Welcome to CHIRAL SPINTRONICS 2026, the 6th Edition of “ICMAB Schools on Frontiers in Materials Science and Condensed Matter”, which will be held at ICMAB on 26-7 January 2026.
About the school
Chiral magnetic interactions in condensed matter systems offer a fascinating playground for both fundamental physics and future spintronic technologies. The interplay between magnetism and broken inversion symmetry leads to Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction, promoting chiral spin textures such as Néel domain walls and skyrmions, central to the emerging field of Chiral Spintronics.
The ICMAB School on Chiral Spintronics 2026 provides an exciting opportunity to explore these concepts through a focused two-day program. The school will cover the theoretical foundations of chiral magnetism and its manifestations in real materials, as well as the latest experimental techniques and device perspectives. Lectures will be delivered by leading researchers in the field and are designed to be self-contained, making them accessible to early career scientists.
Participants will gain insight into the mechanisms that govern chiral spin textures and their potential for enabling low-power, high-density spintronic devices. The school will also include roundtable discussions, poster sessions and plenty of opportunities for interaction to foster engagement and collaboration.
Flyer of the Chiral Spintronics School 2026 | ICMAB-CSIC
Lecturers
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Prof. Dr. Caroline Ross, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, USA
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Dr. Vincent Cros, Laboratoire Albert Fert, CNRS Thales, France
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Prof. Dr. Felix Büttner, University of Augsburg and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Germany
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Prof. Dr. Giovanni Finocchio, University of Messina, Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Physical Sciences and Earth Sciences, Italy
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Prof. Dr. Markus Garst, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany
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Dr. Silvia Tacchi, Instituto Officina dei material (CNR-IOM), Perugia, Italy
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Stefano Fedel, Institut de Ciencia de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Spain
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Dr. André Thiaville, Laboratoire de physique des solides, CNRS-Université Paris-sud, France
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Dr. Yuriy Mokrousov, The Peter Grünberg Institute (PGI), Juelich and Institute of Physics Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany
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Dr. Sabri Koraltan, Institute of Applied Physics, TU Wien, Austria
Read more about the lecturers here.
Organizers
Can Onur Avci, Silvia Damerio and Gervasi Herranz, from the MULFOX group at ICMAB-CSIC.
Read more about the organizers here.
Registration
Registration deadline is 16 January 2026. Register here.
Join us in a hybrid format: on-site or online.
School website
Previous schools
ICMAB - Save the date: ORBITAL CURRENTS IN SOLIDS, from 30 November to 1 December 2023
ICMAB - ICMAB School on 2D MATERIALS: oxide membranes, twistronics and beyond
ICMAB - School on STEM/EELS at the forefront of condensed matter
ICMAB - Inspiring exchange at the ICMAB School on ‘STEM/EELS at the Forefront of Condensed Matter’
