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Preliminary program

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

13:00 Registration
13:50 Opening of Workshop by M. Morgenstern and H. Bluhm
Topological Insulators
TimeSpeakerTitle
14:00 -
14:40
J.BardarsonTopological insulator nanowires
14:40 -
15:20
S. Dash Spin transport in graphene and topological insulator
15:20 -
16:00
H. BuhmannSpin properties of surface-state transport in topological insulators
16:00 - 16:30 Break
16:30 -
17:00
S. Blügeltba
17:00 -
17:30
Th. SchäpersMagneto-transport measurements on 3-dimensional topological insulator layers and wire structures
17:30 -
17:50
Ch. PaulySub-nm wide electron channels on the dark side of a weak topological insulator
17:50 -
18:10
Shaham JafarpishehVapor phase deposition and characterization of Bi-based topological insulators
18:10 End

Thursday, March 26, 2015

1D Quantum Magnets
TimeSpeakerTitle
9:00 -
9:40
J. GemmerTypicality Approach to Transport in 1-D Quantum Magnets
9:40 -
10:20
Th. LorenzHeat transport and relaxation effects in spin-ice materials
10:20 -
10:50
Ch. HessHigh-temperature heat transport in spin-1/2 quantum magnets
10:50 – 11:20 Break
11:20 -
12:00
Ch. KarraschTransport properties of spin chains and ladders
Graphene
12:00 -
12:40
T. WehlingElectronic structure and interactions in two dimensional materials
12:40 -
13:10
C. HonerkampGround states of few-layer graphene and related systems
13:10 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 -
15:10
J. FabianNovel mechanisms of spin relaxation in graphene: spin-orbit coupling versus magnetic moments
15:10 -
15:40
B. BeschotenSpin and charge transport in Co/MgO/graphene nonlocal spin-valve devices
15:40 -
16:10
C. StampferAbout the mechanism limiting the speed of carriers in graphene
16:10 -
16:40
V. KataevElectron spin resonance spectroscopy on low-dimensional spin systems
16:40 -
17:10
C. MeyerSpin-polarized injection of electrons and dephasing in carbon nanotubes
17:10 – 17:40 Break
Spin-Qubits
17:40 -
18:10
DiVincenzoSpin-based Quantum Information
18:10 -
18:50
G. BurkardSpin and valley physics in two-dimensional dichalcogenides
18:50 End

Friday, March 27, 2015

Spin-Qubits (contd.)
TimeSpeakerTitle
9:00 -
9:40
R. WarburtonSingle spins in self-assembled quantum dots
9:40 -
10:10
H. BluhmDephasing of GaAs quantum dot qubits: Nuclear quadrupole, g-factor anisotropy and quantum backaction effects
10:10 -
10:40
Pasquale ScarlinoElectrical control of a long-lived spin qubit in a Si/SiGe and Spin relaxation anisotropy in a GaAs quantum dot.
10:40 -
11:10
Damian SteigerApplications for quantum computers
11:10 – 11:40 Break
11:40 -
12:20
J. WrachtrupPrecision coherent control in few spin clusters
12:20 -
12:50
F. Heidrich-MeisnerEntanglement and decoherence in the non-equilibrium dynamics of a double quantum dot
12:50 -
13:20
H. Schoeller/S. Göttel"The generic fixed point model for pseudo-spin-1/2 quantum dots in nonequilibrium: Spin-valve systems with compensating spin polarizations"
13:20 End