US-AUST Colloquium. Generating an anomalous Hall effect in a non-magnetic conductor: an in-plane magnetic field as a probe of the Berry curvature

Assoc. Prof. Dimi Culcer, UNSW School of Physics

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Assoc. Prof’s Culcer’s research group focuses on quantum transport and quantum computing. You can read our recent review on transport in topological materials here.

In their research on quantum transport, their focus is on systems with strong spin-orbit interactions, such as topological insulators, Weyl semimetals, transition metal dichalcogenides and holes in semiconductor nanostructures. “We are interested in nonequilibrium phenomena such as charge and spin transport that involve the interplay of spin-orbit coupling and associated topological quantities with disorder, carrier-carrier interactions, as well as external electric and magnetic fields,” says Dimi.

Their group is developing a program to understand the non-linear electrical and optical response of topological states, which serves as a platform towards an understanding of topological materials in general.

This talk is part of an ongoing series of talks by US and Australian researchers presenting novel developments in condensed matter and cold atomic physics, enriching connections between the two physics communities. Co-presented by FLEET, Monash School of Physics and Astronomy, and the Joint Quantum Institute.