Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance at High Pressure
Optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) of NV centers offers a novel approach to magnetometry in a diamond anvil cell. Matthew Lawson’s …
NMR Under Uniaxial Strain
We have recently developed a new capability to perform NMR on crystals under uniaxial strain. Several correlated electron systems exhibit nematic phase …
Seeking Talented New Graduate Students!
We are actively seeking diverse new talent, and anyone interested in joining a dynamic research group working on cutting-edge research is encouraged …
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 …