Solid State Physics : Topological and Dirac Materials

This research axis focuses primarily on the study of topological and Dirac materials. These systems are particularly well represented — notably graphene, but also 2D and 3D topological insulators, Dirac and Weyl semimetals, and certain transition metal dichalcogenides.
These innovative materials form the cornerstone of TEST’s scientific outlook in solid-state physics.

The research perspectives are structured around five themes, each corresponding to the study of specific physical phenomena and elementary excitations:

• New topological phases
• Quantum spin Hall effect in III–V semiconductors
• Dirac plasmons and magnetoplasmons
• Landau polaritons and cyclotron emission
• Spin-dependent photoconductivity in 2D materials