Our group studies theoretical condensed matter physics, with a focus on spintronics and topological physics.  Spintronics studies the interplay between electron transport, quantum degrees of freedom like spin, and magnetic order.  We use a combination of analytical and first principles methods to uncover and examine new spintronic phenomena.  The topological physics of electronic structure leads to the formation of edge states with quantized conductance.  Our interest is in the use of these edge states in spintronics and metrological applications.

References: 

Intrinsic spin currents in ferromagnets, V. P. Amin, J. Li, M. D. Stiles, and P. M. Haney, Phys. Rev. B 99, 220405(R), 2019.

Imaging the valley and orbital Hall effect in monolayer MoS2, F. Xue, V. P. Amin, and P. M. Haney, Phys. Rev. B 99, 220405(R), 2019.

 

key words

spintronics; electronic structure; topological; magnetism; density functional theory; condensed matter physics; solid state physics; topological insulator; Weyl semimetal;

Citizenship:  Open to U.S. citizens

Level:  Open to Postdoctoral applicants