FloQuilt

Bielinski, Nina

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Title

FloQuilt

Author(s)

Bielinski, Nina

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

Physics

Abstract

As physicists, much of our work is tied to concepts of symmetry and order. My subfield,condensed matter physics, considers the powerful physical effects that manifest from theexquisite tessellations of the atomic lattice structure.​​The technique I use in my research, known as Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy(ARPES), works through a phenomenon known as the photoelectric effect, the discovery of whichwon Einstein his Nobel prize. ARPES can help physicists directly visualize the “bands” that theelectrons in crystalline materials inhabit by taking pictures. This tool and the imagery it createscan provide insights into the properties–such as being conducting or insulating—that the systemshould have.​​Taking this one step further, my work pairs this spatially-periodic crystalline framework with itstime-periodic partner: Floquet’s theorem. Disturbing the system in the manner prescribed byFloquet’s theory will cause the underlying electronic band structure, shown in the central image,to be repeated infinitely in both the axes of energy and momentum.​​To express the beauty of this periodicity, I borrowed from another passion of mine – sewing. Thiselement of repetition felt reminiscent of a quilt. Thus, out of this patchwork of data, comes theFloquet-Quilt.

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• Text
• Image

Language

eng

Handle URL

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/132860

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Copyright 2023 Nina Bielinski

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