first results from Olivia's STM4. Great collaboration with Naina, Akhil and King group.

Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · May 14

New preprint: Quasi-particle interference of monolayer CrTe2

https://wahl.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/05/14/new-preprint-quasi-particle-interference-of-monolayer-crte2/

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King group @ St Andrews @kinggroup.bsky.social · May 14

New preprint with @wahlgroup.bsky.social on the electronic structure of antiferromagnetic monolayer CrTe2: arxiv.org/abs/2505.07942

Electronic structure of monolayer-CrTe$_2$: an antiferromagnetic 2D van der Waals material

Magnetic van der Waals materials are an important building block to realize spintronic functionalities in heterostructures of two-dimensional (2D) materials. Yet, establishing their magnetic and elect...

arxiv.org

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Apr 24

Peter's inaugural lecture is now available online at youtu.be/U87-k33xGU4?...

Inaugural Lecture Prof Peter Wahl

YouTube video by University of St Andrews

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Mar 17

Meet us and hear about our research at the APS March meeting in Anaheim:

Peter Wahl on 'Why the surface of Sr₂RuO₄ is not superconducting'

Carolina Marques on 'Exchange-driven Magnetoelastic Coupling in a Strongly Correlated Electron Material'

(for times see rb.gy/x6we8k)

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Mar 17

Meet us at the APS March Meeting 2025

https://wahl.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2025/03/17/meet-us-at-the-aps-march-meeting-2025/

Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Mar 11

Enjoying exciting talks and discussions at the retreat of the Centre for Designer Quantum Materials (www.cdqm.uk) at the Burn.

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Mar 10

Our paper on how quasiparticle interference (QPI) can probe moiré electronic structures in twisted bilayer materials is out, bridging modelling of QPI imaging and electronic structure in twisted heterostructures! 🌀🔬
Read the 📄 here: doi.org/10.1103/Phys...
#QuantumMaterials #STM #MoiréPhysics

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Mar 3

Looking forward to the retreat of the Centre for Designer Quantum Materials at the Burn and a programme (theburn2025.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk) full of exciting talks and discussions.

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Feb 24

Celebrating 10 years of ultra-low vibrations in St Andrews, and whatever else there is to celebrate, with a ULV lab cake ...

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Wahl group account @wahlgroup.bsky.social · Feb 5

Interested in an exciting PhD project working in a stimulating environment in the Centre for Designer Quantum Materials, combining cutting-edge experiments, bespoke instrumentation, complex data analysis and numerical modelling? Any questions get in touch, apply at www.st-andrews.ac.uk/pgr/home.htm.

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