DOE OSTI2024
This research project focuses on developing innovative materials that demonstrate unique quantum properties, specifically within electron systems that exhibit complex interactions, known as "correlated electron systems." Unlike non-correlated materials, finding topological phases (special states of matter with protected properties that make them stable against defects) in these correlated systems is a significant challenge. The project aims to design synthetic templates of two-dimensional "Kagome lattice" structures, made from specific materials called iridates and osmates, to study and control these exotic quantum behaviors. To achieve this, the project employs a cutting-edge spectroscopic tools that allow precise analysis of artificial quantum materials in terms of both energy and momentum while they are being created, using a specialized laser-based process called laser Molecular Beam Epitaxy.