Börge Göbel

Börge Göbel is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Physics, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, within the Quantum Theory of the Solid State group led by Prof. Ingrid Mertig. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Natural Sciences II - Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics and conducts theoretical research in condensed matter physics, focusing on topological spin textures and their applications in spintronics and orbitronics.

• PhD in Physics (summa cum laude, 2020), Max Planck Institute Halle
• MSc in Physics (1.1, 2016), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• BSc in Physics (1.2, 2014), Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• Abitur (1.0, 2011)

His research centers on the interplay between topology and transport in magnetic systems, particularly skyrmions, antiskyrmions, bimerons, and hopfions. He investigates their stability, emergent electrodynamics (e.g., topological Hall effect), and dynamics under current drive, with applications in racetrack memory, neuromorphic computing, and quantum devices. A major focus is on two-dimensional materials and electron gases, where he studies spin- and orbital-to-charge interconversion. He has pioneered work in orbitronics, demonstrating the orbital Hall effect accompanying the quantum Hall effect and topological orbital Hall effects in skyrmion systems.

The most recent publications show a strong trend toward the exploration of orbital angular momentum in quantum transport, the stabilization of skyrmions in van der Waals materials, and the development of neuromorphic computing concepts using biskyrmions. His work bridges fundamental theoretical insights with potential technological applications in next-generation electronics.

Börge Göbel is funded by the EIC Pathfinder OPEN Grant "Orbital engineering for innovative electronics" and is a co-supervisor in the EU Horizon 2020 project "SPEAR". He has co-supervised 2 PhD, 2 master's, and 4 bachelor's students and teaches quantum mechanics, including online courses with over 30,000 participants.

• Co-PI, EIC Pathfinder OPEN Grant: "Orbital engineering for innovative electronics"
• Co-Supervisor, EU Horizon 2020 project "SPEAR"
• Network Postdoc, EU project "OBELIX"

He collaborates extensively with experimental groups worldwide, including those of Prof. Stuart Parkin, Prof. Claudia Felser, Dr. Manuel Bibes, and Prof. Albert Fert, and has presented at major conferences such as MMM, JEMS, Gordon, DPG, and SPICE.