Projects

International

skQCI – skQCI
skQCI
Program: Digital Europe Programme
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Project webpage: https://skqci.qute.sk/sk/slovencina/
Duration: 1.1.2023 – 31.12.2025
EMP – Europská Mikrokelvinová Platforma
European Microkelvin Platform
Program: Horizon 2020
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Project webpage: https://emplatform.eu/
Duration: 1.1.2019 – 31.12.2023
Microkelvin – Európska mikrokelvinová spolupráca
European Microkelvin Collaboration
Program: FP7
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Project webpage: www.microkelvin.eu
Duration: 1.4.2009 – 31.3.2013
COSLAB – Kozmológia v laboratóriu
Cosmology in Laboratory
Program: European Science Foundation (ESF)
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Annotation: no description
Project webpage: www.esf.org/esf_article.php?language=0&article=7&domain=1&activity=1
Duration: 1.7.2001 – 30.6.2006

National

MIKROKELVIN – Kvantové materiály pri ultra-nízkych teplotách – MIKROKELVIN
Quantum matters at very low temperatures – MICROKELVIN
Program: Štrukturálne fondy EÚ Výskum a inovácie
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2020 – 30.6.2023
Klasicko-kvantový prechod v mechanických rezonátoroch
Classical to quantum crossover in mechanical resonators
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Človečko Marcel, PhD.
Annotation: The material variability and dimensional diversity of mechanical resonators allows us to deliberately change their physical and geometric properties. Thus by reducing their mass / energy content (i.e. by decreasing their size)while simultaneously cooling them to temperatures close to absolute zero, it is possible to use them as a tool tostudy the crossover between classical and quantum dynamics. The ambition of our project is (i) the study of nonlinear processes in macroscopic resonators based on piezomaterials, (ii) the study of the transition between classical and quantum dynamics by using our custom made mechanical micro and nanoresonators and (iii) to deepen the understanding of fundamental processes of the energy exchange between these resonators and thethermal reservoir leading to the decoherence.
Duration: 1.1.2018 – 31.12.2021
QuTeMaD – Kvantové technológie. materiály a zariadenia
Quantum Technologies, Materials and Devices
Program: SRDA
Project leader: prof., RNDr. Samuely Peter, DrSc., akademik US Slovenska
Annotation: Within the project we will focus on development of particular devices based on superconductors orsuperconducting circuits working up to quantum limit. One of the main goal of the project is a practical amplifierwhich bring real and considerable improvement over the high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) amplifiers. Ouraim is to go beyond the state-of-the-art and fabricate subquantum-limited parametric amplifier, a key element forquantum information processing with microwaves. In order to achieve this aim we will investigate novel quantummaterials which can improve properties of quantum devices. Therefore, the fundamental research of newtopological materials including topological insulators and superconductors will thus be a logical and integral partof our project.
Duration: 1.7.2017 – 31.12.2020
PSI – Prechod supravodič – izolant
Superconductor – insulator transition
Program: SRDA
Project leader: Mgr. Szabó Pavol, CSc.
Annotation: The project aims at understanding the problem of how superconductor transforms to insulator at increaseddisorder. The questions of what is the force driving the superconducting transition temperature to lower values inultrathin superconducting films and what is the mechanism of the quantum phase transition betweensuperconducting and insulating states will be addressed experimentally as well as theoretically. Thesuperconducting films of various content with thicknesses down to few atomic layers as well as thenanostructures and resonators on their basis will be prepared. Transport, microwave and optical properties ofthese objects will be investigated. By means of the subkelvin scanning tunnelling microscope the spectral mapsof the quasiparticle density of states at ultralow temperatures and in high magnetic fields will be measured. Wewill explore possibilities to prepare sensitive photon detectors and amplifiers based on ultrathin disorderedsuperconducting films for the spectroscopy in physics, chemistry and biology.Dynamics of the surface states in another macroscopic quantum object, the superfluid 3He which is thetopological insulator at ultra low temperatures, will be investigated experimentally as well as theoretically. Theobjective is to elucidate the dynamics of surface bound excitations in superfluid 3He by means of mechanicalresonators and resolve if the excitations can be identified with the long searched Majorana fermions.By experiment the recent question if samarium hexaboride is a topological insulator will be addressed.
