PROF, ASOC - Paul Rulis
Prof. Paul Rulisrulisp@umkc.edu
"Band Structure Diagrams" are one of the primary methods that are used by condensed matter physicists to understand the electronic structure of solids. These figures graphically depict the relationship between allowed electronic energy states and an important quantity called the "crystal momentum". In many technologically interesting materials (e.g. organic magnets) a proper interpretation of the band structure could be facilitated by identifying which atoms contribute specifically to which parts of the band structure. In this SUROP project the student would write a new computer program to manipulate existing data such that band structure diagrams could be colorized to indicate atomic level contributions. This method would be applied to the specific case of the organic magnet Fe(TCNE) to help understand the origin of its magnetization.
UMKC, Flarsheim Hall
The student *does not* need to be a physics major. Computer programming experience in some language (C, Fortran, Python, Perl, etc.) is required. Enthusiasm for learning new data storage / data manipulation methods (and possibly new programming languages) is required. Completion of either the 210/220 or 240/250 sequence of introductory physics courses (or a similar series from another institution) is strongly desired. It will be helpful - but it is not required - to have taken some upper division courses in your degree field to increase your experience with technical challenges.
Feb 28, 2021
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