QF Fellow and Associate seminar: Dr. Dibyata Rout

Challenges in doping the Kagome flat band material – Ni3In

Dibyata Rout is a postdoctoral fellow in the Wilson group at UCSB since 2024. Her research focuses on the single-crystal growth of low-dimensional quantum materials using techniques such as flux growth, chemical vapor transport (CVT), and high-pressure laser diode float-zone growth. These materials are then characterized through neutron and x-ray scattering probes. In this talk, Dibyata will explore the effects of Cd doping on the physical properties of the Kagome flat-band compound Ni3In, a rare d-electron system exhibiting thermodynamic signatures of heavy fermion and strange metal behavior. She will discuss the challenges of conducting substitutional studies on this compound and how its electronic structure is influenced by it.