I'm a Flatiron Research Fellow in the
Center for Computational Quantum Physics
at the
Flatiron Institute
interested in strong electronic correlations and their effects on materials properties.
I received my Ph.D. in Materials Science from ETH Zurich in Switzerland,
where I was advised by Claude Ederer. My research focuses on applying and developing
computational methodologies which allow to describe the interacting many-body problem
in the context of simulations of materials' properties. The insights from first-principles
calculations improves our understanding of observed effects, but also allows to develop
design rules for novel materials with applications in technological devices.
I contribute to several open-source software projects and have an interest in data
visualization and illustration. Download my CV
here.
Research
Complex oxide heterostructures
Oxide heterostructures consist of atomic layers of complex transition metal
oxides whose properties often differ from those of the corresponding bulk
compounds. They therefore offer the opportunity to develop ''materials by design``,
where electronic properties are tailored to specific applications.
WebApp FermiSee
We have recently developed a WebApp for data visualization and phenomenology
of correlated electronic structure based on input obtained by
Wannier90, and
TRIQS. You can test
FermiSee in your browser or checkout the
git repo for more information and demos.
Recent paper:
In this recent
publication
we present a fully charge self-consistent implementation of DFT+DMFT using
Quantum ESPRESSO,
Wannier90, and
TRIQS. The software is fully open-source and available for download
on the respective websites.
Quantum physics visualization database
"We must be clear that when it comes to atoms, language can be used
only as in poetry. The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing
facts as with creating images and establishing mental connections."
- Niels Bohr
I work on a steadily growing
list of visualizations for use in talks and lectures.
Selected Papers
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Beck S., Hampel A., Zingl M., Timm C., and Ramires A.,
"Effects of strain in multiorbital superconductors:
The case of Sr2RuO4",
Physical Review Research, 4, 023060, (2022)
DOI
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Beck S., Hampel A., Parcollet O., Ederer C., and Georges A.,
"Charge self-consistent electronic structure calculations
with dynamical mean-field theory using Quantum ESPRESSO,
Wannier90 and TRIQS",
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 34, 345601 (2022)
DOI
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Volpi M, Beck S., Hampel A., Galinski H., Sologubenko A.,
and Spolenak R.,
"Sensing strain-induced symmetry breaking by reflectance
anisotropy spectroscopy",
Applied Physics Letters, 119, 151602, (2021)
DOI
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Beck S., and Ederer C.,
"Tailoring interfacial properties in CaVO3 thin films and
heterostructures with SrTiO3 and LaAlO3: A DFT+DMFT study",
Physical Review M, 4, 125002, (2020)
DOI
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Petocchi F., Beck S., Ederer C., and Werner P.,
"Hund excitations and the efficiency of Mott solar cells",
Physical Review B, 100, 075147, (2019)
DOI
Software
I contribute to a number of open source software projects.
Name |
Description |
solid_dmft |
Versatile python wrapper to perform DFT + DMFT calculations utilizing the TRIQS software library
|
FermiSee |
WebApp for data visualization and phenomenology of correlated electronic structure
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TRIQS |
Toolbox for Research on Interacting Quantum Systems
|
Quantum ESPRESSO |
Open-source suite for quantum simulation of materials
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