Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
This group researches spintronics and topological physics using theory and computation, exploring new phenomena and applications like quantized conductance.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: Stipend approximately $82,764 per year plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship at NIST focused on theoretical condensed matter physics, emphasizing spintronics and topological physics to explore new quantum phenomena and applications.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens holding a recent doctoral degree; requires contacting a research adviser prior to application; NIST participates in February and August review cycles only.
Description
This fellowship opportunity is offered through the NRC Research Associateship Programs at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), specifically within the Physical Measurement Laboratory's Nanoscale Device Characterization Division. The research group focuses on theoretical condensed matter physics, with particular emphasis on spintronics and topological physics.
- Spintronics involves studying the interplay between electron transport, quantum degrees of freedom such as spin, and magnetic order.
- Topological physics explores electronic structures that give rise to edge states with quantized conductance, which have potential applications in spintronics and metrology.
The research approach combines analytical techniques and first-principles computational methods to uncover and analyze new spintronic phenomena and the use of topological edge states.
Research Topics Include:
- Spin currents in ferromagnets
- Valley and orbital Hall effects in 2D materials like monolayer MoS2
- Density functional theory applications in condensed matter
- Topological insulators and Weyl semimetals
