Our research is focused on quantum materials — a class of materials which exhibit remarkable properties and have the potential to transform the way we process information and sense the world around us. Some of the research directions we are actively pursuing are outlined below.
Quantum materials – including superconductors, magnets, and topological insulators – exhibit properties that are unavailable in the materials we use in everyday technology. Although the incredible properties of these materials have the potential to revolutionize how we manipulate information and energy, their potential remains largely untapped. Our group is focused on identifying, understanding and controlling untamed quantum materials in order to realize this potential.
We conduct electronic, magnetic and thermal characterization of quantum materials in order to identify and understand their emergent properties. We perform proof-of-principle experiments which illustrate the potential of these materials in next-generation information processing technologies.
We use strain to control and probe the properties of quantum materials. Modest strains can radically transform the properties of materials by driving a phase transition to a new state of matter. The response of a material to strain also encodes information about the electronic ground state which may be used as a fingerprint — allowing us to pinpoint the symmetry of new quantum materials through its coupling to strain.
We design bespoke superconducting sensors and use them to probe material properties which are inaccessible with conventional techniques. These sensors allow us to interrogate ultra-small samples which are too small for traditional measurements.
