Gilbert George Lonzarich
Gilbert"Gil"George Lonzarich(born 1945)[1]is asolid-state physicistand Emeritus Professor of theUniversity of Cambridge.He is particularly noted for his work on superconducting and magnetic materials carried out at theCavendish Laboratory.
Life[edit]
Lonzarich received his BA degree fromUniversity of California, Berkeley(1967), his M.S. from theUniversity of Minnesota(1970) and his Ph.D. degree fromUniversity of British Columbia(1973). Starting as a postdoc, he has held positions at the University of Cambridge. Since 1997 he is a professor at theCavendish Laboratory,where he heads the quantum matter group.[2]
Research[edit]
The research of Lonzarich focuses on solids where the interaction between electrons can lead to unconventional states of matter. His work has addressed different material classes, including itinerant magnets (such as MnSi),[3]heavy-fermion materials,[4][5]and ferroelectrics.[6]One groundbreaking result for the field ofunconventional superconductivitywas the demonstration that the suppression of antiferromagnetic order inheavy-fermion materials,i.e. a quantum-critical point, can induce superconductivity.[4]
Important aspects of the experiments of Lonzarich's group are crystal growth, ultra-low temperatures (mK temperatures), high-pressure experiments, andquantum oscillations(continuing the work ofDavid Shoenberg).[7]
Notable former students in the group of Lonzarich includePiers Coleman,Louis Taillefer,[5]Andrew MacKenzie,andChristian Pfleiderer.[3][7]
Awards[edit]
- Fellow of the Royal Society(1989)
- EPS Europhysics Prize(1989)[2]
- Max Born Prize(1991)[1][2]
- Guthrie Medal(2007)[2]
- Rumford Medal(2010)
- Kamerlingh Onnes Prize(2015)[8]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Preisverleihungen 1991".Phys. Bl.47:230. 1991.doi:10.1002/phbl.19910470317.
- ^abcd"Department of Physics, Cavendish Laboratory".University of Cambridge, Department of Physics. Archived fromthe originalon 6 October 2010.Retrieved25 January2017.
- ^abPfleiderer, C.; McMullan, G.J.; Julian, S.R.; Lonzarich, G.G. (1997). "Magnetic quantum phase transition in MnSi under hydrostatic pressure".Phys. Rev. B.55(13): 8330–8338.Bibcode:1997PhRvB..55.8330P.doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.55.8330.
- ^abMathur, N.D.; Grosche, F.M.; Julian, S.R.; Walker, I.R.; Freye, D.M.; Haselwimmer, R.K.W.; Lonzarich, G.G. (1998). "Magnetically mediated superconductivity in heavy fermion compounds".Nature.394(6688): 39–43.Bibcode:1998Natur.394...39M.doi:10.1038/27838.S2CID52837444.
- ^abTaillefer, L.; Lonzarich, G.G. (1988). "Heavy-fermion quasiparticles in UPt3".Phys. Rev. Lett.60(15): 1570–1573.Bibcode:1988PhRvL..60.1570T.doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.60.1570.PMID10038074.
- ^Rowley, S.E.; Spalek, L.J.; Smith, R.P.; Dean, M.P.M.; Itoh, M.; Scott, J.F.; Lonzarich, G.G.; Saxena, S.S. (2014). "Ferroelectric quantum criticality".Nature Physics.10(5): 367–372.arXiv:0903.1445.Bibcode:2014NatPh..10..367R.doi:10.1038/nphys2924.S2CID120096268.
- ^abGibney, E. (2017)."A quantum pioneer unlocks matter's hidden secrets".Nature.549(7673): 448–450.Bibcode:2017Natur.549..448G.doi:10.1038/549448a.
- ^"Kamerlingh Onnes Prize".M2S Conference 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2018.Retrieved25 January2017.
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