We study materials with strong quantum correlations, with emphasis on unconventional superconductors. We employ a broad range of experimental techniques, including nuclear magnetic resonance, neutron and X-ray scattering and low-frequency optical spectroscopy.

The group is primarily funded by the Croatian Science Foundation through grant no. UIP-2020-02-9494.


Members

PI: Damjan Pelc

 

PhD students:

Marin Spaić

Noah Somun

Luka Rogić

 

Undergraduates:

Ruža Domić


Positions

Currently no open positions


Publications

R. Osborn et al., Diffuse scattering from correlated electron systemsSci. Adv. 11, eadt7770 (2025)

A. Najev et al., Electronic spin susceptibility in metallic strontium titanate. npj Quant. Mater. 10, 4 (2025)

Z. W. Anderson et al., Nanoscale structural correlations in a model cuprate superconductor. Phys. Rev. B 110, 214519 (2024) (Editor's suggestion)

I. Khayr et al., Structural properties of plastically deformed SrTiO3 and KTaO3Phys. Rev. Materials 8, 124404 (2024)

X. Wang et al., Multiferroicity in plastically deformed SrTiO3Nat. Commun. 15, 7442 (2024)

A. Najev et al., Magnetic resonance study of rare-earth titanatesPhys. Rev. B 109, 174406 (2024) (Editor's suggestion)

S. Griffitt et al., Local inversion-symmetry breaking in a bismuthate high-Tc superconductor. Nat. Commun. 14, 845 (2023)

D. Pelc et al., Unconventional short-range structural fluctuations in cuprate superconductors. Sci. Rep. 12, 20483 (2022)

A. Najev et al., Uniaxial strain control of bulk ferromagnetism in rare-earth titanatesPhys. Rev. Lett. 128, 167201 (2022)

S. Hameed et al., Enhanced superconductivity and ferroelectric quantum criticality in plastically deformed strontium titanateNat. Mater. 21, 54 (2022)

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Collaborations & Facilities

Department of Physics NMR lab 

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University of Minnesota Center for Quantum Materials

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Homepage - Superpuddles-Lab

IFW Dresden

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Neutron Sciences

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Data acquisition, handling, and analysis at the Advanced Photon Source

Argonne National Laboratory Advanced Photon Source


 

With collaborators in Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Minnesota, USA, Damjan Pelc has published a review on recent advances in diffuse scattering investigations of materials with strong electronic correlations. The paper describes state-of-the-art instrumentation and numerical approaches that have enabled unprecedented insight into nanoscale inhomogeneity in a diverse range of materials, from high-temperature superconductors to quantum spin liquids. The paper is available here.

 

Author: Damjan Pelc
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