Superconductivity, magnetism, and optical properties are just a few of the topics pursued within CMP, where research aims at the discovery, understanding and control of materials and their physical properties by experimental, computational and/or theoretical means. At Iowa State the large CMP program encourages extensive collaborations so that discoveries of new materials or properties are quickly and exhaustively investigated via extensive experimental and theoretical tools and lively discussions. Investigations may involve travel or collaboration to use specialized national or international facilities. The research often yields new insights to understand, enhance or control physical properties, which may lead to fundamental new knowledge and to new materials, products or tools.
Most of our research is conducted within Ames Laboratory's Division of Materials Science and Engineering.
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Angle Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy We use optical and electron spectroscopies to study electronic properties of strongly correlated materials. Those include high temperature superconductors, novel conventional superconductors and heavy fermion systems. They are not only technologically relevant, but also display range of fascinating physical properties. Our goal is to understand how the electronic excitations give rise to these highly unusual properties. |
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Novel Materials and Ground States Design, discovery, growth and characterization of novel materials - often in single crystal form - and study of their interesting physical properties. |
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Paul C. Canfield Sergey L. Bud'ko Valentin Taufour Anton Jesche Tai Kong Udhara Kaluarachchi |
Stella Kim |
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Synthesis, characterization and physical property measurements of polycrystalline and single crystal samples of materials with interesting properties and ground states, including cuprate and FeAs- based high temperature superconductors and related materials, low- dimensional magnetic insulators, and d-electron heavy fermion compounds. |
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David C. Johnston Yogesh Singh Ramesh Nath |
Supriyo Das Kyle McFadden |
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Superconductivity & Magnetism Low-temperature Laboratory Development and application of advanced electromagnetic and thermodynamic measurements for studies of superconductivity, magnetism, and their coexistence in novel materials at low temperatures. |
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Ruslan Prozorov (web: personal, AmesLab) postdoctoral researcher: undergraduate: |
graduate: graduate student position available |
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Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Light Localization Development of a theoretical understanding of the properties of disordered systems, photonic crystals, metamaterials, left-handed materials, random lasers, nonlinear systems, and amorphous semiconductors. |
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Costas M. Soukoulis |
Weitao Dai Anan Fang Bingnan Wang Rongkuo Zhao |
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Theory for strongly correlated quantum systems Unconventional superconductivity, quantum magnetism and disordered systems. |
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Joerg Schmalian Rafael M. Fernandes |
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Theory, Magnetism, and Electronic Structure The investigation of the underlying quantum mechanical mechanisms giving rise to important and unusual structural, magnetic, electronic or optical properties of materials. Recent investigations have involved phase transitions, phonons, magnetism, and superconductivity. |
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Bruce Harmon Yongbin Lee |
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An interdisciplinary research effort on the physics and chemistry of molecular spin arrays. |
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Marshall Luban Yuji Furukawa |
Steven Yeninas | |
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Neutron and X-ray Scattering Group The group is dedicated to the use of neutron and x-ray scattering for the study of condensed matter physics and materials science. |
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Alan I. Goldman |
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Nanostructures and correlated electron systems |
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Tianqi Li Liang Luo John Solomon |
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Nanostructure growth on surfaces This project focuses on low dimensional surface structures (ultrathin metallic films, islands, wires, etc.) |
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Michael C. Tringides |
Matthew Hershberger Daniel McDougall |
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Superconductivity Theory Behavior of Arikosov vortices, multiband superconductivity, effects of anisotropy, electrodynamic behavior of current-carrying superconductors subjected to magnetic fields. |
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John R. Clem |
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Far-from-equilibrium Processes in Physical Systems We utilize the concepts and methods of non-equilibrium statistical physics and multiscale modeling to develop predictive models and simulation algorithms for a range of physical, chemical, and materials systems. Focus areas and applications include: (i) growth and relaxation of epitaxial thin films and nanostructures; (ii) spatio-temporal behavior in catalytic surface reactions; (iii) transport and reaction in mesoporous systems; (iv) non-equilibrium phase transitions in reaction-diffusion systems. |
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Jim Evans Da-Jiang Liu Yong Han |
David Ackerman Jing Wang Chi-Jen Wang |
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