We study emergent phenomena in functional quantum materials using first-principles electronic structure methods and symmetry analysis. We are particularly interested in how targeted symmetry breaking—for example via external fields or at surfaces and interfaces—can enable new applications.
About Weber group
We use Density Functional Theory (DFT) and complementary computational methods to predict and characterize quantum materials for next-generation technologies such as energy-efficient data storage and information processing. A central theme of our research is combining DFT calculations with symmetry analysis to understand and engineer functional magnetic, electronic, and structural phenomena in real materials. Much of our work focuses on how symmetry lowering—for example through electric or magnetic fields or at material surfaces and interfaces—can give rise to unexpected and useful material properties.
We work closely with experimental collaborators at Chalmers and internationally specializing in crystal growth, advanced spectrostropy and transport measurements to interpret and guide new experiments.
Examples of research areas/projects
- Surface-symmetry-induced phenomena and their experimental signatures (e.g. surface magnetization, anomalous Hall conductivity, and spin splitting).
- Low-dimensional magnetoelectrics and multiferroics in van der Waals and monolayer materials.
- Functional antiferromagnets: increasing ordering temperatures and developing new methods for control and readout.
- Symmetry analogues between intrinsic material properties and external fields.
- Symmetry-guided understanding of surface reconstructions.
- New mechanisms and candidate materials for exchange bias.
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- Assistant Professor, Condensed Matter and Materials Theory, Physics and Astronomy