2017 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2017

Session

W4-1 Quantum Materials & CFREF Projects (DCMMP) | Matériaux quantiques et projets CFREF (DPMCM)

W4-1

31 May 2017, 15:30

BioSci 1102 (Queen's University)

Conveners

W4-1 Quantum Materials & CFREF Projects (DCMMP) | Matériaux quantiques et projets CFREF (DPMCM)

• Graeme Luke (McMaster University)

1884. The role of pseudospin in the optical and electronic properties of relativistic materials

John Malcolm (University of Guelph)

31/05/2017, 15:30

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)

CLOSED - 2017 DCMMP PhD Thesis Award Competition

Graphene, a two-dimensional carbon material discovered in 2004, is the hallmark relativistic material. Its charge carriers, although moving at less than one percent the speed of light, are described by the massless Dirac equation (derived in 1928 for ultrarelativistic fermions). These Dirac fermionic quasiparticles carry not only the intrinsic spin-1/2 of the electron, but are imbued with an...

1865. Spin Orbit States of Neutron Beams

Prof. David Cory (University of Waterloo)

31/05/2017, 15:45

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité

Neutrons are important probes of matter and they are particularly powerful at characterizing magnetic structures. In order to extend the applications of neutron physics we have developed methods for preparing orbital and spin-orbit states of neutrons. Such states may be prepared for the beam as a whole, or with reference to the coherence length of the neutron wavepacket, which is much...

1793. Introduction to the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute

Prof. Doug Bonn (University of British Columbia)

31/05/2017, 16:15

Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM)

Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité

The recent establishment of the Stewart Blusson Quantum Materials Institute (SBQMI) is the latest step in a sustained effort to expand this area of research at the University of British Columbia and move to a global level. The founding principle is to balance strengths in materials, theory, and a diverse range of experimental techniques. Above all though, SBQMI is built on collaboration,...