Hartmut Zabel

Hartmut Zabel is Professor of Solid State Physics at Ruhr University Bochum, holding the Chair of Solid State Physics within the Institute of Experimental Physics IV at the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy.

Professor Zabel's research focuses on magnetic heterostructures and spin transport phenomena, with expertise spanning superconductor/ferromagnetic systems, nanostructured magnetic materials, and thin film physics. His work explores fundamental properties at material interfaces and across different length scales.

He has led multiple significant research initiatives including the Collaborative Research Center SFB 491: Magnetic Heterolayers: Spin Structure and Spin Transport, and has secured funding for specialized equipment like magnetic atomic force microscopes.

Professor Zabel's research portfolio demonstrates consistent DFG support across material grants, priority programs, and collaborative research centers, with projects examining proximity effects in heterostructures, magnetization reversal processes, and structural properties of advanced materials.

His laboratory maintains strong capabilities in experimental solid state physics, particularly in the characterization of magnetic nanostructures and interfaces between different material systems.