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Research

Goal: The goal of our research is to study the dynamic competition between different fundamental interactions in both molecular and magnetic materials, and to explore and control excitations, functionalities and the new phases that emerge from them.

Spectroscopy of Solids and Interfaces (headed by Prof.dr. Th. Rasing

Welcome to the Rasing/Mentink group

The goal of our research is to study the dynamic competition between different fundamental interactions in both molecular and magnetic materials, and to explore and control excitations, functionalities and the new phases that emerge from them.

We aim to develop new concepts or materials and their applications, based on the manipulation of the relevant energy scales with spin, charge, and/or light. The emphasis is on phenomena that occur on very short (femtosecond) time and small (nanometer) length scales, that is, the fundamental time and length scales of the relevant physical interactions. Here, interfaces start playing an often dominating role and moreover conventional descriptions of matter in terms of thermodynamics are no longer valid.

The most recent lines of interest include the ultrafast and energy efficient manipulation, storage and processing of information, including brain-inspired or neuromorphic concepts of data processing, machine learning and molecular motors.

News and Events

Green IT voucher FNWI

Together with Steef Hanssen (RIBES/Environmental Science, coordinator), Heleen de Coninck (RIBES/Environmental Science), Marieke de Vries (ICIS/Data Science &BSI), Theo Rasing recently received a Green IT voucher for their project "Avoiding the threat of exponentially increasing greenhouse gas emissions from ICT".