This project explored emergent quantum phenomena in low-dimensional materials, where reduced dimensionality gives rise to unique interactions between superconductivity, magnetism, and charge order. Using a combination of neutron scattering, muon spin rotation (µSR), and X-ray scattering, the research investigated materials including transition-metal dichalcogenides and low-dimensional magnetic systems.
In the superconducting compounds 1T-TiSe₂ and 2H-TaS₂, the studies identified a multi-gap superconducting state and unconventional charge density wave behavior, including the first observation of a Kohn anomaly in 2H-TaS₂. In the magnetic systems CuF₂(D₂O)₂(pyz) and (C₅H₉NH₃)₂CuBr₄, neutron and muon experiments revealed field-induced magnetic excitations and a pressure-driven transition from antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic order.
By connecting experimental results with theoretical modelling, this work provided new insight into quantum phase transitions and collective excitations in correlated electron systems, advancing the understanding of how dimensionality and symmetry govern the behavior of materials at the quantum scale.