Topological Insulators, Altermagnets, and other Quantum Materials
Surface states of HfTe$_5$ measured via ARPES and calculated via DFT.I frequently collaborate with experimental groups to guide and explain their findings across a diverse range of quantum materials.
Recent and Current Projects
Identifying multiple topological gaps and hexagonal warping in the layered topological insulator Bi$_4$Te$_3$.
Studying the role of defects and strain in topological phase transition in quasi-one-dimensional HfTe$_5$.
Elucidating the role of the crystal field in the $g$-wave altermagnet CoNb$_4$Se$_8$, an intercalated transition metal dichalcogenide.
Developing models to explain Turing pattern formation in rare earth hexagonal manganites.
Publications and Preprints
(2024).
Directly probing g-wave altermagnetism below and above the Fermi level.
In Preparation.
(2024).
Investigation of the nanoscale stability of the hexagonal rare earth manganites.
In Preparation.
(2022).
Multiple Strong Topological Gaps and Hexagonal Warping in Bi$_4$Te$_3$.
Physical Review B.
(2024).
Effects of strain, defects, and interactions on the topological properties of HfTe$_5$.
Phys. Rev. B.
(2017).
Femtosecond laser induced structural dynamics and melting of Cu (111) single crystal: an ultrafast time-resolved x-ray diffraction study.
Journal of Applied Physics.