Abstract:
Quantum materials are a class of materials with rather unusual behavior. The reason for this is that the electrons in these materials do not behave as independent particles but instead show strong, quantum mechanical correlations. The remarkable states produced by these correlations have potential technological applications in computing and sensing, partially because quantum materials tend to respond very strongly to external stimuli. Identifying which materials will show the desired quantum properties and which parameters (pressure, temperature, doping) can be used to tune them is a major challenge for theory, because the very nature of the quantum correlations makes it difficult to compute the properties of these materials on classical computers. In this talk, I will discuss our recent progress in this direction. The focus will be on two-dimensional materials, where the environment provides unique opportunities for tuning the properties.
The seminar will end with time for questions and discussion.
