US-India Cooperative Research: Density Functional Theory of the Mixed State in Layered Superconductors with Pinning

0352598瓦尔斯，奥里尔描述：该奖项支持美国和印度的合作研究，题为密度泛函理论的混合态层状超导体与钉扎。 明尼苏达大学双城分校的Oriol瓦尔斯教授和班加罗尔印度科学研究所（IISc）的Chandan Dasgupta教授将进行数值模拟，研究高温超导体在各种类型的随机引脚存在下的混合相。 该项目对于理解超导体中的涡旋性质具有重要意义。 该测试系统是研究淬火无序对固体结构和熔化影响的原型。 密度泛函的方法，这是一个原始的方法研究熔化的有序和无序的涡旋系统，已成功地使用这些调查人员，并有可能在目前的情况下取得成功。 这项研究对于超导性的应用非常重要，可能会产生深远的技术和基础影响。 适用范围：此外，它还将发展美国领先机构与南亚最重要的理论凝聚态研究中心之间的伙伴关系。 PI是杰出的，公认的物理学家和密度泛函技术的领导者。 瓦尔斯教授对超导性作出了重要贡献。 这两个机构的学生，博士后和研究小组将受益于这项合作，该合作由印度政府科学技术部（DST）根据NSF/DST计划共同资助。

0352598Valls, OriolDescription: This award supports the US-India collaborative research entitled Density Functional Theory of the Mixed State in Layered Superconductors with Pinning. Professors Oriol Valls, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and Chandan Dasgupta, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore will carry out numerical simulations to study the mixed phases of high-temperature superconductors in the presence of various types of random pins. This project is important for understanding the vortex properties in superconductors. The test system is the archetype for studying the effects of quenched disorder on the structure and melting of solids. The density functional approach, which is an original method for studying melting of ordered and disordered vortex systems, has been used successfully by these investigators and is likely to succeed in the present context. This research is very important for applications of superconductivity and could have far-reaching technological and fundamental impacts. Scope: Additionally, it will develop a partnership between a leading US institution and the foremost center for theoretical condensed matter research in South Asia. The PIs are prominent, well-recognized physicists and leaders of the density functional technique. Professor Valls has made important contributions to superconductivity. Students, postdocs and the research groups at both institutions will benefit from this collaboration, which is jointly funded by the Government of India's Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the NSF/DST program.