Special Condensed Matter Seminar Speaker: Allen Scheie Title: "The old and the new: Probing elemental gadolinium and quantum entanglement with neutron scattering" Abstract: Doing experiments on quantum materials often not nearly as hard as interpreting those experiments. In this talk I discuss two projects where neutron scattering data was analyzed in a new way to […]
Title: New Pathways for Topological Flat Bands, and Roton Condensate in Fractional Quantum Anomalous Hall Systems Abstract: Recent studies on topological flat bands in moiré superlattices have revealed fascinating new phenomena, such as the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect (FQAH). In this talk, we will discuss two interrelated topics: (1) new strategies for creating exact […]
Title: Moiré magnetism in twisted two-dimensional magnets Abstract: Moiré superlattice emerges from the interference between two mismatched atomic lattices, and it has led to tremendous success in designing and tailoring the electronic states in two-dimensional (2D) homo- and hetero-structures. Yet, the power of moiré superlattice in controlling the spin degree of freedom and thus modifying the magnetic states is much less […]
"Programmable Emulsions By Design" Presented by Jasna Brujic, a leading soft condensed matter experimentalist from NYU
Host: Yi Li Critical Filaments and Fractal-Mediated Superconductivity in Quasiperiodic Twisted Bilayer Graphene The electronic properties of quantum materials depend on the symmetry, topology, and spatial structure of electron wave functions. It was previously shown that superconductivity can be boosted by spatially rarified wave functions shaped by random or structured inhomogeneity. Recently, the twisting of […]
Title: Neutron studies of SrCu2(BO3)2 under extreme conditions–a fruit fly for quantum many body physics Abstract: Neutron spectroscopy offer a unique insight into the emergent quantum phases and entangled dynamics in quantum materials. A textbook example is offered by the compound SrCu2(BO3)2 realizing the theoretical Shastry-Sutherland model, which reveal a plethora of intriguing phenomena including: […]
Title: Tensor network simulation in strongly correlated systems: past, present and future Abstract: Tensor network states are new kinds of variational wavefunctions that help us to understand quantum phases and phase transitions beyond Landau paradigm. In this talk, I will first review the major development of tensor network simulation in the past two decades. […]