Zahra Faraei

Zahra Faraei

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

Physics Building, Room 249
z.faraei [at] iasbs.ac.ir

Description

I'm a theoretical physicist, and I work on quantum states of matter—especially superconductivity and topological materials. I study how superconducting properties can be induced or changed in materials like Weyl and Dirac semimetals, which are known for their unusual surface states and exotic quasiparticles. I also look at what happens when different kinds of superconductivities interact, for example scalar and pseudo-scalar ones, and study effects like the chiral Josephson effect, half vortices, and Majorana modes. To make sense of these systems, I use group theory to understand their symmetries and classification. I'm interested in understanding how electrons behave inside these materials and how they respond to external perturbations—like electric fields, magnetic fields, or changes in temperature. For that, I use a range of theoretical tools, including Green's functions, tunneling formalisms, Landau quantization, BCS theory, linear response theory, and Josephson junction models, to study their electronic properties and how current flows through them.


Research Interests


Superconductivity in Weyl and Dirac semimetals.
Proximity induced superconductivity in topological materials.
Josephson arrays of new kinds of superconductors with novel symmetries.
Chiral Josephson effect.
Group theory in Condensed matter physics.

Research Keywords


Weyl superconductor, Pseudo-scalar superconductivity, Proximity effect, Chiral Josephson current, Half vortex, Fermi arc, Andreev reflection, Andreev bound states, Relativistic quantum mechanics 

Educational Background


:Masters Field
Physics

:Masters Thesis Title
Quasiclassical theory of Proximity effect at a junction between a Ferromagnet and an unconventional superconductor

:PhD Field
Condensed matter physics

:PhD Thesis Title
Josephson current in superconductor-carbon nanotube layered structures

Courses


Quantum mechanics

Superconductivity

Many-particle physics

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