Duration: 1.7.2015 – 30.6.2019
Supratekuté hélium-3 ako topologický izolátor
Superfluid helium-3 as topological insulator
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2015 – 31.12.2017
CFNT MVEP – Centrum fyziky nízkych teplôt a materiálového výskumu v extrémnych podmienkach
Centre of Low Temperature Physics And Material Research at Extreme Conditions
Program: Centrá excelentnosti SAV
Project leader: prof., RNDr. Samuely Peter, DrSc., akademik US Slovenska
Annotation: Centre of Low Temperature Physics and Material Research at Extreme Conditions Kosice, CLTP-MREC, represents a concept of cutting-edge experimental research institution focused on low temperature physics and material research under extreme conditions. By the extreme conditions apart from low temperatures meant are also high as well as extremely small magnetic fields, extremely high pressures and temperatures, and also reduced dimensions – preparation of nanomaterials and investigations of properties on a nanoscopic scale. Main goal of the project has been to mobilize a common research of constituting organisations and to target it to the area of materials and technologies with a high application potential and technological transfer. The world competitive physics and material science demands the up-to-date research infrastructure. CLTP-MREC has already now in disposal top level instruments and techniques obtained within the framework of the European structural funds, Framework Programmes and other grant schemes but as the most important added value the Centre deems its capability to develop own unique scientific methods, instruments and technologies. The Centre belongs to a dozen world laboratories able to perform experiments in microkelvin range but it disposes also other unique techniques for processing and characterization of materials in high magnetic fields, and at high pressures and temperatures. In this proposal we will concentrate on development of another top level instruments and technologies as well on a synergetic collaboration of our laboratories which represent an important base of the material R&D in Košice.
Project webpage: http://ofnt.saske.sk
Duration: 1.7.2011 – 30.6.2015
Andrejev-Majorana excitácie v supratekutom 3He-B
Andreev-Majorana excitations in superfluid 3He-B
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2012 – 31.12.2014
Extrem II – Extrem II – Dobudovanie Centra pokročilých fyzikálnych štúdii materiálov v extrémnych podmienkach
Extrem II – Center of advanced physical studies for materials in extreme conditions
Program: EU Structural Funds Research & Development
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 28.8.2010 – 31.1.2014
EDUFYCE – Edukačné fyzikálne centrum ÚEF SAV
Program: Štrukturálne fondy EÚ Vzdelávanie
Project leader: RNDr. Zentková Mária, CSc.
Project webpage: edufyce.saske.sk
Duration: 1.9.2010 – 30.8.2013
Bose-Einsteinova kondenzácia magnónov v supratekutom 3He
Bose-Einstein condensation of magnons in superfluid 3He
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2009 – 31.12.2011
CKK – Centrum kryofyziky a kryonanoelektroniky
Centre of Cryophysics and Cryonanoelectronics
Program: SRDA
Project leader: prof., RNDr. Samuely Peter, DrSc., akademik US Slovenska
Project webpage: ofnt.saske.sk
Duration: 1.7.2008 – 30.6.2011
EXTREM I – Extrem – Centrum pokročilých fyzikálnych štúdií materiálov v extrémnych podmienkach
Extrem – Center of advanced physical studies for materials in extreme conditions
Program: EU Structural Funds Research & Development
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 19.5.2009 – 30.4.2011
Sizyfos – Makroskopické kvantové javy a detektory
Macroscopic quantum phenomena and detectors
Program: SRDA
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 1.6.2008 – 31.3.2011
Supratekuté 3He – modelový systém pre kozmológiu
Superfluid 3He – model system for cosmology
Program: VEGA
Project leader: RNDr. Skyba Peter, DrSc.
Duration: 1.1.2006 – 31.12.2008