dual degree (ph.d.) program in physics (materials)

Motivation and Goals  |  Details of the Program  |  The Institute of Physics (IOP), Chinese Academy of Sciences   |  Nanjing University
Louisiana State University  |  Discovering New Complex Materials and Phenomena  |  Physics & Chemistry at Surfaces: Broken Symmetry
Emergent Behavior in Spatially Confined Complex Materials   |  Condensed Matter Theory: From Quantum Criticality to Topological Matter
Quantum Critical Behavior  |  Correlated Cold Atoms: The Interface between Atomic and Condensed Matter Physics
Extreme Scale Simulations of Complex Materials  |  Materials Characterization with Synchrotron Radiations


 

condensed matter theory: from quantum criticality to topological matter

 

Spectrum of surface states

Spectrum of surface states in a non-centrosymmetric superconductor.

Feynman diagram
We use Feynman diagrams to evaluate the optical properties of graphene.

 

 

 

Our effort in condensed matter theory covers a wide variety of phenomena in correlated electron systems and superconductivity. We rapidly respond to new developments in the field and maintain close contact with both computational physicists and experimentalists. In recent years the focus of our research has been on unconventional superconductivity including iron-based superconductors, Kondo lattice physics and quantum critical phenomena in heavy fermion materials, properties of graphene, and topological aspects of non-centrosymmetric superconductors. We maintain small to medium size groups where students work in close contact with postdocs and professors at every stage of their projects. Our students learn a wide range of theoretical tools and numerical methods, and acquire a broad understanding of complex phenomena in correlated electronic and magnetic materials. These skills allow them to respond to the most current needs of the field and make significant and lasting contributions. For more details, contact Prof. Ilya Vekhter ( ).

 

Our prediction for the anisotropy fo the thermal conductivity in a heave fermion superconductor CeLrLn5 was confirmed in a joint publication with the experimental group from Kyoto University in Japan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: November 23, 2010