Name : Kittiwit Matan
Degree : B.A. (with honors) in Physics University of Chicago USA,
Ph.D. (Physics) Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA
Office : Room P623
Tel : 0 2201 5774, 0 2201 5770
E-mail : sckittiwit@staff2.mahidol.ac.th
Research Interest :
Focused topic : Static and dynamic spin correlations in a kagome based frustrated antiferromagnet (jarosites), and Fe-based superconductors.
General interest : Strongly correlated electron systems.
Selected Publications :
1. “Pinwheel VBS state and triplet excitations in the two-dimensional deformed kagome lattice,” K. Matan, T. Ono, Y. Fukumoto, T. J. Sato, J. Yamaura, M. Yano, K. Morita, and M. Tanaka, accepted for publication in Nature Physics (2010).
2. “Anisotropic itinerant magnetism and spin fluctuations in BaFe2As2: A neutron scattering study,” K. Matan, R. Morinaga, K. Iida, and T. J. Sato, Phys. Rev. B, 79, 054526 (2009).
3. “Spin Wave in the Frustrated Kagomé Lattice Anfitferromagnet KFe3(OH)6(SO4)2,” K. Matan, D. Grohol, D. G. Nocera, T. Yildirim, A. B. Harris, S.-H. Lee, S. E. Nagler, and Y. S. Lee, Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 247201 (2006).
4. “Spin chirality on a two-dimensional frustrated lattice,” D. Grohol, K. Matan, J. H. Cho, S. H. Lee, J. W. Lynn, D. G. Nocera, and Y. S. Lee, Nature Materials, 4: 323-328 (2005).
5. “Crumpling a thin sheet,” K. Matan, R. B. Williams, T. A. Witten, and S. R. Nagel, Phys. Rev. Lett., 88 (7): 076101 (2002).