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Chiral pairing in two-dimensional Wigner crystals
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Ilya Esterlis received his PhD from Stanford University under the supervision of Steve Kivelson, where he studied the optimal conditions for superconductivity in electron-phonon systems. He then went on to Harvard University as an HQI fellow, where his research focused on correlated electron phenomena in 2D semiconductor materials, as well as strange metal and non-Fermi liquids phases arising in the phase diagrams of high-Tc superconductors. He is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where his research focuses on novel electronic phenomena in 2D materials and on theoretical problems related to both conventional and unconventional superconductivity.
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Unlike conventional two-dimensional electron gases, these crystals may form in bands with substantial Berry curvature, which can qualitatively change the nature of the crystalline state. I will present variational calculations showing that the cooperative effects of Berry curvature and quantum zero-point motion can stabilize a novel spin-triplet “paired Wigner crystal.” In this state, chiral spin-triplet electron pairs occupy each unit cell.
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- Created: 03/13/2026
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- Modified: 03/13/2026
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