Faculty
Allan H. MacDonald
Chair professor
Ph.D. (1978) University of Toronto (Canada)
Biography
Experience
Interest
Publications
Awards
1978 : University of Toronto (Canada) Ph.D.
1974 : University of Toronto (Canada) M.S.
1973 : St. Francis Xavier University (Canada) B.S.
2000/09 - : The University of Texas at Austin Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair
2000/08 - 1992/09 : Indiana University Distinguished Professor of Physics
1987/09 - 1992/08 : Indiana University Professor of Physics
1982/08 - 1987/08 : National Research Council of Canada Associate Research Scientist
1980/11 - 1982/06 : National Research Council of Canada Assistant Research Associate
1978/05 - 1980/10 : National Research Council Research Associate
1973/09 - 1978/04 : University of Toronto Ph.D. Student
  1. Influence of electron-electron interactions on the electronic properties of metals and semiconductors
  2. Condensed matter theory
  3. Lattice dynamics and transport properties of metals
  4. Transport theory
  5. Many-body physics problem
  6. Fractional quantum Hall effect
  7. Properties of two-dimensional electronic systems
  1. “Topological Exciton Bands in Moiré Heterojunctions”, Wu, Fengcheng; Lovorn,
    Timothy; MacDonald, Allan H,, arXiv:1610.03855, (Oct 2016).
  2. “Observation of a nematic quantum Hall liquid on the surface of bismuth”, Feldman, Benjamin E., Randeria, Malika T.; Gyenis, Andras, Wu, Fengcheng; Ji, Huiwen; Cava, RJ; Macdonald, Allan H., Yazdani, Ali, AAAS, 354, 6310, 316 (Oct 2016). DOI: 10.1126/science.aag1715
  3. “Many-Body Theory of Trion Absorption Features in Two-Dimensional Semicondctors”, Efimkin, Dmitry K.; MacDonald, Allan H., arXiv:1609.06329 (Sept. 2016).
  4. “Ultrathin two-dimensional superconductivity with strong spin–orbit coupling”, Nam, Hyoungdo; Chen, Hua; Liu, Tijiang; Kim, Jisun; Zhang, Chendong; Young, Jie; Lemberger, Thomas R.; Kratz, Philip A.; Kirtley, John R.; Moler, Kathryn; Adams, Philip W.; MacDonald, Allan H.; Shih, Chih-Kang, PNAS 113, 38, 10513 (Sept 20, 2016).
  5. “Microscopic Theory of Equilibrium Polariton Condensates”, Xue, Fei; Wu, Fengcheng; Xie, Ming; Su, Jung-Jung; MacDonald, Allan H., arXiv:1608.06916 (Aug 2016).
  6. “Two-dimensional chiral topological superconductivity in Shiba lattices”, Li, Jian; Neupert, Titus; Wang, Zhijun; MacDonald, Allan H.; Yazdani A.; Bernevig, B. Andrei, Nat Comm. 7, 12297 (July 2016).
  7. “Orbital and spin order in oxide two-dimensional electron gases”, Tolsma, John R.; Polini, Marco; MacDonald, Allan H., arXiv:1608.03625 (Aug 2016).
  8. “Interface-Induced Phenomena in Magnetism”, Frances Hellman, Axel Hoffmann, Yaroslav Tserkovnyak, Geoffrey Beach, Eric Fullerton, Chris Leighton, Allan MacDonald, Dan Ralph, Dario Arena, Hermann Durr, Peter Fischer, Julie Grollier, Joseph Heremans, Tomas Jungwirth, Alexey Kimmel, Bert Koopmans, Ilya Krivorotov, Steven May, Amanda Petford-Long, James Rondinelli, Nitin Samarth, Ivan Schuller, Andrei Slavin, Mark Stiles, Oleg Tchernyshyov, Andre Thiaville, Barry Zink, https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.00439v2 (July 2016).
  9. “Fractional Hofstadter States in Graphene on Hexagonal Boron Nitride”, DaSilva, Ashley M.; Jung, Jeil; MacDonald, Allan H., Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 3, 036802 (July 15, 2016).
  10. “Quantum Hall Edge States in Topological Insulator Nanoribbons”, Pertsova, A; Canali, CM; MacDonald, Allan H., Phys. Rev. B 94, 121409 (2016).
  11. “Electronic and magnetic properties of single-layer MPX$_3$ metal phosphorous trichalcogenides”, Chittari, Bheema Lingam; Park, Youngju; Lee, Dongkyu; Han, Moonsup; MacDonald, Allan H.; Hwang, Euyheon; Jung, Jeil, arXiv:1604.06445 (Apr 2016).
