Nematic Fluctuations and Quadrupolar Relaxation
Our work on the iron pnictide superconductors has been published in Physical Review Letters. Superconductivity can be induced by substituting phosphorus for …
Electronic Behavior at High Pressure
Recently our group has published two new studies on the behavior of heavy fermion materials under hydrostatic pressure. Jim Lin synthesized crystals …
Glassy Behavior in Iron Superconductors
The iron pnictide superconductors continue to reveal complex and rich new physics. In a recent study, we have uncovered glassy dynamics in …
Three Students Receive their Doctorates
Congratulations to graduate students David Nisson, John Crocker, and Jim Lin, who have earned their Ph.D.’s! Dr. Nisson did his thesis on …
Antiferromagnetic Droplets in a Quantum Critical Superconductor
Our work on the superconducting heavy fermion compound CeCoIn5 has appeared in the journal Nature Physics: Disorder in quantum critical superconductors. Work …
Cluster Spin Glass and Superconductivity in Iron-Arsenides
Postdoc Adam Dioguardi’s work on the iron-based superconductors has recently appeared in Physical Review Letters (Coexistence of Cluster Spin Glass and Superconductivity …
Two New Ph. D.’s Graduate
Congratulations! Students Adam Dioguardi (Thesis: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of the 122 Iron-Based Superconductors) and Abigail Shockley (Thesis: Experimental study of Knight shift …
Knight Shift Anomalies in High Magnetic Fields
Graduate student Abby Shockley’s work on the Knight shift anomaly in CeIrIn5 has been selected as a Editor’s Suggestion in Physical Review …
First Ph. D. Student Graduates
Nick apRoberts-Warren submitted his thesis, entitled: “Investigating Strongly Correlated Electron Behavior in Heavy Fermion CePt2In7 and Antiferromagnetic Insulator La4Ni3O8” and received his …
NMR Study of Electronic States of Bi2Se3
Graduate student David Nisson’s work on Bi2Se3 has recently been published. This compound has attracted significant attention in the condensed matter physics …