Topological phases in strongly correlated materialsArun ParamekantiPhysics DepartementUniversity of Toronto

Abstract: Theory and experiments have discovered new topological band structures in avariety of weakly correlated materials. Extending these concepts to phases ofstrongly interacting fermions also remains an active research area. I willdiscuss some of the ideas which are of interest in the field, such as studyingoxide heterostructures, exploring correlated variants of topological bandstructures, melting of non-coplanar magnetic orders to induce topological order,and using strain to obtain Landau-type levels in nodal superconductors.

Bio: Education: Ph. D. Physics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India (2001), B. Tech., Engineering Physics, IIT Bombay (1994); Employment: Associate Professor, University of Toronto (2010-), Assistant Professor, University of Toronto (2005-2010), Postdoctoral fellow, University of California Berkeley (2004-2005), Postdoctoral fellow, University of California Santa Barbara (2001-2004); Honors and Awards: A.P. Sloan Foundation Fellow (2006-2009), Early Researcher Award, Government of Ontario (2009), Connaught Foundation Award, University of Toronto (2006-2008), Geeta Udgaonkar Award for Best PhD Thesis, TIFR (2002)

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Cette conférence est présentée par le RQMP Versant Nord du Département de physique de l'Université de Montréal et de Génie physique de la Polytechnique.