Sachith Dissanayake

Sachith Dissanayake

This person is no longer affiliated with the UVa Physics Department

Research Interests

We use neutron scattering techniques to study structural and magnetic correlations of complex materials. My research was focused in studying the magnetic structure and dynamics of strongly correlated materials such as quantum magnets, frustrated spin systems, multiferroics etc. Our onsite labs have facilities to grow high quality single crystals and polycrystalline samples using several types of furnaces. Neutron scattering experiments were mainly performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and NIST center for neutron research within US. We also use several international neutron facilities for our experiments.

News Items

Lee's group presented experimental evidence for the existence of a topological spin state called spin jam. When magnetic moments are interacting with each other in a situation resembling ......More >