Sara Haravifard | Scholars@Duke

Sara Haravifard
William M. Fairbank Assistant Professor of Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter / Quantum Materials

Current Research Interests

Exploring novel collective phenomena in quantum materials by means of neutron and x-ray scattering techniques; Investigating quantum critical phenomena at extreme environmental conditions of ultra-low temperature, high magnetic field, and high pressure; Materials by Design: synthesis, single crystal growth and characterization of correlated electron systems, quantum magnets, topological systems, metal-organic frameworks, and high-temperature superconductors.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

William M. Fairbank Assistant Professor of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015 - 2022
Assistant Professor of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, Duke Science & Society, Initiatives 2018

Contact Information

099 Physics Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708-0305
haravifard@phy.duke.edu (919) 613-6821
Research Group Webpage

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., McMaster University (Canada) 2010
- M.S., McMaster University (Canada) 2005
- B.S., McMaster University (Canada) 2003
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Pratt School of Engineering 2017 - 2020
- Scholar In Residence in the Department of Physics, Physics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2015
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 12, 2017 Duke Research Blog
  
  Cooking Up Frustrated Magnets in Search of Superconductivity
- FEB 17, 2017 Fields Magazine, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
  
  From Frustration to Discovery
- OCT 8, 2015
  
  Sara Haravifard: Physicist Learning About Magnetic Moments
Awards & Honors
- Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award. ORAU. May 2017
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- MRI: Acquisition of a Cryogen-Free Physical Properties Measurement System (PPMS DynaCool) awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2021
- Unlocking the Mystery of Novel States of Matter in Quantum Materials awarded by Oak Ridge Associated Universities 2017 - 2018
Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- NSERC PGS D3 Prestigious Scholarship awarded by National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 2007 - 2010
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship awarded by Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universitie, Canada 2006
- The Eugene D. Bolotkin Prestigious Scholarship awarded by McMaster University, ON, Canada 2005
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Shi, Zhenzhong, William Steinhardt, David Graf, Philippe Corboz, Franziska Weickert, Neil Harrison, Marcelo Jaime, et al. “Emergent bound states and impurity pairs in chemically doped Shastry-Sutherland system.” Nature Communications 10 (June 4, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10410-x.
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  - Haravifard, S., D. Graf, A. E. Feiguin, C. D. Batista, J. C. Lang, D. M. Silevitch, G. Srajer, B. D. Gaulin, H. A. Dabkowska, and T. F. Rosenbaum. “Crystallization of spin superlattices with pressure and field in the layered magnet SrCu2(BO3)2.” Nature Communications 7 (June 20, 2016): 11956. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11956.
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  - Haravifard, S., A. Banerjee, J. van Wezel, D. M. Silevitch, António M. dos Santos, J. C. Lang, E. Kermarrec, et al. “Reply to Zayed: Interplay of magnetism and structure in the Shastry-Sutherland model.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 112, no. 5 (February 2015): E383–84. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1423100112.
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  - Haravifard, S., A. Banerjee, J. van Wezel, D. M. Silevitch, A. M. dos Santos, J. C. Lang, E. Kermarrec, et al. “Emergence of long-range order in sheets of magnetic dimers.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 111, no. 40 (October 2014): 14372–77. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1413318111.
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  - Feng, Yejun, Jiyang Wang, R. Jaramillo, Jasper van Wezel, S. Haravifard, G. Srajer, Y. Liu, Z. -. A. Xu, P. B. Littlewood, and T. F. Rosenbaum. “Order parameter fluctuations at a buried quantum critical point.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109, no. 19 (May 2012): 7224–29. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1202434109.
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  - Haravifard, S., B. D. Gaulin, Z. Yamani, S. R. Dunsiger, and H. A. Dabkowska. “Neutron scattering from the static and dynamic lattice of SrCu 2(BO 3) 2 in its Shastry-Sutherland singlet ground state.” Physical Review B Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 85, no. 13 (April 12, 2012). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.85.134104.
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  - Haravifard, S., A. Banerjee, J. C. Lang, G. Srajer, D. M. Silevitch, B. D. Gaulin, H. A. Dabkowska, and T. F. Rosenbaum. “Continuous and discontinuous quantum phase transitions in a model two-dimensional magnet.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109, no. 7 (February 2012): 2286–89. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1114464109.
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  - Asano, T., T. Nishimura, S. Ichimura, Y. Inagaki, T. Kawae, T. Fukui, Y. Narumi, et al. “Erratum: Magnetic ordering and tunable structural phase transition in the chromic compound CuMoO4 (Journal of the Physical Society of Japan (2011) 80 093708)).” Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 80, no. 11 (November 1, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.80.118001.
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  - Haravifard, S., K. Fritsch, T. Asano, J. P. Clancy, Z. Yamani, G. Ehlers, T. Nishimura, et al. “Coexistence of singlet and ordered S=12 moments in the ground state of the triclinic quantum magnet CuMoO4.” Physical Review B Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 84, no. 9 (September 22, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.84.094436.
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  - Asano, T., T. Nishimura, S. Ichimura, Y. Inagaki, T. Kawae, T. Fukui, Y. Narumi, et al. “Magnetic ordering and tunable structural phase transition in the chromic compound CuMoO4.” Journal of the Physical Society of Japan 80, no. 9 (September 1, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1143/JPSJ.80.093708.
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  - Haravifard, S., K. C. Rule, H. A. Dabkowska, B. D. Gaulin, Z. Yamani, and W. J. L. Buyers. “Neutron and x-ray scattering studies of the lightly doped spin-Peierls system Cu1-xCdxGeO3.” Journal of Physics Condensed Matter 19, no. 43 (October 31, 2007). https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/19/43/436222.
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  - Dabkowska, H. A., A. B. Dabkowski, G. M. Luke, S. R. Dunsiger, S. Haravifard, M. Cecchinel, and B. D. Gaulin. “Crystal growth and magnetic behaviour of pure and doped SrCu2(¹¹BO3)2.” Journal of Crystal Growth 306, no. 1 (August 1, 2007): 123–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.04.040.
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  - Haravifard, S., S. R. Dunsiger, S. El Shawish, B. D. Gaulin, H. A. Dabkowska, M. T. Telling, T. G. Perring, and J. Bonca. “In-gap spin excitations and finite triplet lifetimes in the dilute singlet ground state system SrCu(2-x)Mgx(BO3)2.” Physical Review Letters 97, no. 24 (December 14, 2006): 247206. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.97.247206.
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  - Gaulin, B. D., S. H. Lee, S. Haravifard, J. P. Castellan, A. J. Berlinsky, H. A. Dabkowska, Y. Qiu, and J. R. Copley. “High-resolution study of spin excitations in the singlet ground state of SrCu2(BO3)2.” Physical Review Letters 93, no. 26 Pt 1 (December 21, 2004): 267202. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.93.267202.
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  - Shi, Zhenzhong, S. J. Kuhn, F. Flicker, T. Helm, J. Lee, William Steinhardt, Sachith Dissanayake, et al. “Incommensurate two-dimensional checkerboard charge density wave in the low-dimensional superconductor Ta4Pd3Te16.” Physical Review Research 2, no. 4 (n.d.). https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevresearch.2.042042.
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  - Steinhardt, William M., Zhenzhong Shi, Anjana Samarakoon, Sachith Dissanayake, David Graf, Yaohua Liu, Wei Zhu, Casey Marjerrison, Cristian D. Batista, and Sara Haravifard. “Constraining the Parameter Space of a Quantum Spin Liquid Candidate in Applied Field with Iterative Optimization (null),” n.d.
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- Book Sections
  - Haravifard, S., Z. Yamani, and B. D. Gaulin. “Quantum Phase Transitions.” In Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences, 48:43–144, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802049-4.00002-6.
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- Conference Papers
  - Rutherford, Megan, Cole Mauws, Sarah Haravifard, Casey Marjerrison, Graeme Luke, James Beare, Dave Herbert, Jamie Ritch, and Christopher Wiebe. “Dy2ScNbO7: an unconventional spin ice?” In Acta Crystallographica Section a Foundations and Advances, 74:a172–a172. International Union of Crystallography (IUCr), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0108767318098276.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Advising & Mentoring
- Post-Doctoral Research Associates: Zhenzhong Shi, Sachith Dissanayakse
  
