Source: European Physical Society • 2024:
Andrea Cavalleri for his pioneering studies of photo-induced emergent phases of quantum materials: from enhanced superconductivity to the control of materials topology. • 2023:
Claudia Felser and
Andrei Bernevig for seminal contributions to the classification, prediction, and discovery of novel topological quantum materials. • 2022:
Agnès Barthélémy,
Manuel Bibes,
Ramamoorthy Ramesh and
Nicola Spaldin for seminal contributions to the physics and applications of
multiferroic and magnetoelectric materials. • 2020:
Jörg Wrachtrup - Pioneering studies on quantum coherence in solid-state systems and their applications for sensing, and, in particular, for major breakthroughs in the study of the optical and spin properties of nitrogen vacancy centers in diamond. • 2018:
Lucio Braicovich and
Giacomo Claudio Ghiringhelli - The development and scientific exploration of high-resolution Resonant Inelastic X-ray Scattering (RIXS). • 2016: ,
Alexei N. Bogdanov,
Christian Pfleiderer, ,
Ashvin Vishwanath - Theoretical prediction, experimental discovery and theoretical analysis of a magnetic skyrmion phase in MnSi, a new state of matter. • 2014:
Harold Y. Hwang,
Jochen Mannhart and - for the discovery and investigation of electron liquids at oxide interfaces • 2012:
Steven T. Bramwell,
Claudio Castelnovo,
Santiago Grigera,
Roderich Moessner,
Shivaji Sondhi and
Alan Tennant - Prediction and experimental observation of magnetic monopoles in spin ice • 2010:
Hartmut Buhmann,
Charles Kane,
Eugene J. Mele,
Laurens W. Molenkamp and
Shoucheng Zhang - Theoretical prediction and the experimental observation of the quantum spin Hall effect and topological insulators • 2008:
Andre Geim and
Kostya Novoselov - Discovering and isolating a single free-standing atomic layer of carbon (graphene) and elucidating its remarkable electronic properties • 2006:
Antoine Georges,
Gabriel Kotliar, ,
Dieter Vollhardt - Development and application of the dynamical mean field theory • 2005:
David Awschalom,
Tomasz Dietl,
Hideo Ohno - For their work on ferromagnetic semiconductors and spintronics • 2004:
Michel Devoret,
Daniel Estève,
Johan Mooij,
Yasunobu Nakamura - Realisation and demonstration of the quantum bit concept based on superconducting circuits • 2003:
Heino Finkelmann,
Mark Warner - Discovery of a new class of materials called liquid crystal elastomers • 2002: ,
Jonathan Friedman,
Dante Gatteschi,
Roberta Sessoli, - Development of the field of quantum dynamics of nanomagnets, including the discovery of quantum tunnelling and interference in dynamics of magnetization • 2001:
Sumio Iijima,
Cees Dekker,
Thomas W. Ebbesen,
Paul L. McEuen - Discovery of multi- and single-walled carbon nanotubes and pioneering studies of their fundamental mechanical and electronic properties • 2000:
Paolo Carra,
Gerrit van der Laan,
Gisela Schütz - Pioneering work in establishing the field of magnetic x-ray dichroism • 1999: ,
Michael Reznikov - For developing novel techniques for noise measurements in solids leading to experimental observation of carriers with a fractional charge • 1998:
Thomas Maurice Rice - Original contributions to the theory of strongly correlated electron systems • 1997:
Albert Fert,
Peter Grünberg,
Stuart Parkin - Discovery and contribution to the understanding of the giant magneto-resistance effect in transition-metal multilayers and demonstrations of its potential for technological applications • 1996:
Richard Friend - Pioneering work on semiconducting organic polymer materials and demonstration of an organic light emitting diode • 1995:
Yakir Aharonov,
Michael V. Berry - Introduction of fundamental concepts in physics that have profound impact on condensed matter science • 1994:
Donald R. Huffman,
Wolfgang Krätschmer,
Harry Kroto,
Richard Smalley - New molecular forms of carbon and their production in the solid state • 1993:
Boris L. Altshuler,
Arkadii G. Aronov,
David E. Khmelnitskii,
Anatoly I. Larkin,
Boris Spivak - Theoretical work on coherent phenomena in disordered conductors • 1992:
Gerhard Ertl,
Harald Ibach,
J. Peter Toennies - Pioneering studies of surface structures, dynamics and reactions through the development of novel experimental methods • 1991:
Klaus Bechgaard,
Denis Jérome - Synthesis of a new class of organic metals and the discovery of their superconductivity and novel magnetic properties • 1990:
Roberto Car,
Michele Parrinello - A novel and powerful method for the ab-initio calculation of molecular dynamics • 1989:
Frank Steglich,
Hans-Rudolf Ott,
Gilbert G. Lonzarich - Pioneering investigations of heavy-fermion metals • 1988:
J. Georg Bednorz,
K. Alex Müller - Discovery of high-temperature superconductivity • 1987:
Igor K. Yanson - Point-contact spectroscopy in metals • 1986:
Ferenc Mezei - Neutron spin echo spectroscopy • 1985: ,
Michael Pepper - The experimental study of low dimensional physics • 1984:
Gerd Binnig,
Heinrich Rohrer - Scanning tunnelling microscope • 1983:
Isaac F. Silvera - Atomic and solid hydrogen • 1982:
Klaus von Klitzing - Experimental demonstration of the quantized Hall resistance • 1981:
No award • 1980:
O. Krogh Andersen,
Andries Rinse Miedema - Original methods for the calculation of the electronic properties of materials • 1979:
Eric A. Ash,
Jeffrey H. Collins,
Yuri V. Gulaev,
K.A. Ingebrigtsen,
E.G.S. Paige - The physical principles of surface acoustic wave devices • 1978:
Zhores Alferov - Heterojunctions • 1977:
Walter Eric Spear - Amorphous silicon devices • 1976:
Wolfgang Helfrich - Contributions to the physics of liquid crystals • 1975:
Victor S. Bagaev,
Leonid V. Keldysh,
Jaroslav E. Pokrovsky,
Michel Voos - The condensation of excitons ==See also==