Project description
Creating and probing new phases of matter with light
Microscopic cavities can lead to strong interactions between light and matter at the quantum level. Cavity photons can generate solid phases that do not occur spontaneously such as superconductivity and topological properties. The aim of the EU-funded Q-light-matter project is to leverage the properties of cavity photons to probe and engineer new phases of matter. To create strongly interacting electron–photon systems, it will couple mesoscopic quantum circuits to optical resonators. New phases of matter are expected to arise due to the interplay between strong electron–electron interactions and light–matter interactions. Furthermore, new theoretical tools will be developed to describe the non-equilibrium dynamics of fermion–boson systems.
Objective
Light-matter interaction is a fundamental physical phenomena that can be used to probe properties of the materials by spectroscopic measurements. However, experimental progress in manipulating light and matter at quantum level opens the possibility of using electromagnetic radiation to control and design material properties, by embedding them into high-finesse optical resonators. Cavity photons could be used to enhance or induce superconductivity, topological properties in electronic materials and to create new quantum phases characterised by new hybrid mixed light-matter quasiparticles. The aim of this project is to use properties of light to probe and engineer new phases of matter. In this project, I will study properties of mesoscopic capacitors and strongly correlated electronic materials coupled to (driven) electromagnetic field of the cavity. In particular, I will focus on creating strongly coupled electron-photon systems in mesoscopic quantum circuits coupled to resonators, on characterising the properties of strongly correlated electronic systems driven by cavity photons and the new phases of matter that can emerge in this context, due to the interplay between strong electron-electron interactions and light-matter coupling. This will require a development of new theoretical tools to study non-equilibrium dissipative fermion-boson systems. Moreover, I will study how one can generate new topological phases of matter with light in the setups based on a strongly correlated electronic material coupled to a (driven) cavity. This projects will be at the interface of mesoscopic physics, strongly correlated electrons and quantum optics, building on my past research experience and the expertise of the host group.
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- natural sciences physical sciences electromagnetism and electronics electromagnetism
- natural sciences physical sciences condensed matter physics quasiparticles
- natural sciences physical sciences condensed matter physics mesoscopic physics
- natural sciences physical sciences quantum physics quantum optics
- natural sciences physical sciences theoretical physics particle physics photons
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.2. - Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-IF-2019
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75005 Paris
France
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