Events

Joe Checkelsky– Massachusetts Institute of Technology Title: Natural Superlattice Design of Modulated Superconductors Abstract: Connecting theoretical models for exotic quantum states to real materials is a key goal in quantum materials synthesis.  Two-dimensional model systems have been proposed to host a wide variety of exotic phases- historically a number of techniques have been used to […]

Xiaodong Xu – University of Washington Title: Observation of Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Effect Abstract: The interplay between spontaneous symmetry breaking and topology can result in exotic quantum states of matter. A celebrated example is the quantum anomalous Hall (QAH) state, which exhibits an integer quantum Hall effect at zero magnetic field due to topologically […]

Jeff Sonier – Simon Fraser University Title: Muon Studies of Superconducting UTe2 Abstract: Recently discovered UTe2 is believed to be a long-sought spin-triplet superconductor, but its magnetic properties and superconducting order parameter are matters of controversy. The observation of a nonzero polar Kerr effect in the superconducting state of UTe2 single crystals exhibiting two phase […]

Nitin Kaushal – Quantum Matter Institute Title: Realization of magnetically frustrated Wigner crystals and a novel multiorbital model in transition metal dichalcogenide based moiré materials Abstract: Moiré materials constructed using the transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) bilayers have been used to simulate the Hubbard model with long range Coulomb interactions procuring the lattice Wigner crystal states […]