McQueen Lab

Discovering new phenomena through the design and synthesis of new materials

Tunable, exfoliatable, trimerized kagome magnets

Open Positions

• Always looking for interested and talented graduate/undergraduate students
• PARADIM is looking for a second materials discovery and crystal growth research scientist to help users and develop new techniques

News and Awards

• Updated publications!
• Lisa Pogue publishes article on The Promise of Quantum Materials
• Updated publications!
• Updated publications.
• Updated publications: congrats to Chris on our first ACS Nano paper!
• Multiple updates to the software page.
• Updated ICSD Submission Instructions.
• Updated publications!
• Updated publications!
• Lisa Pogue publishes article on Science Collaboration 101
• Congratulations to Dr. T. Thao Tran on her faculty position at Clemsen University starting July 1!
• Updated outreach with 2019 work by Veronica, Lucas, and Mekhola!

Recent Publications (All Publications)

123. M. Sinha, T.J. Pearson, T.R. Reeder, H.K. Vivanco, D.E. Freedman, W.A. Phelan, T.M. McQueen
Introduction of spin centers in single crystals of Ba₂CaWO_6-d
Phys. Rev. Mater. 3, 125002 (2019) [Full PDF, arXiv:2001.00235]

122. J.R. Chamorro, A. Topp, K. Sklarek, Y. Fang, M.J. Winiarski, C.R. Ast, M. Krivenkov, A. Varykhalov, B.J. Ramshaw, L. Schoop, T.M. McQueen
Dirac Fermions and Possible Weak Antilocalization in LaCuSb₂
APL Materials 7, 121108 (2019) [Full PDF]

121. J. Yoon, E. Lesne, K. Sklarek, J.P. Sheckelton, C.M. Pasco, S.S.P. Parkin, T.M. McQueen, M.N. Ali
Anomalous thickness-dependent electrical conductivity in van der Waals layered transition metal halide, Nb₃Cl₈
arXiv:1911.05379 (2019) [arXiv:1911.05379]

Video Shorts About Our Work

• Beyond the Elements: Lighter, Cheaper, Tougher Stuff (Corresponding Feature)
• Extreme Materials Synthesis
• A Vision for the Future of Quantum Materials Synthesis
• The Potential Value and Frontiers of Quantum Materials
• Materials by Design for Dirac/Weyl Nanoelectronics (Technical Talk)
• Design of A New Freshman Chemistry Curriculum (Pedagogical Talk)