Prof. Laura Greene is Looking For Students in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Prof. Laura Greene is currently looking for students to join her experimental condensed matter physics group. Prof. Greene's research is in experimental condensed matter physics investigating strongly correlated electron systems. Much of her research focuses on fundamental studies to determine the mechanisms of unconventional superconductivity by planar tunneling and quasiparticle scattering (point contact) electron spectroscopies, and on developing methods for predictive design of new families of superconducting materials. In her group's quest for these long-term goals, they perform spectroscopic studies of the electronic structure of heavy fermions, topological insulators and superconductors, and other novel materials that show strong electronic correlations. Her group also incorporates studies of superconducting proximity effects on novel normal-state and superconducting materials.

For additional information about Prof. Greene and her research, please see her departmental website. If you're interested in discussing possible research opportunities with Prof. Greene, please contact her at lhgreene@illinois.edu.

Recent Publications:
1. Hefei Hu, J. M. Zuo, J. S. Wen, Z. J. Xu, Z. W. Lin, Q. Li, Genda Gu, W. K. Park, L. H. Greene, "Phase Separation and Chemical Inhomogeneity in the Iron Chalcogenide Superconductor Fe1+yTexSe1-x", New Journal of Physics, 13, 053031; 1-11 (2011).

2. Laura H. Greene, "Taming Serendipity", Physics World, 24, 41-43 (2011)

3. Yize Stephanie Li, Mao Zheng, Brian Mulcahy, Laura H. Greene, and James N. Eckstein, "Growth and properties of heavy fermion CeCu2Ge2 and CeFe2Ge2 thin films", Applied Physics Letters, 99, 042507; 1-3 (2011).

4. C. R. Hunt, W. K. Park, H. Z.Arham, J. Xu, J. S. Wen, Z. W. Lin, Q. Li, G. D. Gu, J. Gillett, S. Sebastian, L. H. Greene, "Evidence of two superconducting gaps in superconducting Co-doped SrFe2As2", (in preparation).

5. H. Z. Arham, C. R. Hunt, W. K. Park, , J. Gillett, S. D. Das, S. Sebastian, J. Xu, J. S. Wen, Z. W. Lin, Q. Li, G. D. Gu, A. Thaler, S L Budko, P. C. Canfield, and L. H. Greene, "Gap-like feature in the normal state of Ba(Fe1-xCoxAs)2, Sr(FeAs)2, and Fe1+yTex revealed by Point Contact Spectroscopy," Invited Proceedings for LT25 (in press), arXiv:1108.2749.

6. Laura H. Greene, Hamood Z. Arham, Cassandra R. Hunt, and Wan Kyu Park, "Design of new superconducting materials, and point contact spectroscopy as a probe of strong electronic correlations", Proceedings of the 1st Centennial of Superconductivity: Trends on Nanoscale Superconductivity and Magnetism. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism (2012) DOI: 10.1007/s10948-012-1635-9.

7. H. F. Hu, J. M. Zuo, J. S. Wen, Z. J. Xu, Z. W. Lin, Q. Li, G. D. Gu, W. K. Park, and L. H. Greene, "Phase separation in the iron chalcogenide superconductor Fe1+yTexSe1-x", arxiv.org/pdf/1009.6010.

8. H.F. Hu, J-M Zuo, J Wen, Z Xu, Z Lin, Q Li, G Gu, W Park and L Greene (2011). Nanostructure of the Iron Chalcogenide Superconductor Fe1+yTexSe1-x. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 17 (Suppl. 2), 1640-1641 (2011). doi:10.1017/S143192761100907X.

9. W. K. Park, H. Z. Arham, C. R. Hunt, and L. H. Greene, "Point Contact Spectroscopy in the Fe-based superconductors", Review commissioned by Reports on Progress in Physics (in preparation).

10. H. Z. Arham, C. R. Hunt, W. K. Park, J. Gillett, S. D. Das, S. E. Sebastian, Z. J. Xu, J. S. Wen, Z. W. Lin, Q. Li, G. Gu, A. Thaler, S. Ran, S. L. Bud'ko, P. C. Canfield, D. Y. Chung, M. G. Kanatzidis, and L. H.Greene, "Detection of Orbital Fluctuations Above the Structural Transition Temperature in the Iron-Pnictides and Chalcogenides", Physical Review B 85, 214515 (2012).

11. Hefei Hu, Jian-Min Zuo, Mao Zheng, James N.Eckstein, Wan Kyu Park, Laura H. Greene, Jinsheng Wen, Zhijun Xu, Zhiwei Lin, Qiang Li, and Genda Gu, "Structure of the oxygen annealed Fe1.08Te0.55Se0.45Ox superconductor", Physical Review B 85, 064504; 1-6 (2012).

12. G. Bosseâ, L.S. Bilbro, R. Valdes Aguilar, LiDong Pan, Wei Liu, A.V. Stier, Y. Li, L.H. Greene, J. Eckstein, and N.P. Armitage, "Low energy electrodynamics of the Kondo-lattice antiferromagnet CeCu2Ge2,"; Physical Review B 85, 155105; 1-5 (2012).

13. W. K. Park, P. Tobash, F. Ronning, E. D. Bauer, J. L. Sarrao, J. D. Thompson, and L. H. Greene, "Observation of the and hybridization gap and Fano resonance in the Kondo lattice URu2Si2", Physical Review Letters 108, 246403; 1-5