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Prof. Patrick A Lee
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Primary DLC
Department of Physics
MIT Room:
6C-347
(617) 253-8325
palee@mit.edu
Areas of Interest and Expertise
Condensed Matter Theory and Many-Body Physics
High Temperature Superconductivity
Quantum Wires and Dots
Strongly Correlated Electronic Systems and the Effect of Disorder
Quantum Effect Devices
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics
Research Summary
Professor Lee's main research interests lie in the study of strongly correlated electronic systems. These are materials where the interactions between electrons play a crucial role and lead to novel phenomena not explainable by single electron band structure effects. Examples include the quantum Hall effect, mesoscopic systems, and effects due to disorder.
More recently, Professor Lee's research is focused on the problem of high temperature superconductivity. The starting point of this work is that the new family of superconductors is an example of the doped Mott insulator. The parent material is an antiferromagnetic insulator that is insulating due to correlation effects. Doping introduces carriers into the insulator, leading to a rich variety of novel phenomena including superconductivity. Methods of attack include many-body field theory and numerical work.
Recent Work
Projects
February 17, 2012
Department of Physics
Physics of Strong Disorder and Correlation
Principal Investigator
Patrick Lee
February 13, 2000
Department of Physics
Condensed Matter Theory Group
Principal Investigator
Patrick Lee
Related Faculty
Prof. Jeff Gore
Professor of Physics
Prof. Erin A Kara
Class of 1958 Career Development Associate Professor of Physics
Prof. William Detmold
Professor of Physics