Discovering light induced phases by first principles materials design
PI: Matteo Calandra
Starting date : October 2022
The goal of the ERC DELIGHT is to develop a theoretical
strategy to predict
and discover photoinduced phases in materials. It aims
at answering some of the following questions. Which systems
undergo light induced phase transitions ? Can we use light pulses
to enhance or tune charge density wave, ferroelectric and
magnetic critical temperatures, to generate new topological
phases or to optimize the properties of thermoelectric materials ?
Can we develop an inverse design strategy, namely given a target
property, determine which material will have to be photoexcited
and at which fluence to obtain it ?
