Department of Physics & Astronomy · UC Irvine
Exploring the
quantum frontier
with novel materials
Established 2011. Precision measurements — optical, magnetic, thermal, and electrical — to understand the behavior of quantum materials at the edge of what is known.
Latest News
April 26, 2026
Update
Website relaunch
Jing Xia has rewritten the group website. iWeb has been thanked for its service and gently escorted into retirement.
April 22, 2026
New Paper
Giant spontaneous Kerr effect in altermagnetic MnTe
Spontaneous Kerr effect reveals defect origin of TRSB in altermagnetic MnTe (arXiv:2604.21021).
March 2026
New Paper
Nature Communications 17, 3386
Postdoc and undergrad co-first authored — topological magneto-optical Kerr effect in spin-compensated antiferromagnet.
February 2026
New Preprint
Direct imaging of a topological nematic phase
In a spin-compensated magnet (arXiv:2602.17872).
