Embryo Cover Petta Group Quasiparticle scattering and interference visualized at the surface of the Weyl semimetal TaAs 1 / 5 Previous image Next image ︎ Related Links Quantum Device Nanofabrication Lab (QDNL) Condensed Matter Seminar Schedule Contact : Jennifer BornkampPhone: 609-258-4371Email: [email protected]Susan SabaturaPhone: 609-258-2667Email: ssabatura@princeton.edu Contact : Sarah SiddallPhone: 609-258-9548Email: [email protected]Condensed matter physics may be described as the search for simple, unifying explanations for complicated phenomena observed in liquids and solids. Advances in the field lead to universal concepts that govern the behavior of a large number of particles. Modern research embraces both "quantum" systems (the behavior of electrons in solids at low temperature) and "soft" condensed matter (liquid crystals, polymers, and biological structure are examples).At Princeton, experimentalists are active in:topological phasesnovel superconductivity in organic metalsspin-liquidsquantum spin-texturestopological insulatorsquantum magnetism in spin-chain materialsthe physics of nanometer-scale structureshigh-temperature superconductorsferromagnetic oxidescharge and spin density wave compoundsmesoscopic properties of subnanometer wiresquantum control of single electron spinsquantum computingthe fractional quantum Hall effecttopological quantum Hall effect and spin-texturesResearch in experimental condensed matter physics spans the departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Electrical Engineering through multiple collaborations and common grants. Faculty M. Zahid Hasan Professor of Physics Nai Phuan Ong Professor of Physics Peter Schiffer Dean for Research Vice President for Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Class of 1909 Professor of Physics Sanfeng Wu Assistant Professor Ali Yazdani Professor of Physics Associated Faculty Andrew Houck Associated Professor Daniel Tsui Associated Professor Emeritus Researchers Ioan-Augustine Chioar Ipsita Das Minhao He Shafayat Hossain Haonan Huang Umut Kamber Gavin Macauley Jeong Min Park Nanny Strandqvist Viliam Vano Jiachen Yu Graduate Students Zijia Cheng Chris Cheung Tyler Cochran Kevin Crowley Mayer Feldman Kaiyuan Gu Haosen Guan Bingzheng Han Haotan Han Jiayi Hu Yanyu Jia Dmitrii Kalashnikov Jungwoo Lee Ryan L. Lee James Loy Sivan Shulman Sangwoo Sim Yue Tang Yen-Chen Tsui Kristina Wolinski Haozhi Xu Xian Yang Research Areas Atomic Physics Biological Physics Condensed Matter Experiment Condensed Matter Theory Cosmology & Gravity Theory Cosmology Experiment & Observation High Energy Experiment High Energy Theory Mathematical Physics Particle & Nuclear Astrophysics Particle Phenomenology Selected Publications