  12. “Spin-Superfluidity and Spin-Current Mediated Non-Local Transport”, Chen, Hua; MacDonald, Allan H., arXiv:1604.02429 (Apr 2016).
  13. “Enhanced spin Seebeck effect signal due to spin-momentum locked topological surface states”, Jiang, Zilong; Chang, Cui-Zu, Masir, Massoud R; Tang, Chi; Xu, Yadong; Moodera, Jagadeesh S., MacDonald, Allan H.; Shi, Jing, Nart. Comm. 7 (May 2016).
  14. “SU(3) Quantum Hall Ferromagnetism in SnTe”, Li, Xiao; Zhang, Fan; MacDonald, Allan H., Phy. Rev. Lett. 116, 026803 (Jan 2016).
  15. “Modulation of mechanical resonance by chemical potential oscillation in graphene”, Chen, Changyao; Deshpande, Vikram V.; Koshino, Mikito; Lee, Sunwoo; Gondarenko, Alexander; MacDonald, Allan H.; Kim, Philip; Hone, James, Nat. Phy. Lett. (Dec 2015).
  16. “Publisher’s Note: Theory of two-dimensional spatially indirect equilibrium exciton condensates (vol 92, 165121, 2015),” Wu, Feng-Cheng; Xue, Fei; MacDonald, Allan H., Phy. Rev. B 92, 239901(E) (Dec 2015).
  17. “Semiclassical Theory of Linear Magnetoresistance in Crystalline Conductors with Broken Time-Reversal Symmetry”, Chen, Hua; Gao, Yang, Xiao, Di; MacDonald, Allan H.; Niu, Qian, arXiv:1511.02557 (Nov 2015).
  18. “Theory of two-dimensional spatially indirect equilibrium exciton condensates”, Wu, Feng-Cheng; Xue, Fei; MacDonald, A. H., Phy. Rev. B 92, 165121 (Oct 2015).
  19. “Quasiparticle Mass Enhancement and Fermi Surface Shape Modification in Oxide Two-Dimensional Electron Gases”, Tolsma, John R.; Principi, Alessandro; Asgari, Reza; Polini, Marco; MacDonald,Allan H., Phy. Rev. B 93, 045120 (Jan. 2016).
  20. “Direct Measurement of Exciton Valley Coherence in Monolayer WSe2”, Hao, Kai; Moody,Galan; Wu, Fengcheng; Dass, Chandriker Kavir; Xu, Lixiang; Chen, Chang-Hsaio; Li, Ming-Yang; Li, Lain-Jong; MacDonald, Allan H.; Li, Xiaoqin, arXiv:1509.08810 (2015).
  21. “Local spectroscopy of moiré-induced electronic structure in gate-tunable twisted bilayer graphene”, wong, Dillon; Wang, Yang; Jung, Jeil; Pezzini, Sergio; DaSilva, Ashley M.; Tsai, Hsin-Zon; Jung, Han Sai; Khajeh, Ramin; Kim, Youngkyou; Lee, Juwon; Kahn, Salman; Tollabimazraehno, Sajjad; Rasool, Haider; Watanabe, Kenji; Taniguchi, Takashi; Zettl, Alex; Adam, Shaffique; MacDonald, Allan H.; Crommie, Michael F., Phy. Rev. B 92, 155409 (Oct 2015).
  22. “Quantum transport simulation of exciton condensate transport physics in a double layer graphene system”, Mou, Xuehao; Register, Leonard F.; MacDonald, Allan H.; Banerjee, Sanjay K., arXiv:1509.02964 (2015).
  23. “Visualization of geometric influences on proximity effects in heterogeneous superconductor thin films” (vol 8, pg 464, 2012), Kim, Jungdae; Chua, Victor; Fiete,Gregory A.; Nam, Hyoungdo; MacDonald, Allan H.; Shih, Chih-Kang, Nat. Phys. 11, 4 (Apr 2015).
• Ernst Mach Honorary Medal Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (2012)
• Fellow of National Academy of Sciences (2010)
• Outstanding Referee, The American Physical Society (2008)
• Co - recipient of the Buckly Prize (2007)
• Fellow of the Academy of Arts and Sciences (2005)
• Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair (2000)
• Fellow of the American Physical Society, 1989
• Herzberg Medal, 1987 (Awarded by the Canadian Association of Physicists)
• NSERC 1967 Science Scholarship, University of Toronto, 1973–1977
• Governor - General's Medal, St. Francis Xavier University, 1973
(Highest academic standing in graduating class)
• President's Scholarship, St. Francis Xavier University, 1969–1973