The Hirschfeld group studies problems of modern many-body theory associated with quantum
materials. These are condensed matter systems that cannot be described by the
conventional Bloch picture of a single electron moving in a periodic potential. They exhibit remarkable collective phenomena
and novel ordered phases, and are expected to be relevant to the next generation
of electronic devices. One particular focus is on "unconventional"
superconductors, where electron pairing is driven by repulsive Coulomb
interactions. Recently, a second focus has been opened on discovery
of
"extraordinary
conventional" superconductors
including developing high-throughput
computational methods based on density functional theory descriptors.
Current group: Front: Mainak,Clara (NBI), Pawan, Laura (SISSA), Peter. Back: Ge, Siddhant, Benjamin, Phil. Missing: Yifu. View research group alumni and collaborators. Funded by U.S. Dept. of Energy and Nat'l Science Foundation.