2024 Misel Family Lecture: Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Public Lecture
"Magic Angle Graphene: the Twist and Shout of Quantum Materials"
Abstract: The understanding of strongly-interacting quantum matter has challenged physicists for decades. The discovery six years ago of correlated phases and superconductivity in magic angle twisted bilayer graphene has led to the emergence of a new materials platform to investigate strongly interacting physics, namely moiré quantum matter. These systems exhibit a plethora of quantum phases, such as correlated insulators, superconductivity, magnetism, ferroelectricity, and more. In this talk I will introduce 2D materials and review some of the recent advances in the field, focusing on the newest generation of moiré quantum systems, where correlated physics, superconductivity, and other fascinating phases can be studied with unprecedented tunability. I will end the talk with an outlook of some exciting directions in this emerging field.
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Read more about Professor Jarillo-Herrero on his research group's webpage or watch one of his previous lectures on YouTube.
Start date
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, 7 p.m.
End date
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, 8 p.m.
Location