Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals (CATS)
Director
Robert McQueeney
Lead Institution
Ames Laboratory
Class
2018-2022
Mission
To discover and understand new magnetic topological materials that host quantum phenomena and functionality for future applications in computing, spin-based electronics, and sensing.
Research Topics
optics, thermal conductivity, charge transport, topological states, magnetism and spin physics, materials and chemistry by design, synthesis (novel systems), synthesis (predictive)
Systems Studied
Systems: semiconductor, metal, optoelectronic and metamaterial
Interfaces: solid/solid
Nanostructured: 3D
Experimental and Theoretical Methods
X-ray diffraction and scattering, neutron diffraction and scattering, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, near-field microscopy, surface science, ultrafast science, high-throughput screening methods, density functional theory (DFT), monte carlo (MC)
Partner Institutions
- Ames Laboratory
- Argonne National Laboratory
- Harvard University
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- University of Waterloo
