McQueen Lab

Discovering new phenomena through the design and synthesis of new materials

A field-free supercurrent diode

Informal Group Discussion Topic

"The world's first nuclear meltdown occurred in Chalk River near Ottawa, Canada in 1952. The clean-up was done in part by future US president Jimmy Carter. Carter and many other volunteers had multiple 90-second radiation exposures, amounting to 1 year's worth of radiation each time!" - Chris Lygouras

IGD currently organized by: Gregory Bassen

Open Positions

• Always looking for interested and talented graduate/undergraduate students

News and Awards

• Updated references and software!
• Updated publications!
• Welcome to Dr. Eli Zoghlin!
• Welcome to Allana Iwanicki!
• Updated references!
• Updated publications!
• Congratulations to Dr. Berry on successfully defending her dissertation!
• Congratulations to Dr. Pressley on successfully defending his dissertation!
• Congratulations to Izze Hedrick on winning the Astronaut Fellowship!
• Congratulations to Tanya Berry on the Sarah and Adolph Roseman Achievement Award!
• Updated publications!
• Congratulations to Tanya Berry on the 150^th group publication!

Recent Publications (All Publications)

163. T. Berry, N. Ng, T.M. McQueen
Single Crystal Growth Tricks and Treats
arXiv:2209.09370 (2022) [arXiv:2209.09370]

162. T. Berry, N. Varnava, D. Ryan, V.J. Stewart, R. Rasta, I. Heinmaa, N. Kumar, W. Schnelle, R. Bhandia, C.M. Pasco, N.P. Armitage, R. Stern, C. Felser, D. Vanderbilt, T.M. McQueen
Magnetic phase crossover in strongly correlated EuMn₂P₂
arXiv:2209.0170 (2022) [arXiv:2209.0170]

161. S. Chae, L.A. Pressley, H. Paik, J. Gim, D. Werder, B.H. Goodge, L.F. Kourkoutis, R. Hovden, T.M. McQueen, E. Kioupakis, J.T. Heron
Germanium dioxide: A new rutile substrate for epitaxial film growth
J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A 40, 050401 (2022) [Full PDF]

Shorts About Our Work

• Quantum Materials at the ACS Spring 2022 Opening Keynote (McQueen Starts at 52:00)
• 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)