Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of British Columbia
$150,000.00
Electronic Structure of Quantum Materials
EF 2022-23
Résumé
Quantum materials exhibit exotic effects widely expected to underpin revolutionary advances across diverse technologies, including high performance batteries and supercapacitors, scalable quantum computers, novel architectures to improve conventional computer microprocessors and memory, superconductors to enhance the electrical grid and high-speed transportation, ultra-sensitive magnetic sensors to image brain activity with high resolution, and many others. Elucidating these effects is difficult because they emerge from complex correlations between electrons and cannot be understood in terms of the behaviour of individual electrons. Current advanced spectroscopic tools such as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) interrogate electrons individually and yield only indirect information about electron correlations. To address this critical gap, we will study quantum materials with a novel technique - the first of its kind in the world - to directly probe electron correlations: coincidence two-electron angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (2e-ARPES). This approach uniquely combines coincidence electron-pair detection with high momentum-, energy-, and dynamic time-resolution. Specifically, to achieve the anticipated scientific breakthroughs, the research program will target four research themes: (1) cuprate superconductors and charge density waves systems; (2) multi-band iron-based superconductors; (3) optical tailoring of quantum matter; and (4) Majorana modes in topological insulators. The goal is that the knowledge developed through this research program may allow us to precisely engineer quantum materials and optimize their properties to serve as the foundation for next-generation technologies.The unprecedented insights into the physics and application of quantum materials - allowing us to more fully understand the emergent phenomena and harness them into new technological capabilities - will advance UBC and Canada to the very forefront of this exciting and rapidly growing field.
Programme
Canada Research Chairs
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
CRC-2021-00150
Name nom
Damascelli, Andrea
Department département
Head Office
Organization id
2
Institution établissement
University of British Columbia
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2022
Competition year année de concours
2021
Award amount
150000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
9999
Research subject group en
Not available
Research subject group fr
Non disponible
Research subject en
Not available
Research subject fr
Non disponible
Installment
inst:1;3
Partie
3
Nb partie
3
Application title
Electronic Structure of Quantum Materials
Application summary
Quantum materials exhibit exotic effects widely expected to underpin revolutionary advances across diverse technologies, including high performance batteries and supercapacitors, scalable quantum computers, novel architectures to improve conventional computer microprocessors and memory, superconductors to enhance the electrical grid and high-speed transportation, ultra-sensitive magnetic sensors to image brain activity with high resolution, and many others. Elucidating these effects is difficult because they emerge from complex correlations between electrons and cannot be understood in terms of the behaviour of individual electrons. Current advanced spectroscopic tools such as scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) interrogate electrons individually and yield only indirect information about electron correlations. To address this critical gap, we will study quantum materials with a novel technique - the first of its kind in the world - to directly probe electron correlations: coincidence two-electron angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (2e-ARPES). This approach uniquely combines coincidence electron-pair detection with high momentum-, energy-, and dynamic time-resolution. Specifically, to achieve the anticipated scientific breakthroughs, the research program will target four research themes: (1) cuprate superconductors and charge density waves systems; (2) multi-band iron-based superconductors; (3) optical tailoring of quantum matter; and (4) Majorana modes in topological insulators. The goal is that the knowledge developed through this research program may allow us to precisely engineer quantum materials and optimize their properties to serve as the foundation for next-generation technologies.The unprecedented insights into the physics and application of quantum materials - allowing us to more fully understand the emergent phenomena and harness them into new technological capabilities - will advance UBC and Canada to the very forefront of this exciting and rapidly growing field.
