Condensed Matter Physics

The nature and properties of large collections of interacting atoms are studied. Problems range from exotic quantum phenomena at low temperature to the behavior of everyday materials: liquids, solids, and gases and everything in between.
The charge density at an ErAs/GaAs interface. Courtesy of Walter Lambrecht.
Low Temperature Physics, Quantum Computing, Electrons on Helium, Superconductivity
Soft Condensed Matter, Liquid Crystals, Polymers, Complex Fluids
Nanoparticles, Semiconductors, Surfaces
Alexander Chottiner Dahm Farrell Gao Kash Lambrecht Mathur Petschek Phillips Schuele Shan Rosenblatt Schuele Singer Petukhov P.Taylor Tabib-Azar