Wanzheng Hu
Boston University
Assistant Professor, Physics & MSE
Faculty Host: Sahar Sharifzadeh
Student Host: Aliya Mukazhanova
Refreshments at 2:45 PM
Control Superconductivity with Light
Abstract:
Using ultra-short laser pulses to drive quantum materials out of equilibrium is an emergent technique for dynamical materials control. Selectively driving low-energy excitations using femtosecond laser pulses can achieve novel quantum phases inaccessible at equilibrium.
Combining dynamical light control with ultra-broadband transient optical spectroscopy, we are able to directly probe the dynamics of lattice vibrations and electronic excitations over the whole far-infrared region, revealing the physics behind the transient quantum phases. I will present our recent work on light-induced transient superconductivity in cuprates.
Bio:
Wanzheng Hu got her PhD from Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2010. From 2010-2017, she worked at Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg, Germany. In 2017, she was awarded a €1.79-million European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant. She joined Boston University as an assistant professor in September 2017.
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