Topological and Correlated Phases in Thin Films of Cadmium Arsenide

Event Start:
2026-01-15T10:00:00
Event End:
2026-01-15T11:00:00
Event Information:

Bulk cadmium arsenide (Cd3As2) hosts topologically non-trivial bands in its electronic structure.  In thin films, it can be engineered to a variety of new topological phases.  In this talk, we will discuss topological and correlated insulator states in high-quality quantum wells of Cd3As2, which we grow by molecular beam epitaxy.  Using Landau level spectroscopy, we show that the films transition to a two-dimensional topological insulator phase at quantum well thicknesses around 20 nm.

Event Location:
BRIM 311
Speaker:
Susanne Stemmer (UCSB)
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Add to Calendar Event Start: 2026-01-15T10:00:00 Event End: 2026-01-15T11:00:00 Topological and Correlated Phases in Thin Films of Cadmium Arsenide Event Information: Bulk cadmium arsenide (Cd3As2) hosts topologically non-trivial bands in its electronic structure.  In thin films, it can be engineered to a variety of new topological phases.  In this talk, we will discuss topological and correlated insulator states in high-quality quantum wells of Cd3As2, which we grow by molecular beam epitaxy.  Using Landau level spectroscopy, we show that the films transition to a two-dimensional topological insulator phase at quantum well thicknesses around 20 nm. Event Location: BRIM 311

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