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After a long and highly competitive competition, the University of Regensburg (UR) is one of the winners of the Excellence Strategy.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding the Cluster of Excellence “Center for Chiral Electronics” (CCE) with up to 64.5 million euros. The University of Regensburg has applied for the cluster together with Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Halle, Freie Universität Berlin and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle. The cluster will start in January 2026 and initially run for seven years. The aim of the research collaboration is to develop innovative concepts for energy-efficient and high-performance electronics - based on the hitherto little-used property of chirality.
“The funding of the Cluster of Excellence ”Center for Chiral Electronics" is an outstanding success for the University of Regensburg and marks a new stage in its successful future development. The Cluster of Excellence impressively confirms the international visibility and scientific excellence of our physics, particularly in the future fields of quantum and materials research. We have strategically strengthened this research focus in recent years and also consistently expanded it with resources from the Hightech Agenda Bayern. With this award, the entire University of Regensburg will continue to make significant progress. First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere thanks to all the scientists who have made this historic success possible with their unwavering personal motivation, commitment and innovative strength. Our thanks also go to all our colleagues in science management, administration and infrastructure. We would also like to thank the Bavarian Ministry of Science for its constant and reliable support throughout the entire application process. We look forward to further cooperation with our great partners in Halle and Berlin," said University President Prof. Dr. Udo Hebel after the announcement of the selection decision.
“The funding as part of the Excellence Strategy is a milestone for physics in Regensburg. It gives us the opportunity to carry out pioneering work in a field of electronics that has hardly been researched to date - at the interface of quantum physics and materials science of chiral systems. Together with our strong partners, we want to create the physical foundations for the next generation of energy-efficient technologies. The fact that the panel of experts rated our concept as scientifically outstanding is a great honor for our team and an incentive for the coming years,” says Prof. Dr. Christoph Strunk, physicist at the University of Regensburg and one of the spokespersons for the new cluster. He submitted the application for the Cluster of Excellence together with Prof. Dr. Katharina Franke from Freie Universität Berlin and Prof. Dr. Georg Woltersdorf from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg.
About the “Center for Chiral Electronics”:
The “Center for Chiral Electronics” is a joint initiative of Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Freie Universität Berlin, the University of Regensburg and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle. In their search for solutions for energy-efficient electronics, the CCE research team was inspired by nature: Chirality means that an object cannot be made to coincide with its mirror image by rotation and displacement. This property gives many objects in nature a special stability against external disturbances. So far, chirality has not played a role in electronics. The CCE team is pursuing the goal of developing new chiral materials and concepts for ultra-fast and efficient electronics. The four partner institutions involved each have different areas of focus that complement each other perfectly: At MLU and the MPI there is a great deal of expertize in research on chiral materials, at Freie Universität the focus is on ultrafast spin dynamics and at the University of Regensburg on coherent strong-field control.
The CCE will train highly qualified physicists who can make important technological contributions to semiconductor technology. This will also take place against the background of the European Chips Act, which provides for the establishment of greater production capacities in this area in Germany and Europe. In cooperation with established educational researchers, concepts are also to be developed to get young people more interested in science at school - and thus possibly attract them to a career in research and development.
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http://Further information on the “Center for Chiral Electronics”: https://www.chirotronics.de/
http://Further information on the Excellence Strategy: https://www.exzellenzstrategie.de/
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