Physics Colloquium / Prof. Dominik Maximilian Juraschek: Chiral phononics: Controlling materials with a twist

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Abstract: Angular momentum of lattice vibrations is emerging as a fundamental quantity of interest that can be used to engineer functional properties of materials. In this talk, I provide an overview of current developments in the field and present recent predictions of novel physical phenomena arising from ultrafast chiral phonon excitation. I will further address the role of phonon chirality beyond angular momentum, showing that achiral crystals can be made chiral on demand.

Short bio: BSc/MSc in Physics at University of Augsburg / PhD in Materials Science at ETH Zurich / Postdoc in Applied Physics at Harvard University / Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at Tel Aviv University / Assistant Professor (tenured) at Eindhoven University of Technology.