Physics Seminar: Photonic Topological Insulators: From Theory to Practical Realization

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Place: Namm 823 February 19, at 12:00 pm Presented by Dr. Alexander B. Khanikaev Faculty and students are welcome. Abstract: The past three decades have witnessed the discovery of the Quantum Hall Effect (QHE), Quantum Spin Hall Effect (QSHE) and Topological Insulators (TIs) which transformed our views on the quantum states of matter. These exotic

Physics Seminar: Excitons in atomically thin two-dimensional materials

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Place: Namm 823 Thursday, March 26 at 12:00 PM Presented by Dr. Alexey Chernikov Faculty and students are welcome, light refreshments will be served. Abstract: Since the discovery of graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms, research focused on two-dimensional (2D) materials evolved rapidly due the availability of atomically thin, thermally stable, high-quality crystals with

Physics Seminar: Capturing Correlated Electron and Ion Dynamics in Strong Fields

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Place: Namm 823 Thursday, April 2 at 12:00 PM Presented by Dr. Neepa T. Maitra Faculty and students are welcome, light refreshments will be served. Abstract: The study of electron dynamics far from the ground-state is of increasing interest today in many applications: attosecond control and manipulation of electron and consequent ion dynamics, photovoltaic design,

Physics Seminar: Anderson Localization and Ray Modes

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Place: Namm 823 April 08 at 11:00 am Presented by Prof. Klaus Ziegler Faculty and students are welcome. Abstract: Quantum transport is studied for two-dimensional Dirac particles, three-dimensional Weyl particles and a tight-binding system with a degenerate bandstructure in the presence of strong random scattering. In contrast to more conventional systems, there is no complete