CMSA Strongly Correlated Quantum Materials and High-Temperature Superconductors Series: Applied physics of high-Tc theories

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April 1, 2021 9:00 am - 10:30 am
via Zoom Video Conferencing
Speaker:

Naoto Nagaosa - University of Tokyo

Since the discovery of high-temperature superconductors in cuprates in 1986, many theoretical ideas have been proposed which have enriched condensed matter theory. Especially, the resonating valence bond (RVB) state for (doped) spin liquids is one of the most fruitful idea. In this talk, I would like to describe the development of RVB idea to broader class of materials, especially more conventional magnets. It is related to the noncollinear spin structures with spin chirality and associated quantal Berry phase applied to many phenomena and spintronics applications. It includes the (quantum) anomalous Hall effect, spin Hall effect, topological insulator, multiferroics, various topological spin textures, e.g., skyrmions, and nonlinear optics. I will show that even though the phenomena are extensive, the basic idea is rather simple and common in all of these topics.

Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/977347126