Prof. Dr. Thomas Lorenz

Research

• thermodynamic and transport properties of correlated electron systems
• low-dimensional magnetism and quantum spin systems
• (unconventional) superconductors
• interplay of charge, spin, lattice and orbital degrees of freedom
• transiton-metal oxides
• single-crystal growth

Scientific career

Apl. Professor: May 2015, University of Cologne Habilitation: January 2010, University of Cologne Anomalous Behavior of Spin Liquids: Thermodynamics and Heat Transport Post-Doc: October 1999 until September 2002: Scientific Assistant at the Institute of Physics II,  University of Cologne October 1998 until September 1999: Post-Doc in the Oxide Spin Electronic Network (OXSEN) at the Laboratoire de l'Etat Solide and the Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, Universite Paris-Sud, France. Research field: single crystal growth and studies of the magnetotransport properties of doped rare earth manganites and cobaltates. PhD: July 1998, University of Cologne Thesis: <link de gruppen freimuth mitarbeiter homepages paper_lorenz lorenz_diss.zip>Thermodynamische Eigenschaften des Spin-Peierls-Systems CuGeO₃ (ISBN 3-8265-4179-0) Referees: Prof. Dr. R. Gross, Prof. Dr. A. Freimuth & Prof. Dr. A Klümper Diploma: July 1994, University of Cologne Thesis: Aufbau eines Magnetkryostaten und Messungen der thermischen Ausdehnung von La_1.87Sr_0.13CuO₄ im transversalen Magnetfeld Referees: Prof. Dr. H. Micklitz, Prof. Dr. E. Müller-Hartmann University studies: 1990-1994 University of Cologne, Germany 1989-1990 University of Vienna, Austria 1987-1989 University of Freiburg, Germany

Publications