Early Career Researchers on Flat Bands 2026

Date & Facts

01 – 03 Jul 2026

Venue: JMU Würzburg, Building Z6

Registration opens: March 16
Registration closes: May 1
Program announcement: June 1

This workshop is funded by the Cluster of Excellence Würzburg-Dresden ctd.qmat. There is no registration fee, and accommodation expenses can be reimbursed. For more details, please read the Useful Information section on our Website.

Summary

Flat band systems have emerged as as a rapidly developing research area in condensed matter physics. From strongly correlated electronic phases to topological phenomena and unconventional superconductivity, flat bands provide a powerful platform for exploring interaction-driven quantum states. This workshop will focus on recent theoretical and experimental advances in flat band physics from the perspective of early-career researchers working in the field.

Topics:

- Novel quantum phases and emergent phenomena in flat band systems
- Kagome and other frustrated lattice systems
- Moiré heterostructures and twisted multilayers
- Interplay of quantum geometry, topology, and electron correlations

Preliminary Program

The conference program features 26 talks (6 invited and 20 contributed) organized into four thematic blocks, highlighting both theoretical and experimental advances in Flat Band Physics. Invited talks are 50 minutes long, starting with a 20-minute pedagogical introduction, followed by a 20-minute presentation of the speaker’s own work, and 10 minutes for questions. Contributed talks are 20 minutes long, with 15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for discussion. All participants will have the opportunity to present their research during a poster session at the end of the first day.

Organizers
Matteo Crispino: matteo.crispino@uni-wuerzburg.de

Francesca Paoletti: francesca.paoletti@uni-wuerzburg.de

Niklas Witt: niklas.witt@uni-wuerzburg.de

For any questions, please contact us at ecrfb26@gmail.com. One of the organizers will respond to you promptly.

Registration

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