| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/S94452/01 |
| Title: |
Novel forms of order via quantum tuning |
| Principal Investigator: |
Lonzarich, Professor GG |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
University of Cambridge |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 April 2004 |
Ends: |
30 September 2004 |
Value (£): |
308,157
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Magnetism/Magnetic Phenomena |
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Our current theoretical understanding suggests that previously overlooked d-metal materials may be particularly promising candidates for the search for novel forms of order by tuning to the border of metallic magnetism. A large number of these compounds have now been synthesised, but many have not been studied extensively partly because they cannot be metallised satisfactorily by conventional chemical doping methods. These systems present a major opportunity for alternative methods of tuning. In many examples, we believe that the magnetic boundary can be reached in particular by the application of hydrostatic pressure within the range attainable with our current technology.The research would focus on (i) novel metallic states that may have an intriguing connection to elementary particle physics, (ii) superconductors on the brink of ferromagnetism that may represent the electronic analogues of superfluid Helium-3 and (iii) a class of exotic materials that may give us a new perspective on the origins of superconductivity.A key aspect of this programme is the intertwined feedback between theory and experiment in that current theory guides experiment and experiment could be used to test and, where necessary, refine or even revise theory. Thus far, it has proved possible to interpret the results of complex calculations in terms of elementary and intuitive arguments that can be of use to the future development of the field. A key objective of this programme is to continue to seek such interpretations from the systems described in this proposal.
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