Welcome to the Palaiseau Theoretical Spectroscopy Group

The theoretical spectroscopy group develops theoretical and numerical approaches for the calculation of electronic properties, in particular many-body effects in electronic spectra. The research profile of the group has been defined in 2000; it is centred on the theoretical description of electronic excitations from first principles. The global aim is to design techniques which can be applied to a wide range of systems, from small clusters to bulk materials, from metals to insulators. These developments comprise a part of fundamental theory, the design of approximations, the implementation of the new theory in ab initio computer codes, testing and benchmarking of the results, and applications to interesting materials. Applications often combine fundamental questions and technological interest, examples being materials for data storage, for solar energy production or optoelectronics.


News

  • 14 September 2022      Poster prize for Vitaly and Alam

    Vitaly and Alam obtained a poster prize at the Psi-K Conference in Lausanne (08/2022). Well done!

  • 1 October 2021      New postdoc :: Lionel Lacombe

    Welcome to Lionel Lacombe, new postdoc i the group, who is going to work on the connector theory, together with Matteo and Lucia.

  • 1 September 2021      New post-doc :: Laura Urquiza

    We welcome in the group Laura Urquiza, who has finished her PhD in Barcelona and now starts her postdoc with Francesco and Matteo. The objective is to develop and apply theoretical Resonant Inelastic X-ray scattering spectroscopy (RIXS) in strong collaboration with experimentalists.

  • 1 September 2021      New Master Student :: Marc Aichner

    We welcome a new Master Student, Marc Aichner, who is going to work on the connector theory, together with Lucia and Matteo.