[Physics-grads-open] Physics & Astronomy Student Seminar (PASS), Robert, 3/1 (Wed) at 4 pm: "Numerical Simulations of Induced Superconductivity in Proximitized Weyl Semimetals"

[Ming-Feng Ho]

Robert's talk will happen in less than 5 mins!

At Physics 3027 and zoom:
https://ucr.zoom.us/j/98931172603?pwd=S2FqUFpBMDI4bFhOMm9QMkMyekhqZz09
ID : 989 3117 2603
Password : 1216


On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM Ming-Feng Ho <mingfeng.ho at email.ucr.edu>
wrote:

> Happening in one hour!
>
> On Tue, Feb 28, 2023 at 9:00 AM Ming-Feng Ho <mingfeng.ho at email.ucr.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Physics and Astronomy Grads,
>>
>> We will have our PASS talk *this Wednesday (3/1) at 4 pm*.
>>
>> *Robert Dawson* *(5th year; PI: Vivek Aji)* will tell us about
>> superconductivity and numerical simulations. If you are interested in
>> superconductor and material science, please come and join us! :)
>>
>> Also note that Grad Student Coffee Social is every Wednesday at 3 pm in
>> front of the physics building. So you can grab a coffee and snack there
>> before you come to PASS at 4 pm!
>>
>> *Title:* Numerical Simulations of Induced Superconductivity in
>> Proximitized Weyl Semimetals
>> Robert Dawson (University of California, Riverside)
>>
>> *Abstract:* BCS Superconductivity describes the most basic
>> superconducting interaction between two electrons: a phonon mediated
>> interaction between two electrons of opposite momentum and opposite spin.
>> The resultant two-electron correlation function is isotropic in momentum
>> space, with the electrons occupying an antisymmetric spin state. Other
>> types of superconductivity have either been discovered (such as the D-wave,
>> high temperature cuprates) or theorized (odd parity, P-wave
>> superconductivity), but finding naturally occurring materials that support
>> these unconventional states proves challenging. However, it is possible to
>> induce superconductivity in non-superconducting materials via close
>> proximity to a BCS superconductor. In this project, we employ a numerical
>> technique to determine what type, if any, of superconductivity can be
>> induced in Weyl Semimetals with broken inversion symmetry. We expand the
>> electronic wave functions in a predetermined basis and numerically solve
>> the BdG equation, making it possible to determine the structure of the
>> two-electron correlation function.
>>
>> *Wednesday, 3/1, 2023, at 4 pm*
>> *Physics 3027 (Nebula Room)*
>> In case you couldn't come, the meeting will be hybrid:
>> https://ucr.zoom.us/j/98931172603?pwd=S2FqUFpBMDI4bFhOMm9QMkMyekhqZz09
>> ID : 989 3117 2603
>> Password : 1216
>>
>>
>> Current speakers for Winter 2023 are in the spreadsheet
>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xR325pj7zc9jlHSRb7UKDPtRwLuL3hKGxTIeBxi38wo/edit?usp=sharing>
>> .
>> Next we have ...
>>     3/8: Archana Aravindan
>>     3/15: Wenjun Chang
>> ... please stay tuned!
>>
>>
>> About PASS:
>> ---
>> PASS is a weekly research seminar organized by and for grad students in
>> UCR Physics and Astronomy department. The primary purpose of this seminar
>> is to create a safe place for grad students to present their research works
>> and practice how to ask/answer good questions.
>>
>> Look forward to seeing you all on Wednesday and discussing
>> superconductors!
>>
>> Ming-Feng
>>
>> ---
>> Ming-Feng Ho
>> PhD Student
>> Physics and Astronomy, UCR
>>
>>
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