Timothy Zaklama

Timothy Zaklama

Physics PhD Candidate at MIT. AI for quantum matter & strongly correlated systems.

Publications

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Journal Articles

Structure factor and topological bound of twisted bilayer semiconductors at fractional fillings

Published in Physical Review B, 2025

We numerically calculate the full static structure factor to reveal a topological phase transition between a fractional Chern insulator (FCI) and a generalized Wigner crystal (GWC). We further calculate the quantum weight of various FCI states, verifying the universal topological bound for interacting systems. Our findings provide insights into the phase diagram of twisted TMDs and establish a general framework for characterizing topological phases through structure factor analysis.

Recommended citation: Timothy Zaklama, Di Luo, and Liang Fu, "Structure factor and topological bound of twisted bilayer semiconductors at fractional fillings." Physical Review B, 2025. [https://doi.org/10.1103/wlvf-tdq1](https://doi.org/10.1103/wlvf-tdq1)
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Energy spectrum and structure of confined one-dimensional few-electron systems with and without coupling to light in a cavity

Published in Physical Review E, 2020

Simulation of hydrogen atom in a laser field using the time dependent variational principle. First such simulation of a 3-dimensional helium atom in an electric field without traditional approximation methods.

Recommended citation: Timothy Zaklama et al., "Energy spectrum and structure of confined one-dimensional few-electron systems with and without coupling to light in a cavity." Physical Review E, 2020.