Dr Ross McKenzie's research interests are in the fields of: Condensed Matter Theory, Chemical Physics, and Quantum Many-Body Theory.
He received his PhD from Princeton University in 1989. His chief research projects are in the areas of:
Models for strongly correlated electron materials such as organic and cuprate superconductors
Magnetoresistance of layered metals including topological insulators
Excited states of organic molecules
Hydrogen bonding
Emergent phenomena in complex systems
The relationship between science and theology
Journal Article: C3 symmetry breaking metal-insulator transitions in a flat band in the half-filled Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice
Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2022). C3 symmetry breaking metal-insulator transitions in a flat band in the half-filled Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice. Physical Review B, 105 (20) 205119. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.105.205119
Journal Article: Spin-0 Mott insulator to metal to spin-1 Mott insulator transition in the single-orbital Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice
Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2021). Spin-0 Mott insulator to metal to spin-1 Mott insulator transition in the single-orbital Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice. Physical Review B, 104 (7) 075104. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.104.075104
Journal Article: Multiple insulating states due to the interplay of strong correlations and lattice geometry in a single-orbital Hubbard model
Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2021). Multiple insulating states due to the interplay of strong correlations and lattice geometry in a single-orbital Hubbard model. Physical Review B, 103 (8) L081114. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.103.l081114
2D or not 2D? Beyond the standard model of organic quantum spin liquids
(2018–2021) ARC Discovery Projects
The bad metallic state in quantum materials
(2016–2019) ARC Discovery Projects
Quantum many-body theory of complex materials
(2013–2015) Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship
Effective Models for the Photophysical Properties of Organometallic Complexes
(2012) Doctor Philosophy
Strong electronic correlations in cerium oxides
(2010) Doctor Philosophy
QUANTUM DYNAMICS OF ELECTRONIC EXCITATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL CHROMOPHORES: MODELS FOR THE INFLUENCE OF THE PROTEIN AND SOLVENT ENVIRONMENT
(2007) Doctor Philosophy
Modelling quantum decoherence in biomolecules
Bothma, Jacques, Gilmore, Joel and McKenzie, Ross H. (2008). Modelling quantum decoherence in biomolecules. Quantum Aspects of Life. (pp. 71-93) Imperial College Press. doi: 10.1142/9781848162556_0005
Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2022). C3 symmetry breaking metal-insulator transitions in a flat band in the half-filled Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice. Physical Review B, 105 (20) 205119. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.105.205119
Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2021). Spin-0 Mott insulator to metal to spin-1 Mott insulator transition in the single-orbital Hubbard model on the decorated honeycomb lattice. Physical Review B, 104 (7) 075104. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.104.075104
Nourse, H. L., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2021). Multiple insulating states due to the interplay of strong correlations and lattice geometry in a single-orbital Hubbard model. Physical Review B, 103 (8) L081114. doi: 10.1103/physrevb.103.l081114
Shang, Zhenhua, Horovitz, David J., McKenzie, Ronald H., Keisler, Jessica L., Felder, Michael R. and Davis, Shannon W. (2020). Using genomic resources for linkage analysis in Peromyscus with an application for characterizing Dominant Spot. Bmc Genomics, 21 (1) ARTN 622. doi: 10.1186/s12864-020-06969-1
Mezio, Alejandro and McKenzie, Ross H. (2019). Orbital-selective bad metals due to Hund's rule and orbital anisotropy: a finite-temperature slave-spin treatment of the two-band Hubbard model. Physical Review B, 100 (20) 205134. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.100.205134
Low quasiparticle coherence temperature in the one- band Hubbard model: a slave-boson approach
Mezio, Alejandro and McKenzie, Ross H. (2017). Low quasiparticle coherence temperature in the one- band Hubbard model: a slave-boson approach. Physical Review B, 96 (3) 035121. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.96.035121
Effect of hydrogen bonding on the infrared absorption intensity of OH stretch vibrations
Athokpam, Bijyalaxmi, Ramesh, Sai G. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2017). Effect of hydrogen bonding on the infrared absorption intensity of OH stretch vibrations. Chemical Physics, 488-489, 43-54. doi: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2017.03.006
Quantum critical local spin dynamics near the Mott metal-insulator transition in infinite dimensions
Dasari, Nagamalleswararao, Vidhyadhiraja, N. S., Jarrell, Mark and McKenzie, Ross H. (2017). Quantum critical local spin dynamics near the Mott metal-insulator transition in infinite dimensions. Physical Review B, 95 (16) 165105. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.95.165105
Nuclear quantum effects in water and aqueous systems: experiment, theory, and current challenges
Ceriotti, Michele, Fang, Wei, Kusalik, Peter G., McKenzie, Ross H., Michaelides, Angelos, Morales, Miguel A. and Markland, Thomas E. (2016). Nuclear quantum effects in water and aqueous systems: experiment, theory, and current challenges. Chemical Reviews, 116 (13), 7529-7550. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00674
