Spin-orbit coupled quantum gases: understanding new generation materials with topological order

自旋轨道耦合量子气体：理解具有拓扑顺序的新一代材料

• 批准号: DP140103231
• 负责人: A/Prof Hui Hu
• 金额: $ 24.19万
• 依托单位: Swinburne University of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2017-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP140103231
• 关键词: Spin; orbit; coupled; quantum; gases

Topological insulators and superconductors are new functional materials discovered very recently in solid-state systems. They have remarkable, topologically protected states on their surfaces that render the electrons travelling insensitive to the scattering by impurities or disorder. Their potential applications in our ordinary life are far-reaching, ranging from novel energy-saving devices to realistic quantum computers. This project will obtain greatly improved understanding of the novel topological states that underlie such new generation materials, by using the highly controllable settings of spin-orbit coupled quantum gases. It will advance Australia’s position at the forefront of ultracold atomic physics research.

拓扑绝缘体和超导体是最近在固态系统中发现的新型功能材料，它们的表面具有显着的拓扑保护态，使电子运动对杂质或无序的散射不敏感，它们在我们日常生活中的潜在应用还很广泛。 -从新颖的节能设备到现实的量子计算机，该项目将通过使用自旋轨道耦合量子的高度可控设置，极大地提高对此类新一代材料背后的新颖拓扑态的理解。它将提升澳大利亚在超冷原子物理研究前沿的地位。