Welcome to the Basov Group at Columbia
Our research area is experimental condensed matter physics. In our program, we employ optical methods to investigate new physics of quantum materials. Recent instrumental advances in infrared nano-optics, some of which have been pioneered in our group, enable unprecedented access to the optical effects at the nano-scale deep below the diffraction limit of light. We exploit these instrumental innovations to explore new physical phenomena that are of technological relevance.
Dmitri Basov is a Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics at Columbia University. His research focuses on electronic phenomena in quantum materials that he investigates using a variety of nano-optical techniques developed in his laboratory.
Department of Physics
Columbia University
1107 Northwest Corner
New York, NY 10027
office (212) 853 1320
db3056@columbia.edu
Latest News
US Department of Energy Renews Columbia’s Energy Frontier Research Center
Columbia will receive a $12.6 million dollar grant over the next four years to continue to continue creating programable quantum materials.
Dr. Aaron Sternback receives Townes Fellowship for his outstanding thesis research in light matter interaction!
Dr. Aaron Sternbach receives the Townes Fellowship for his outstanding thesis research in light-matter interaction!
Townes was Chair of the Columbia Physics Department from 1952 to 1955. He received the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics
D.N.Basov among top 1% of highest cited physicists of 2021
Fabian Mooshammer received he “Bavarian Cultural Award” (Kulturpreis Bayern)
Fabian Mooshammer received he “Bavarian Cultural Award” (Kulturpreis Bayern) sponsored by Bayernwerk AG (an electricity and gas company) and the Bavarian Ministry for Science and Art.
Our work on Fizeau drag in graphene plasmons
Our work on Fizeau drag in graphene plasmons is published on Nature with a News and Views article. See Columbia News story. Plasmon polaritons can be dragged by current flow to break the time-reversal symmetry, a finding that could lead to more efficient ways of manipulating light at the nanoscale.
Research led by Jim Schuck’s group on twistronics uncovered controls of nonlinear optical phenomena
Research led by Jim Schuck’s group on twistronics uncovered controls of nonlinear optical phenomena. Click here to read more