Predict, compute, and create new materials with unprecedented coherence times. Explore materials with high nonlinearity suitable for quantum transduction, pushing the boundaries of material science for quantum applications.
Researchers:
Feliciano Guistino
Professor, Department of Physics
Research Interests
- Condensed Matter Theory
- Computational Materials Science
- High-Performance Computing
Allan MacDonald
Professor, Department of Physics
Research Interests
- Interaction effects in the quantum Hall effect of graphene.
- Differences between the Fermi liquid properties of graphene and an ordinary non-relativistic two-dimensional electron system in a quantum well.
- Current-induced-torque phenomena including induced torques in antiferromagnetic metals.
- Rapidly rotating bosons (the boson quantum Hall effect), fermionic atom systems near a Feshbach resonance, and quasi-one-dimensional atomic systems.
- Excitonic superfluidity in quantum Hall systems and the properties of the one-dimensional electron systems that exist at quantum Hall edges.
- Bulk ferromagnetism in the nanoparticle limit, and in transport through arrays of either paramagnetic or ferromagnetic particles.
Alexander A Demkov
Professor, Department of Physics
Research Interests
- Integration of complex oxides with semiconductors.
- Controlling the interface between dissimilar materials using Zintl phases.
- All-oxide quantum wells and superlattices.
- Strain tuning of electronic properties.
- Oxidation and growth mechanisms of oxides on semiconductors.
Sanjay Banerjee
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- MOS and nanostructure device modeling
- UHVCVD for Si-Ge-C heterostructure devices
- Ultra-shallow junction technology and process modeling
Deji Akinwande
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Flexible Electronics.
- Carbon Electronics.
- New Nanomaterials
- Nanotechnology and RF Electronics for Brain/Neurotechnology.
Seth Bank
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Nanophotonic devices
- Chipscale photonics
- Single photon and photon-number resolved detectors (avalanche photodiodes)
- Entangled photon generation (designer nonlinear materials)
- Chipscale integration (epitaxial regrowth)
Jean Anne Incorvia
Associate Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Magnetic Logic Devices and Circuits.
- Neuromorphic Computing.
- Spintronics using 2D TMD Materials.
- Materials for Magnetic Tunnel Junctions.
- Ultra-Scaled Transistors using 2D Materials.
- New Spintronic 2D Materials
Xiuling Li
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Compound semiconductor epitaxial growth
- Optoelectronics
- High frequency/power electronics
- Passive photonics and electronics
- Quantum sensing: deterministic spin defects in scalable hosts (hBN, SiC, etc.)
- Quantum transduction: III-N alloys
- Nanowire-based optoelectronics
- Integrated photonics
Emanuel Tutuc
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Rotationally Controlled van der Waals Heterosturctures.
- Controlled Moiré Patterns of 2D Materials.
- Resonant Tunneling and Exciton Condensates in Double Layers of 2D Materials.
- Growth of Germanium, Silicon Nanowires and Core-Shell Heterostructures.
Edward T. Yu
Professor, Chandra Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research Interests
- Semiconductor materials and solid-state nanostructures: Strain engineering in semiconductors; Quantum light emission; Renewable energy (PV, PEC); Resistive switching phenomena
- Nanoscale materials characterization: Proximal probe techniques for electronic, optical, thermal, electromechanical characterization at the nanoscale.
- Large-area, nanoscale patterning by self-assembly patterning with <100nm resolution; new self-assembly techniques enable patterning speeds of >200 cm2/min;
- Broadband, omnidirectional anti-reflective surfaces, structural color, nanoparticle-based materials, physically unclonable structures, etc.
Yuanyue Liu
Assistant Professor, Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
- Atomistic modeling methods to understand, design and discover materials for electronics and energy applications.
- Electronic transport, electrocatalysis, 2D materials, and semiconductors.
Jim Chelikowsky
Professor, Departments of Physics, Chemical Engineering, and Chemistry
Research Interests
- Quantum models for functionalized nanostructures
- High performance algorithms for material properties
- Discovery and design of materials using machine learning and computation.
Wennie Wang
Assistant Professor, McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
- Optoelectronic properties of semiconductors
- Defects, surfaces, and interfaces
- Catalysis, neuromorphic computing, defect-based quantum computing
Graeme Henkelman
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Research Interests
- Saddle point finding methods.
- Long timescale dynamics.
- Chemistry at surfaces.
- Nanoparticle catalysis.
- Bader charge density analysis.
- Materials for rechargeable ion batteries.
- Machine learning for atomistic simulation.
Junyeong Ahn
Assistant Professor, Departments of Physics
Research Interests
- Quantum condensed matter theory: Topology and correlation in quantum matter.
- Quantum theory of light-matter interaction: Nonlinear transports and optics, Floquet theory, and cavity quantum electrodynamics
- Quantum information in condensed matter: Quantum geometry and quantum entanglement
