SSO Seminar with Priscila Rosa

Departments: Applied Physics
Time: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Type: Solid State and Optics Seminar
Presenter: Priscila Rosa
Room/Office: ML RM 107 or Zoom
Location:
Mason Lab Room 107
9 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
United States
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Priscila Rosa
Los Alamos National Laboratory
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
1:00 PM
Mason 107 or via Zoom
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Hunting for topological superconductivity: the case of UTe2

Superconductivity is a fascinating macroscopic quantum phenomenon known for more than a century. Over the past decade, topological superconductivity became a sought-after state of matter, in part due to its potential applications in quantum computing. Actinide superconductor UTe2 is a recently-discovered contender for topological superconductivity, yet its superconducting order parameter remains a matter of contention. In this talk, I will first present a brief overview of key experimental results on the superconducting state of UTe2. I will then discuss recent developments in sample synthesis combined with thermodynamic and spectroscopic measurements that shed light on the role of disorder, magnetic fluctuations, and time-reversal symmetry breaking in UTe2. At the end of the talk, I will discuss current constraints on the superconducting order parameter of UTe2 and highlight some of the pressing outstanding open questions.

Host: Eduardo daSilva Neto

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