Professorial Faculty
Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Ellen Fogh

Professorship

Quantum Magnetism

School

TUM School of Natural Sciences

Contact Details

Business card at TUMonline

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Fogh (*1989) works in the field of experimental condensed matter physics with particular focus on magnetism. Her expertise lies in using neutron scattering techniques in combination with magnetic fields and pressures to investigate how magnetic moments (spins) interact in a material. The collective behavior of such systems may result in intriguing quantum states and phenomena of fundamental interest but also with potential applications in quantum technology. The goal is to understand how these states are formed and how to tailor them.

Prof. Fogh studied physics and nanotechnology at the Technical University of Denmark where she also continued with her doctoral studies (completed in 2019). Subsequently, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland (2019-2025). In 2025, Prof. Fogh was appointed to the professorship of Quantum Magnetism at TUM.

    Awards

    • Lewis-Bertaut Prize (2021)
    • Interreg MAX4ESSFUN grant under ESS & MAX IV: Cross BorderScience and Society (2017)

    Key Publications

    E. Fogh, G. Giriat, M. E. Zayed, A. Piovano, M. Boehm, P. Steffens, I. Safiulina, U. B. Hansen, S. Klotz, J.-R. Soh, E. Pomjakushina, F. Mila, B. Normand and H. M. Rønnow,"Spin Waves and Three Dimensionality in the High-Pressure Antiferromagnetic Phase of SrCu2(BO3)2", Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 246702 (2024).

    Abstract

    E. Fogh, M. Nayak, O. Prokhnenko, M. Bartkowiak, K. Munakata, J.-R. Soh, A. A. Turrini, M. E. Zayed, E. Pomjakushina, H. Kageyama, H. Nojiri, K. Kakurai, B. Normand, F. Mila and H. M. Rønnow, "Field-induced bound-state condensation and spin-nematic phase in SrCu2(BO3)2 revealed by neutron scattering up to 25.9 T",Nature Communications 15, 442 (2024).

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    E. Fogh, B. Klemke, M. Reehuis, P. Bourges, C. Niedermayer, S. Holm-Dahlin, O. Zaharko, J. Schefer, A. B. Kristensen, M. K. Sørensen, S. Paeckel, K. S. Pedersen, R. E. Hansen, A. Pages, K. K. Moerner, G. Meucci, J.-R. Soh, A. Bombardi, D. Vaknin, H.. M. Rønnow, O. F. Syljuåsen, N. B. Christensen and R. Toft-Petersen,"Tuning magnetoelectricity in a mixed-anisotropy antiferromagnet", Nature Communications 14, 3408 (2023).

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    E. Fogh, O. Mustonen, P. Babkevich, V. M. Katukuri, H. C. Walker, L. Mangin-Thro, M. Karppinen, S. Ward, B. Normand and H. M. Rønnow,"Randomness and frustration in a S = 1/2 square-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet", Phys. Rev. B 105, 184410 (2022).

    Abstract

    E. Fogh, T. Kihara, R. Toft-Petersen, M. Bartkowiak, Y. Narumi, O. Prokhnenko, A. Miyake, M. Tokunaga, K. Oikawa, M. K. Sørensen, J. C. Dyrnum, H. Grimmer, H. Nojiri and N. B. Christensen, "Magnetic structures and quadratic magnetoelectric effect in LiNiPO4 beyond 30 T",Phys. Rev. B 101, 024403 (2020).

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