We are a condensed matter experimental research group at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA).

TQM develops thermodynamic techniques to study quantum materials at the micron scale in high magnetic fields.

TQM at the Microscale


We are happy to share that Valeska Zambra from our lab has published a dissemination article on superconductivity and high magnetic fields in the TROPIC magazine. The article highlights the history of superconductivity, the development of high magnetic field techniques, and our recent research on the unconventional superconductor UTe₂. Review the latest publication Big magnets and superconductors reinforce one another, yet again!. Image below is the hybrid magnet at LNCMI (Grenoble, France) reaching 42 T, the first time in Europe such a magnetic field was produced by combining a superconducting coil with copper-alloy electromagnets..



Review the latest publication “Quantum Fluctuations Suppress the Critical Fields in BaCo2(AsO4)2 from our graduate student Shiva Safari by clicking the paper title or image below.


Want to know what goes on inside our lab?

There’s a lot that happens at TQM at the Microscale on a day-to-day basis, and we’ve been keeping our social media feeds updated with information about our 14T Oxford Instruments magnet install, ongoing quantum materials research, how to keep yourself entertained when working from home, and other happenings & events around ISTA.


Our Team

Our team members consist of scientists from many different educational and cultural backgrounds.
We seek self-motivated and hard-working individuals that are excited about the fundamental physics of new materials!
Get to know the current members below.





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