Join us at this seminar by Prof Shuyun Zhou from Tsinghua University. This seminar is organised as part of the IAS Frontiers Seminars: Quantum Horizons series, jointly supported by the Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) and School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS).

About the talk

Time-periodic light-field can dress the electronic states of quantum materials, providing a fascinating controlling knob for transient modifications of the electronic structure with versatile light-induced emergent phenomena. In this talk, I will present our recent experimental progress on the Floquet engineering of quantum materials using time- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (TrARPES). In particular, experimental progress on the Floquet engineering of black phosphorus and topological insulator will be presented. I will also provide some experimental insights on Floquet engineering and light-matter interactions in quantum materials.

About the speaker

Shuyun Zhou is a professor of Physics at Tsinghua University. She received her PhD in physics from University of California, Berkeley in 2007. She was a postdoc and project scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory before she joined the Department of Physics at Tsinghua University in 2012.

Shuyun Zhou’s research focuses on the electronic structure and ultrafast dynamics of low-dimensional materials and heterostructures, in particular Floquet engineering of quantum materials. Her recognitions include the Xplore Prize, Huang Kun Physics Prize, Sir Martin Wood Low Temperature Prize, L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science, China.