PCS Institute for Basic Science Courses

Nonlinear Energy and Charge Transport in Silicates - Experiments and Semiclassical Models

Explore hyperconductivity in silicates through experiments and semiclassical models. Examine charge transport via solitary waves, Klein-Gordon systems, and tight-binding models.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Unraveling Opinion Dynamics - Insights from Network Science and the Ising Model

Explore opinion dynamics using network science and the Ising model. Discover how network topologies influence opinion formation and evolution across diverse structures, with insights from statistical physics simulations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Thermoelectric Transport Driven by Spin-Orbit Coupling

Explore thermoelectric effects in nanodevices with spin-orbit coupling, analyzing charge and heat transport through a quantum dot junction using Keldysh Green's function formalism.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Effects of Electron Wave Function in Optoelectronics and Transport

Explore electron wave function effects in optoelectronics and transport, including Berry curvature, topological states in bilayer graphene, anomalous Hall materials, and electron hydrodynamics.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 6 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Absence of Breakdown of Ferrodark Solitons Exhibiting Snake Instability

Explore ferrodark solitons in spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensates, examining their stability, dynamics, and unique behaviors under different instabilities and perturbations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Topological Phases and Optimal Control in Arrays of Superconducting Qubits

Explore quantum geometric tensor concepts, Berry curvature, and quantum metric applications in superconducting qubit arrays for topological states and optimal quantum system control.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Coulomb Blockade in a Non-Thermalised Quantum Dot

Explore Coulomb blockade in non-thermalised quantum dots, examining non-equilibrium transport properties and potential conductance peaks as indicators of the non-thermalised regime.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 8 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Exploring Light-Induced Phenomena in Condensed Matter Physics within the Framework of Density-Functional Theory

Explore light-matter interactions in condensed matter physics using density-functional theory. Investigate giant bulk photovoltaic effect in WS2 nanotubes and optoelectronic manifestation of orbital angular momentum in helical Se chains.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Resonant Fractional Conductance in 1D Wigner Chains

Explore resonant fractional conductance in 1D Wigner chains, focusing on quantum point contacts, fractionally charged solitons, and conductance patterns in spinless and spinful cases.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Correlated Order at the Tipping Point in the Kagome Metal CsV3Sb5

Explore symmetry breaking in quantum matter, focusing on charge order in kagome systems. Analyze transport properties of CsV3Sb5 and uncover insights into flux order and bond order interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Direct Visualization of Electronic Liquid Crystal Phases in Correlated Topological Semimetals

Explore electronic liquid crystal phases in correlated topological semimetals through direct visualization techniques, uncovering novel phenomena and their implications for strongly correlated electron systems.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Structure and Magnetic Anisotropy of Alpha-RuCl3

Explore alpha-RuCl3's structure and magnetic properties, focusing on Kitaev interactions and quantum spin liquid states. Gain insights into recent experimental findings using high-quality samples.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mechanics of Ferromagnetic Solitons

Explore the fascinating world of ferromagnetic solitons, their mechanics, and potential applications in information storage and processing. Discover surprising behaviors and connections to other areas of mechanics.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cavity Magnonics with Domain Walls in Insulating Ferromagnetic Wires

Explore cavity magnonics with domain walls in ferromagnetic wires, uncovering quantum states, entanglement, and detection methods for potential computing applications.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Skyrmions in Spin-Orbitronics and Orbitronics - Novel Science and Applications in Memory and Non-Conventional Computing

Explore novel spintronic devices using skyrmions for energy-efficient memory and non-conventional computing. Learn about topological stability, efficient manipulation, and applications in stochastic and reservoir computing.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video