| Adventures in Electronic Correlations and Wave Function Geometry inspired by `Twisted’ Transition Metal Dicalcogenides |
| Andrew Mills, Columbia University |
| Event Type: Physics Dept Colloquium |
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| Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
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| Location: 726 Broadway, 940, CCPP Seminar |
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| Abstract: Over the past two decades wave function geometry has played an increasingly important role in condensed matter physics. Over the past few years we have learned that transition metal dicalcogenides, materials such as WSe2 or MoTe2, provide a fascinating laboratory for the exploration of the interplay between wave function geometry and electronic correlation physics. After introducing the basic concepts this talk will present recent experimental findings on Mott transitions and superconductivity along with theoretical work both directly relating to the experiments and with more speculative connections. |