  Graduate Students: William Steinhardt, Reed Hodges, Lalit Yadav, Matthew Ennis
  
  Undergraduate Students: William Smith (Engineering), Eric Seewald (Chemistry/Physics), Craig Cronin (Chemistry)
  
  International Student Interns: Yinying Zhang (University of Science & Technology China), Qiaochu Wang (Beijing Institute of Technology, China)
  
  Group Alumni:
  
  Postdoctoral Associates:
  Stephen Kuhn -- Currently at Low Energy Neutron Source @ Indiana University
  Hongcheng Lu
  
  Research Technician:
  Casey Marjerrison -- Currently at McMaster University, Canada
  
  Graduate Students:
  Brodie Popovic -- Duke Physics
  
  Undergraduate Students:
  Dhruv Luthra -- Duke Engineering -- Currently at ConsenSys
  Jeong Min Park -- Duke Physics/Chemistry -- Currently at MIT
  James Shackford* -- Duke Engineering
  August Ning* -- Duke Engineering
  Delaney Dalldorf -- Duke Neurobiology/Pre-Med
  Ryan Bichoupan* -- Duke Physics
  Keegan O’Reilly -- Duke Physics
  Tahsin Bari -- Duke Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  Ezra Kalmowitz -- Duke Engineering
  Jea Hyun Kim -- Duke Chemistry
  Olivia Liu (Huang Fellow) -- Duke Biology/Pre-Med
  * As part of Duke Research Scholars Program
  
  International Student Interns:
  Zhican Chen (University of Science & Technology China) -- Currently at Rice University
  Haizhou Liu (Nanjing University, China) -- Currently at Duke University
  Yiliang Lu (Nanjing University, China)
  
  International Exchange Students:
  Bataung Mohapi (African Leadership Academy, South Africa)
  Bingzheng Han (Wuhan University, China)
  
  Highschool Students:
  Andrew Jiang
Teaching Activities
- Member of course development and curriculum advisory committee for the newly approved University Program in Materials Science & Engineering.
  
  Instructor for Module #5: Bulk Single Crystal Growth of the new course on Materials Synthesis and Processing (ME555) for the Materials Science Graduate Program.
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Service to the Profession
Service to Duke

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Awards & Honors

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Book Sections

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Advising & Mentoring

Teaching Activities

Presentations & Appearances

Service to the Profession

Service to Duke