Conveners
W2-1 CFREF Projects and Topology in Condensed Matter (DCMMP) | Projets CFREF et topologie en matière condensée (DPMCM)
- Doug Bonn (University of British Columbia)
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Hennadii Yerzhakov (University of Alberta)31/05/2017, 11:30Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)CLOSED - Oral (Student, Not in Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), pas dans la compétition)
We study the spontaneous breaking of rotational symmetry in the helical surface state of three-dimensional topological insulators due to strong electron-electron interactions, focusing on time-reversal invariant nematic order. Owing to the strongly spin-orbit coupled nature of the surface state, the nematic order parameter is linear in the electron momentum and necessarily involves the...
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Dr K. Tanaka (Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, University of Saskatchewan)31/05/2017, 11:45Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)CLOSED - Oral (Non-Student) / orale (non-étudiant)
Time-reversal symmetry (TRS) and topological phenomena associated with it are hot topics in condensed matter physics. The existence of the gapless Andreev bound states on [110] surfaces of a high-Tc cuprate superconductor is guaranteed by the bulk-edge correspondence to a topological invariant protected by TRS. Recent experiment on a nanoscale cuprate island
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Prof. Jeffrey Quilliam (Institut Quantique, Université de Sherbrooke)31/05/2017, 12:00Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
The Institut Quantique (IQ) at the Université de Sherbrooke is an open and collaborative research environment with expertise ranging from fundamental to applied at the interface of quantum information, quantum materials and quantum engineering. In this talk, an overview of the main research directions at IQ will be presented.
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