Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

March 24, 2009

Many-body physics in arrays of ultracold atoms

Tuesday, 24 March 2009. 12:00h Dr. Diego Porras Universidad Complutense de Madrid ABSTRACT: Experimental setups such as trapped ions and ultracold neutral atoms in optical lattices provide us with a toolbox to implement a...

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March 18, 2009

Interplay of Coulomb correlations and geometrical frustration in two-dimensional compounds

Wednesday, 18 March 2009, 15.00-16.00 Dr. Jaime Merino Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ABSTRACT: The behavior of strongly interacting electrons in two-dimensions is yet poorly understood. An important challenge is to understand the interplay between...

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March 4, 2009

Intermolecular interaction in DFT : Application to Carbon Nanotubes and Fullerenes

Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 12:00-13.00 Dr. Y.J. Dappe Institut de Physique et Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg ABSTRACT: A theoretical study of weak interactions in graphitic materials like Carbon Nanotubes, Fullerenes and graphene is...

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February 26, 2009

Control and instability of a periodically-driven Bose-Einstein condensate

Thursday, 26 February 2009, 15:00-16.00 Dr. Charles Creffield Universidad Complutense de Madrid ABSTRACT: Applying an optical lattice potential to a Bose-Einstein condensate gives the opportunity to study coherent quantum phenomena in extremely clean and...

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February 11, 2009

Three-Dimensional Force Imaging and Quantification with Atomic Resolution

Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 12:00-13.00 Dr. Mehmet Z. Baykara Departments of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering and Center for Research on Interface Structures and Phenomena. Yale University. ABSTRACT: Site-specific chemical interactions at surfaces govern various...

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February 3, 2009

Transport studies of self-assembled InAs quantum dots contacted with superconducting leads

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 12:00-13.00 Dr. R. S. Deacon Tarucha laboratory, University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics and QPEC, Bunkyo Ku, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 1138656, Japan. ABSTRACT: Self-assembled InAs quantum dots are a...

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January 22, 2009

Unusual elastic and inelastic behaviors of carbon nanotubes due to molecular encapsulations: Dynamic force microscopy and spectroscopy studies

Thursday, 22 January 2009, 12:00-13.00 Dr. Makoto Ashino Institute of Applied Physics and Microstructure Research Center University of Hamburg. ABSTRACT: Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has become versatile and powerful method for imaging both insulating...

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January 14, 2009

Numerical evaluation of four-center molecular intergals for localized orbitals

Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 15:0-16.00 Dr. Masayuki Toyoda Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) 1-1, Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan. ABSTRACT: We have developed a computer routine to evaluate the four-center molecular...

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December 17, 2008

Dissipative Systems and Non-Equilibrium Bose-Einstein Condensation: from microcavity polaritons to atom lasers

Wednesday, 17 December 2008, 12:00-13.00 Dr. Marzena Szymanska University of Warwick By confining photons in a semiconductor microcavity, and strongly coupling them to electronic excitations, one may create polaritons: bosonic quasi-particles with an effective...

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December 16, 2008

Sculpting Membranes. Mechanisms of Curvature Generation by Proteins

Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 15:00-16.00 Dr. Felix Campello Dept. Estructura i Constituents de la Materia, Facultat de Fisica, Universitat de Barcelona A wide spectrum of intracellular processes is dependent on the ability of cells...