DESIGNING THE PROPERTIES OF QUANTUM MATERIALS WITH LIGHT

The JuraschekLab

The JuraschekLab is a research group at the interface of theoretical condensed matter physics and computational materials science. We investigate hidden electronic phases in quantum materials that can be induced through nonlinear and circular vibrational excitations of the atoms in a solid, also called nonlinear and chiral phononics.

Future solid-state devices will have to be multifunctional, highly manipulable and display quantum mechanical effects that surpass the classical properties of state-of-the-art devices. Their properties are usually controlled by statically modifying the composition and structure of their constituent atoms or their environment with pressure and electromagnetic fields. Our research group takes a fundamentally different approach, by investigating theoretically and computationally how properties of solids change dynamically, when the atoms are collectively excited. For more information, visit our website at .

For an introduction to the theory of coherent phonons and nonlinear phononics, please see the recent 4-hour lecture series from the Nordita Winter School 2023 here: .