CAREER: Superconductivity in Anisotropic Intermetallic Compounds

这个职业项目旨在探索各向异性金属间化合物中的电子输运和超导，如高T_c铜酸盐和有机导体。红外光谱将被用作主要的实验工具。PI最近实施的仪器创新允许进行一系列雄心勃勃的实验，而标准红外设备的技术限制以前使这些实验变得不可能。这项研究的具体目标包括：i)详细考察铜酸盐高T_c超导体和二维(2D)有机化合物的相图；ii)研究电子掺杂和空穴掺杂的铜酸盐之间可能存在的根本差异；iii)考察铜酸盐和有机化合物的层间电动力学。实验工作与加州大学圣迭戈分校材料物理本科课程开发的教育活动密切相关。这个职业计划结合了材料物理方面的研究和教育活动。研究部分主要是利用红外光谱系统地研究了几类金属间化合物超导体的奇异电学性质。一系列雄心勃勃的实验将有助于解决与非传统超导新物理相关的关键问题。教育部分支持开发一个新的本科课程，旨在为学生在工业领域的职业生涯做好准备。对就业市场的分析表明，对材料物理专业和扎实的科学背景的毕业生的需求很大。这项新计划旨在促进当地产业和教育过程之间的紧密联系。***

9875980BasovThis CAREER project aims to explore the electronic transport and superconductivity in anisotropic intermetallic compounds, such as high-Tc cuprates and organic conductors. Infrared spectroscopy will be used as the primary experimental tool. Instrumental innovations which the PI has recently implemented allow for a series of ambitious experiments which the technical limitations of standard infrared equipment had previously rendered impossible. Specific goals of the proposed research include: i) a detailed survey of the phase diagrams of cuprate high-Tc superconductors and of two-dimensional (2D) organic compounds; ii) an investigation of possible fundamental differences between electron-doped and hole-doped cuprates; iii) a survey of the interlayer electrodynamics in cuprates and organic compounds. Experimental work is closely linked to educational activities focused on the development of an undergraduate program in Materials Physics at UCSD. %%%This CAREER program combines research and educational activities in Materials Physics. The research component is focused on the systematic investigations of the exotic electronic properties of several classes of intermetallic superconductors by means of infrared spectroscopy. A series of ambitious experiments will help to resolve the key issues related to new physics of unconventional superconductivity. The educational part supports the development of a new undergraduate program aimed to prepare students for a career in industry. An analysis of the job market indicates that there is a demand for graduates with specialization in Materials Physics and with a solid science background. The new program seeks to facilitate a tight link between local industry and the educational process. ***