Platt, Christian, Cho, Weejee, McKenzie, Ross H., Thomale, Ronny and Raghu, S. (2016). Spin-orbit coupling and odd-parity superconductivity in the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6O17. Physical Review B, 93 (21) 214515. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.214515
Holon-doublon binding as the mechanism for the Mott transition
Prelovsek, Peter, Kokalj, Jure, Lenarcic, Zala and McKenzie, Ross H. (2015). Holon-doublon binding as the mechanism for the Mott transition. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 92 (235155) 235155. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.235155
Cho, Weejee, Platt, Christian, McKenzie, Ross H. and Raghu, Srinivas (2015). Spin-triplet superconductivity in a weak-coupling Hubbard model for the quasi-one-dimensional compound Li0.9Mo6 O17. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 92 (13) 134514, 134514-1-134514-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.134514
Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2015). A unified diabatic description for electron transfer reactions, isomerization reactions, proton transfer reactions, and aromaticity. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24598-24617. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02236c
Shear viscosity of strongly interacting fermionic quantum fluids
Pakhira, Nandan and McKenzie, Ross H. (2015). Shear viscosity of strongly interacting fermionic quantum fluids. Physical Review B, 92 (12) 125103, 125103-1-125103-13. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.92.125103
Isotopic fractionation in proteins as a measure of hydrogen bond length
McKenzie, Ross H., Athokpam, Bijyalaxmi and Ramesh, Sai G. (2015). Isotopic fractionation in proteins as a measure of hydrogen bond length. Journal of Chemical Physics, 143 (4) 044309, 044309-044309-6. doi: 10.1063/1.4927391
Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2015). Bond angle variations in XH3 [X = N, P, As, Sb, Bi]: The critical role of Rydberg orbitals exposed using a diabatic state model. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24618-24640. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02237a
McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Rosh H., Hush, Noel S. and Reimers, Jeffrey R. (2015). Electron-vibration entanglement in the Born-Oppenheimer description of chemical reactions and spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24666-24682. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02239h
Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2015). Non-adiabatic effects in thermochemistry, spectroscopy and kinetics: The general importance of all three Born-Oppenheimer breakdown corrections. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 17 (38), 24641-24665. doi: 10.1039/c5cp02238j
Enhancement of thermal expansion of organic charge-transfer salts by strong electronic correlations
Kokalj, J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2015). Enhancement of thermal expansion of organic charge-transfer salts by strong electronic correlations. Physical Review B, 91 (20) 205121, 205121.1-205121.10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.205121
Kokalj, J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2015). Enhancement of the thermoelectric power by electronic correlations in bad metals: a study of the Kelvin formula. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 91 (12) 125143. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.125143
Valence-bond non-equilibrium solvation model for a twisting monomethine cyanine
McConnell, Sean, McKenzie, Ross H and Olsen, Seth (2015). Valence-bond non-equilibrium solvation model for a twisting monomethine cyanine. Journal of Chemical Physics, 142 (8) 084502, 084502. doi: 10.1063/1.4907758
Absence of a quantum limit to charge diffusion in bad metals
Pakhira, Nandan and McKenzie, Ross H. (2015). Absence of a quantum limit to charge diffusion in bad metals. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 91 (7) 075124, 075124-1-075124-10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.075124
A diabatic state model for double proton transfer in hydrogen bonded complexes
McKenzie, Ross H. (2014). A diabatic state model for double proton transfer in hydrogen bonded complexes. Journal of Chemical Physics, 141 (10) 104314, 104314.1-104314.6. doi: 10.1063/1.4895007
Effect of quantum nuclear motion on hydrogen bonding
McKenzie, Ross H., Bekker, Christiaan, Athokpam, Bijyalaxmi and Ramesh, Sai G. (2014). Effect of quantum nuclear motion on hydrogen bonding. Journal of Chemical Physics, 140 (17) 174508, 174508-174508-13. doi: 10.1063/1.4873352
Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H., Mark, Alan E. and Hush, Noel S. (2014). The revised Penrose-Hameroff orchestrated objective-reduction proposal for human consciousness is not scientifically justified. Comment on "Consciousness in the universe: A review of the 'Orch OR' theory" by Hameroff and Penrose. Physics of Life Reviews, 11 (1), 101-103. doi: 10.1016/j.plrev.2013.11.003
Wright, Anthony R. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2014). Signatures of the Berry curvature in the frequency dependent interlayer magnetoresistance in tilted magnetic fields. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 26 (8) 085801, 085801. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/8/085801
Jansen-Van Vuuren, Ross D., Buchanan, Malcolm S. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2013). Connecting resources for tertiary chemical education with scientists and students in developing countries. