Conveners
W4-1 Quantum Materials & CFREF Projects (DCMMP) | Matériaux quantiques et projets CFREF (DPMCM)
- Graeme Luke (McMaster University)
Graphene, a two-dimensional carbon material discovered in 2004, is the hallmark relativistic material. Its charge carriers, although moving at less than one percent the speed of light, are described by the massless Dirac equation (derived in 1928 for ultrarelativistic fermions). These Dirac fermionic quasiparticles carry not only the intrinsic spin-1/2 of the electron, but are imbued with an...
Neutrons are important probes of matter and they are particularly powerful at characterizing magnetic structures. In order to extend the applications of neutron physics we have developed methods for preparing orbital and spin-orbit states of neutrons. Such states may be prepared for the beam as a whole, or with reference to the coherence length of the neutron wavepacket, which is much...
The recent establishment of the Stewart Blusson Quantum Materials Institute (SBQMI) is the latest step in a sustained effort to expand this area of research at the University of British Columbia and move to a global level. The founding principle is to balance strengths in materials, theory, and a diverse range of experimental techniques. Above all though, SBQMI is built on collaboration,...
