Special seminar: Magneto-optical spectroscopy: Exploring tunable quantum materials

Research on quantum materials has become increasingly complex in recent years, integrating multiple aspects of solids such as dimensionality, magnetic order, topology, or superconductivity. Consequently, there is a growing need for experimental approaches that can tune quantum material properties to discover and explore new physical properties and exotic phases. In my presentation, I will showcase several studies primarily utilizing infrared optical spectroscopy and magneto-optical spectroscopy as the main investigative tools. They demonstrate how single-tuning parameters can significantly impact the physics properties of materials. In the second part, I will present my project, which aims to investigate tunable materials such as topological materials and van der Waals semiconductors. I plan to adopt a challenging approach that couples magneto-optical spectroscopies with pump-probe experiments and with isotropic pressure or uniaxial strain.