Plenary Lectures:

Sunday, Feb.12 2006 (Chair: B. Batlogg)

9.00	K. Schwarz (TU Wien): Opening, 21st workshop
9:10	Matthias Vojta (Univ.Karlsruhe, Germany): Strong correlation and quantum criticality
10:10	Coffee Break
10:40	Silke Bühler-Paschen (TU Wien): Hall effect to study quantum phase transitions

Monday, Feb.13 2006 (Chair: K. Schwarz)

9:00	Bertram Batlogg, M.Brühwiler, S.Kazakov, J.Karpinski (ETH Zürich, Switzerland): AOs2O6 pyrochlore superconductors: strong correlations and unusual phonons
10:00	Coffee Break
10.30	Matthias Vojta (Univ.Karlsruhe, Germany): Fluctuating stripes in cuprate superconductors

Tuesday, Feb.14 2006 (Chair: M. Musso)

9:00	Jürgen Fleig (TU Wien): Transport and reactions at oxide interfaces
10:00	Coffee Break
10.30	Herbert Dittrich (Univ.Salzburg): Sulfosalts - A new class of compound semiconductors

Wednesday, Feb.15 2006 (Chair: W. Steiner)

9:00	Heinz Krenn, P.Granitzer, K.Rumpf, M.Hofmayer (Univ.Graz, Austria): Magnetization reversal in high-aspect-ratio Ni nano-wires
10:00	Coffee Break
10.30	Johannes Richter (Univ.Magdeburg, Germany): Universal behavior of frustrated magnets in high magnetic fields

Thursday, Feb.16 2006 (Chair: R.Grössinger)

9:00	Sakura Pascarelli (CNRS, Grenoble, France): X-ray absorption spectroscopy to investigate magnetostriction on an atomic scale
10:00	Coffee Break
10.30	Martin Rotter (Univ.Wien/Dresden): The magnetoelastic paradox

Friday, Feb.17 2006 (Chair: C. Ambrosch-Draxl)

9:00	Dirk van der Marel (Geneva, Switzerland): Magnetism ond optical properties of transition metal silicides
10:00	Coffee Break
10.30	Karl G. Sandeman, R. Daou, S. Özcan, N.D. Mathur, D.J. Fray (U.Cambridge, UK): A cheap, clean and green magnetic refrigerant: negative magnetocaloric CoMnSi1-xGex

Evening sessions

Sunday, Feb.12 2006

19:00

Herbert Dittrich (U.Salzburg, Austria): The Zister - a very old instrument

Monday, Feb.13 2006 (Chair: F. Kubel)

19:00	Claudia Ambrosch-Draxl, S.Sharma, J,K.Dewhurst (Univ.Leoben, Austria): Exact exchange within an all-electron framework: Applications to semiconductors and magnetic metals
19:40	Robert Laskowski, P.Blaha, Th. Gallauner, K.Schwarz (TU Wien): Boron nitride nanomesh on metal surfaces

Tuesday, Feb.14 2006 (Chair: P. Knoll)

19:00	Van-Duong Giap, R.Grössinger (TU Wien, Austria): Magnetoelectric materials
19:40	Asier Eiguren (Graz): Strong electron-phonon interaction at metal surfaces and renormalization effects

Wednesday, Feb.15 2006 (Chair: P.Blaha)

19:00	Micro Poster Presentation: Each poster can be briefly presented in 3 minutes (3 overheads maximum) PowerPoint presentations need to be arranged beforehand (please contact the organizer).
20:00	POSTER SESSION

Thursday, Feb.16 2006 (Chair: W. Lang)

19:00	Herbert Richter (Univ.Wien), I.Puica, W.Lang, M.Peruzzi, J.H.Durrell, H.Sturm, J.D.Pedarnig, D.Bäuerle: Angle-dependence of the Hall effect in Hg-Ba.Ca-Cu-O thin films
19:40	Peter Weinberger, M. Valtiner, K.Mereiter, G.Hilscher G.Wiesinger, H.Paulsen, W.Linert (TU Wien, Austria): New insight into the spin transition behavior of Fe(II) spin-crossover compounds - a comparison of quantum-mechanical calculations and experimental results

Friday, Feb.17 2006

19:00

Peter Weinberger (TU Wien, Austria): Slide show: Jemen - Felix Arabia

Posters

• A. Aslam, Salamat Ali, P. Knoll, P. Granitzer, K. Rumpf, H. Krenn, K. Ettinger, W. Lang, O. Glatter (Univ.Graz):
  Physical properties of Rare Earth manganites
• E. Bauer, R. Lackner, H. Kaldarar, G. Hilscher, H. Michor, E.-W. Scheidt, W. Scherer, P. Rogl, A. Gribanov, A. Tursina, Y. Seropegin, G. Giesteri (TU Wien):
  Crystal chemistry and low temperature properties of novel Yb₁₈Pt_51.1Si_15.1 (YbPt₃Si)
• St. Laumann, H. Kaldarar, R. Lackner, H. Michor, G. Hilscher, E. Bauer (TU Wien):
  Crystal field excitations in (Ce,La)Pt₃Si
• Roland Grössinger, P.Kerschl, M.Schönhart, O.Gutfleisch, K.-H. Müller (TU Wien):
  High field properties of Sm(Co,Cu)₅
• Andreas Rief, F.Kubel(TU Wien):
  Disorder in alkal lead fluorides Na_2-xK_xPb₁₁F₁₈X₆ with X=Cl, Br
• Wolfgang Lang, M.Marksteiner, M.Dineva, T.Enzenhofer, K.Siraj, M.Peruzzi, J.D.Pedarnig, D.Bäuerle, R.Kortner, E.Cekan, E.Latzgummer, H.Löschner (Univ.Wien):
  Ion-beam modifications on high-temperature superconductors
• Herwig Michor, D. Dobozanov, S.Manalo, M.Müller, E.Bauer, G.Hilscher, P.Rogl, E.-W. Scheidt (TU Wien):
  Quantum critical behabior in CeNi_9-xCu_xGe₄
• Mauricio Musso, K.-L. Oehme (Univ.Salzburg, Austria):
  Critical behaviour in fluid N₂ and in fluid CO₂
• Sakura Pascarelli (ESRF, Grenable, France):
  Dynamics of the structural and magnetic alpha-epsilon phase transition in Fe
• Ionut Puica, W.Lang, J.D.Pedarnig, D.Bäuerle (Univ.Wien):
  Non-ohmic fluctuation conductivity in underdoped cuprates
• Franz Renz, M.Klein, D.Hill, R.Boea (Univ.Mainz, Germany):
  Magnetic interaction in tetra-, hept-, and nona-nuclear compounds along with switching between unpaired electrons
• Stephan Sagmeister, S.Sharma, C. Ambrosch Draxl (Univ.Graz, Austria):
  Excitations in solids within a TDDFT-LAPW approach
• Reiko Sato, C.Bormeo-Nunes, R.Grössinger (TU Wien):
  Giant magnetostriction on stacked Fe-Ga ribbons
• Ronald Zinke, J.Richter, J.Schulenberg, S.-L.Drechsler (Univ. Magdeburg, Germany):
  Spiral phases in frustrated quantum spin systems