McQueen Lab

Discovering new phenomena through the design and synthesis of new materials

Tunable, exfoliatable, trimerized kagome magnets

Open Positions

• Looking for two postdoctoral fellows in quantum materials
• Always looking for interested and talented graduate/undergraduate students

News and Awards

• Welcome to Peter Orban!
• Updated publications!
• Congratulations to Dr. Juan Chamorro on his successful defense in December!
• Updated publications!
• Updated group members (welcome to Jason and Izze who started in early 2020)!
• Welcome to Austin Ferrenti and Benjamin Redemann!
• Congratulations to Dr. Chris Pasco on his successful defense in September!
• Updated publications!
• Updated resources, including removal of the decommissioned HHPC and improved MARCC tutorials (thanks Lisa!)
• Updated publications!
• Lisa Pogue publishes article on Science: This is How We Do It
• Updated group members: welcome new students and visitors!

Recent Publications (All Publications)

140. V.J. Stewart, J.R. Chamorro, T.M. McQueen
Integer vs. half-integer spin on an approximate honeycomb lattice
arXiv:2103.16684 (2021) [arXiv:2103.16684]

139. Heng Wu, Y. Wang, P.K. Sivakumar, C.M. Pasco, S.S.P. Parkin, Y.-J. Zeng, T.M. McQueen, M.N. Ali
Realization of the field-free Josephson diode
arXiv:2103.15809 (2021) [arXiv:2103.15809]

138. W. Yanez, Y. Ou, R. Xiao, J. Koo, J.T. Held, S. Ghosh, J. Rable, T. Pillsbury, E.G. Delgado, K. Yang, J.R. Chamorro, A.J. Grutter, P. Quarterman, A. Richardella, A. Sengupta, T.M. McQueen, J.A. Borchers, K.A. Mikhoyan, B. Yan, N. Samarth
Spin and charge interconversion in Dirac semimetal thin films
arXiv:2103.00653 (2021) [arXiv:2103.00653]

Shorts About Our Work

• Making Stuff Up: The PARADIM Bulk Crystal Growth Facility
• Researchers accidentally uncover new magnetic phenomenon (a story of materials discovery, see also phys.org)
• The Magic Shop (a story of materials creation)
• 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
• The Promise of Quantum Materials (Lisa Pogue)
• Science: This is How We Do It (Lisa Pogue)
• Materials by Design for Dirac/Weyl Nanoelectronics (Technical Talk)
• Guided Materials Discovery and PARADIM Tour (Prof. McQueen, Lucas Pressley, Mekhola Sinha)
• Design of A New Freshman Chemistry Curriculum (Pedagogical Talk)