Condensed Matter Theory
Odd-parity structural distortion in the relaxor ferroelectric cadmium pyroniobate. Shown are the corner-sharing OCd4 tetrahedra that exhibit tilts like those seen in SiO2.
Our group places strong emphasis on collaboration with various experimental programs at Argonne. Our long-term goals are to make fundamental advances in condensed matter and materials physics as it relates to DOE Basic Energy Sciences mission goals. Our primary research thrusts involve: oxide and topological superconductors; transition metal compounds with novel properties (such as quantum spin liquids and charge/spin density waves); topological properties of metallic and nanostructured magnets and topological excitations in mesoscopic systems; quantum phase transitions in strongly correlated electron systems; optimization of transport properties of superconductors by large-scale simulations; quantum dynamics; non-equilibrium and driven systems; quantum information and machine learning.