Mihir Date

In condensed matter physics, electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions are the cornerstone of strongly correlated phenomena. In a myriad of different emergent phases, these interactions manifest in physical systems in the form of Mott insulators, charge density waves (CDW), and supercondutors. The fingerprints of these quantum phases are usually embedded in the electronic structure in the form of renormalized energy dispersions and spectral gaps at (and at times away from) the Fermi level. Experimentally, angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) allows us to conveniently map the entire Fermi surface of the solid, offering direct access to the spectral function in the momentum and energy space. ARPES is a well-suited technique where creating a new surface is very convenient in ultrahigh vacuum conditions, such as in the case of layered or van der Waals (vdW) systems.

Alongside ARPES, I use density functional theory (DFT) in conjunction with density functional perturbation theory (DFPT), and even theoretical toy models to support my experimental results. 

Please feel free to drop an email for scientific discussions and ideas. :D 

EDUCATION

B.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering, College of Engineering Pune (now COEP-Tech), India
M.Sc in Nanoscience, Rijksuniversitet Groningen/ University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Ph.D. in Physics, Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and Diamond Light Source Limited, Germany/U.K.