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).
Non-relativistic spin splitting above and below the Fermi level in a *g*-wave altermagnet.
arXiv.
(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.