Nai-Chang Yeh, Caltech’s Thomas W. Hogan Professor of Physics, discusses what quantum materials are and why we can expect to find them in future technologies.
00:06 Introduction
01:18 Size and scale of quantum materials
05:26 The definition of quantum materials
09:41 Reshaping quantum materials
10:40 Classical, semi-classical, and quantum approaches
12:57 Current applications of quantum materials
15:42 Why quantum materials are important to the future
18:47 The link between quantum materials and quantum computers
21:47 Future applications of quantum materials
28:10 Lessons from Mildred Dresselhaus
33:01 Audience Q&A
45:27 Outro
Yeh invents powerful tools and approaches to study and engineer materials at the tiny scale of billionths of a meter. She investigates materials with fascinating quantum properties, such as superconductors, exotic magnets, graphene, topological materials, and materials made of atomically thin sheets or wires. In conversation with Caltech writer Ann Motrunich, Yeh explains the special tools and techniques needed to conduct research at the nanoscale, and describes the powerful potential of quantum materials to transform the future of computation, sustainability, medicine, and other fields.
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