Computational Laboratory of Quantum Materials (CLoQM)

Quasiparticles and excitons: We use large-scale first-principles many-body simulations to understand electron excitation energies, excitons, and optical spectra in emerging two-dimensional materials, including graphene, transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), and magnetic semiconductors.

Moiré structures and tunability: We explore how twisting layers of the same or different materials reshapes quasiparticles and excitons, and how electric fields and strain can tune their properties.

Nonlinear light–matter interactions: We investigate how 2D materials with unique symmetries convert light into new frequencies and generate charge or spin currents, focusing on second-harmonic generation (SHG), photogalvanic effects, and spin photogalvanic effects.

Topological flat bands in spin–orbit-coupled materials: We explore platforms beyond graphene and TMDs, focusing on twisted 2D structures with type-II Rashba and Dresselhaus spin–orbit coupling. Our goal is to create topological flat bands that provide a platform for interaction-driven quantum phases.

Topology in unconventional magnets: We search for new topological phenomena in materials with unconventional magnetic order, including altermagnets, and investigate how magnetic order and symmetry shape their electronic topology.