Condensed Matter Seminar

[EQI] Eddleman Quantum Institute Seminar Series

Abstract: Nanofluidic transport regime, where ions and molecules move through highly confined channels with molecular-scale dimensions, is important for many applications at the waterenergy nexus and beyond. Living systems have mastered nanofluidic transport: they move ions and small molecules across biological membranes using protein pores that rely on nanoscale confinement effects to achieve exquisite selectivity and efficiency.

Abstract: Advances in nanoscience have overcome materials compatibility issues and delivered novel functionalities. The progress has come with various nanomaterials, such as two-dimensional (2D) materials, nanowires, nanoparticles, and other hierarchical materials. There is no silver bullet as a universal solution for various applications. Therefore, heterostructuring to fabricate multi-dimensional or hybrid architectures, in which individual constituents’ properties are designed, is a common and promising way.

Abstract: Quantum twisting microscope (QTM) is a new and powerful platform to study in-situ twistronics and momentum-resolved band structure imaging of 2D materials. Further combining it with light allows probing the optical and optoelectronic properties of two layers of 2D materials stacked on top of each other with a tunable twist angle. In this talk, I will present the development of an optical quantum twisting microscope which is equipped with both vis-NIR lasers and home built Fourier transform infrared spectrometer.

Abstract: Quantum materials give us unprecedented access to a rich tapestry of complex properties that when harnessed allow us to overcome the intrinsic limitations of classical sensing, computing, and storage technologies. The underexplored intersection of strong spin-orbit coupling, electron-electron correlation effects, and local f-electron states provides fertile ground for discovery and the development of next-generation multifunctional quantum technologies. However, due to the vastness of the geometrical and compositional phase space we encounter an exponential wall.

Abstract: Unconventional phases in solids are predicted to arise when a Fermi surface is strongly coupled to bosonic excitations, such as phonons, spin- and density-wave fluctuations, and collective modes emerging in the vicinity of phase transitions. However, isolating relevant interaction channels is challenging, as electrons are typically coupled simultaneously to multiple bosonic modes.

[EQI] Eddleman Quantum Institute Seminar Series

Abstract: In this talk, I discuss why computer designers are looking to develop novel ways of computing for a variety of common but specialized tasks, why spintronic devices, particularly magnetic tunnel junctions, might make valuable contributions to this process, and why success requires considering all levels of the computational stack from devices through the architecture. I illustrate these points in terms of three recent computational platforms my colleagues and I have worked on using magnetic tunnel junctions.

[EQI] Eddleman Quantum Institute Seminar Series

Abstract: Semiconductor materials play essential roles in a host of technologies including computation, photovoltaics, light emission, and spin transport. This talk focuses on first-principles simulations of the structure, stability and electronic properties of novel semiconductor materials, especially hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites and multinary chalcogenide materials.