Combining superconductivity with topology in a material could lead to new types of quasiparticles such as Majorana zero modes and thus contribute to advances in the concept of quantum computing.

This PhD project aims to establish new kinds of topological quantum materials through crystal synthesis of candidate materials and the understanding of their physical properties.

Single crystals, such as KH2PO4 (fig. 1a), are central to many fields of science and industry. From all the techniques used to obtain them, growth from solution remains one of the most efficient synthesis route for synthetic crystalline solids in research laboratories and in the related industry.