About
My research program concerns about theoretical understanding of unusual quantum phases and their properties in quantum materials. In particular, I am interested in the systems where strong electron interaction and the so-called topological properties of quantum many-body wavefunctions play important roles to generate new emergent phases such as quantum spin liquid, anomalous quantum Hall states, and superconductors.
Awards
- Fellow, Royal Society of Canada, 2022
- Guggenheim Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2022
- Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics, The Simons Foundation, 2022
- Killam Research Fellow, Canada Council for the Arts, 2018
- Brockhouse Medal, Canadian Association of Physicists, 2017
Relevant Publications
- Gao B., Desrochers F., ..., Kim Y.B., Dai P. et al (2025), Neutron scattering and thermodynamic evidence for emergent photons and fractionalization in a pyrochlore spin ice, Nature Physics, 21, 1203–1210, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-025-02922-9
- Desrochers F., Kim Y.B. (2024), Spectroscopic Signatures of Fractionalization in Octupolar Quantum Spin Ice, Phys. Rev. Lett. 132, 066502, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.066502
- Witczak-Krempa W., Chen G., Kim Y.B., and Balents L. (2013), Correlated Quantum Phenomena in the Strong Spin-Orbit Regime, Ann. Rev, of Cond. Matt. Phys. 5, 57-82, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-020911- 125138