From Crystal World to Quantum World
Prof. Toby Kwing To LAI
12:00-13:00 in
Quantum Session
When we talk about “crystals”, we usually think of some terms like “jewelry” and “art”. In solid state physics, however, they play an important role rather than just a decoration. Their elegant structures, periodically ordered atomic lattices with definite symmetries, enable the application of quantum mechanics (e.g., band theory) in understanding abundant properties of materials, including magnetism, superconductivity, etc. In this first part of this talk, I will connect the knowledge of crystals to modern physics. In the second part, I will share my experience on how crystals contribute to the research of solid state physics in an experimentalist’s point of view. I will briefly explain how crystals are grown and discuss some experimental results that obtained from my own crystals.
