Events

“An atom, a Cooper pair, a Qubit” Cristian Urbina 11 November at 12h 30 Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Facultad de Ciencias – UAM A supercurrent can flow through a weak link—such as a thin insulating barrier, nanowire or molecule—between two superconductors. This famous effect, for which B. Josephson received the Nobel Prize in 1972, has had a...

“Superconductivity, The Iron Age” Peter Hirschfeld 22 November at 12h 30 Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Facultad de Ciencias – UAM Abstract: The new iron-based superconductors have occasioned great excitement because transition temperatures are high, and it is hoped that the existence of a second class of such superconductors in addition to...

"A bit of Quantum in Photosynthesis? Tracking Light-Harvesting on the nm & fs Scale" Niek F. van Hulst 3 October at 12h 30 Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Facultad de Ciencias - UAM Nature has developed photosynthesis to power life. Quantum coherences have been observed in the energy transfer of photosynthetic complexes, even at room...

"Topological Insulators – a New State of Matter" Laurens W. Molenkamp Tuesday, 3 May, 12h30 Sala de conferencias módulo 00, Facultad de Ciencias. Laurens W. Molenkamp, Physikalisches Institut (EP3), Würzburg University. High resolution poster here. Abstract: Topological insulators are a novel class of materials that exhibit a novel state of...

"Majorana braiding in superconductors: How to operate on a Zen Particle" Carlo Beenakker; Leiden University; Lorentz Institute for theoretical physics 05 November Sala de conferencias, módulo 0 Facultad de Ciencias, UAM. Among the many exotic properties of topological superconductors, the prediction that they can host Majoranas stands out both...