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Condensed Matter Seminar - "Intertwined magnetism, correlations and topology in semiconductor moiré lattices"

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Physics - Condensed Matter
Location
ESB 190
Date
Feb 14, 2025   1:00 pm  
Speaker
Ben Feldman, Stanford University
Contact
Stephen Bullwinkel
E-Mail
bullwink@illinois.edu
Phone
217-333-1652
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Originating Calendar
Physics - Condensed Matter Seminar

Moiré superlattices, formed by stacking two-dimensional materials with a small interlayer twist, have emerged as a remarkably flexible platform to engineer and study novel quantum phases of matter. In this talk, I will describe single-electron transistor microscopy of semiconducting moiré materials, which host a variety of correlated phases ranging from electron solids to topological fluids. By measuring how these states respond to experimental tuning knobs such as twist angle and applied electromagnetic fields, we can relate their properties to the microscopic character of the underlying bands. This enables us to disentangle the respective roles played by the moiré superlattice and the constituent material properties in stabilizing distinct ground states.

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