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Sara Haravifard

William M. Fairbank Associate Professor of Physics
Physics
Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708-0305
099 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


Experimental Condensed Matter / Quantum Materials

Current Appointments & Affiliations


William M. Fairbank Associate Professor of Physics · 2024 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Physics · 2024 - Present Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science · 2022 - Present Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2018 - Present Duke Science & Society, University Initiatives & Academic Support Units

In the News


Published September 8, 2023
What Cooking Shows and Physics Labs Have in Common
Published June 12, 2017
Cooking Up Frustrated Magnets in Search of Superconductivity
Published February 17, 2017
From Frustration to Discovery

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Recent Publications


Realization of two-sublattice exchange physics in the triangular lattice compound Ba3Er(BO3)3

Journal Article Communications Physics · December 1, 2024 Geometric frustration commonly occurs in materials where magnetic rare-earth ions are arranged on a two-dimensional triangular lattice. These compounds have been gaining significant attention lately, as they hold the promise of revealing unique quantum sta ... Full text Cite

Synthesis and characterization of the novel breathing pyrochlore compound Ba3Tm2Zn5 O11

Journal Article Physical Review Materials · December 1, 2024 In this study, a novel material from the rare-earth based breathing pyrochlore family, Ba3Tm2Zn5O11, was successfully synthesized. Powder x-ray diffraction and high-resolution powder neutron diffraction confirmed phase purity and the F4¯3m breathing pyroch ... Full text Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


McMaster University (Canada) · 2010 Ph.D.
McMaster University (Canada) · 2005 M.S.
McMaster University (Canada) · 2003 B.S.