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Speaker:  Sanfeng Wu

Abstract: Quantum critical points associated with quantum phase transitions are highly intriguing states of matter; yet they are difficult to study. An example is the superconductor to insulator or metal transition in two dimensions (2D), a topic that has a long history in condensed matter research, but many problems remain unsolved. In this talk, I will discuss our recent experimental finding of a quantum critical point in monolayer tungsten ditelluride (WTe2), a unique 2D crystal in which topology, strong correlations and superconductivity all occur in a single material. We directly measure superconducting quantum fluctuations, whose behaviors are so anomalous that they call for an unusual explanation beyond the conventional Landau-Ginzburg­Wilson paradigm. 

Host:  Weida Wu