26th Australian Institute of Physics Congress and the Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics

Session

AIP CMM: Waveguides, thin films, cavities and nanomaterials

CMM

8 Dec 2026, 14:15

Belinda Hutchinson Building (The University of Sydney )

827. P-wave Magnets and Where to Find Them

GiBaik Sim (The University of Melbourne)

08/12/2026, 14:15

AIP | Condensed Matter & Materials (CMM)

Invited talk

P-wave magnetism has recently emerged as a distinct form of magnetic order characterized by odd-parity spin splitting in momentum space, providing a new platform for spintronics. [1,2] In this talk, I will discuss microscopic mechanisms for realizing p-wave magnetism and their consequences for electronic responses.

First, I will introduce an interacting microscopic model in which a...

88. Effect of thermal annealing on high-performance niobium coplanar waveguide resonators

Arkady Fedorov

08/12/2026, 14:45

AIP | Condensed Matter & Materials (CMM)

Contributed Oral

Niobium has emerged as one of the most promising materials for superconducting quantum circuits. However, the coherence time of superconducting qubits is mainly limited by internal loss mechanisms such as two-level system, particularly at device interfaces. To further reduce these losses, thermal annealing is expected to improve the Nb/air interface by diminishing the surface native oxide....

169. High-Fluence Pulsed Laser Deposition Unlocks a Broad Growth Window for Epitaxial $\mathrm{YBa_2Cu_3O_{7-\delta}}$ Thin Films

Simone E. Cunzolo (University of Wollongong)

08/12/2026, 15:00

AIP | Condensed Matter & Materials (CMM)

Contributed Oral

High-fluence pulsed laser deposition expands the accessible growth window for 50 nm-thick YBa2Cu3O7−δ (YBCO) films grown on (100) SrTiO3 (STO) substrates. By employing elevated laser fluence, high-quality films are obtained across a broad 40 mm target-to-substrate distance (TSD) range, substantially relaxing the growth constraints typically associated with thin YBCO film fabrication....

719. Development and Evaluation of Superconducting Coatings for RF Cavities Operating in Magnetic Fields

Ethan Han (Swinburne University of Technology)

08/12/2026, 15:15

AIP | Condensed Matter & Materials (CMM)

Contributed Oral

Superconducting RF cavities operating in magnetic fields require low loss surface coatings that maintain high performance under cryogenic conditions. These systems are relevant to a range of applications, including accelerator technology, quantum devices, and axion dark matter searches. A key challenge is the development of reliable fabrication routes and a consistent evaluation framework for...

326. Mimicking Lightning to turn Minerals into Nanomaterials

Mr Chenkai Jiang (School of Chemistry, The University of Sydeny)

08/12/2026, 15:30

AIP | Condensed Matter & Materials (CMM)

Contributed Oral

Lightning has long been considered a powerful energy source for prebiotic chemistry on the early Earth. Recent studies show that lightning-induced plasma electrochemistry can activate inert starting materials, such as a prebiotic atmosphere, water, and rocks, into more reactive chemical feedstocks relevant to the origin of life.\textsuperscript{1} Inspired by this scenario, we explore the...