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Strongly correlated electron–photon systems

Abstract:

An important goal of modern condensed-matter physics involves the search for states of matter with emergent properties and desirable functionalities. Although the tools for material design remain relatively limited, notable advances have been recently achieved by controlling interactions at heterointerfaces, precise alignment of low-dimensional materials and the use of extreme pressures. Here we highlight a paradigm based on controlling light–matter interactions, which provides a way to manipulate and synthesize strongly correlated quantum matter. We consider the case in which both electron–electron and electron–photon interactions are strong and give rise to a variety of phenomena. Photon-mediated superconductivity, cavity fractional quantum Hall physics and optically driven topological phenomena in low dimensions are among the frontiers discussed in this Perspective, which highlights a field that we term here ‘strongly correlated electron–photon science’.

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1038/s41586-022-04726-w

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ORCID:
0000-0001-7823-8420
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Atomic & Laser Physics
Oxford college:
Merton College
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ORCID:
0000-0002-3143-0850
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ORCID:
0000-0003-1679-4880
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ORCID:
0000-0003-2060-3151


Publisher:
Springer Nature
Journal:
Nature More from this journal
Volume:
606
Pages:
41-48
Publication date:
2022-05-25
Acceptance date:
2021-12-02
DOI:
EISSN:
1476-4687
ISSN:
0028-0836
Pmid:
35614214


Language:
English
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Subtype:
Review
Pubs id:
1263121
Local pid:
pubs:1263121
Deposit date:
2023-04-21

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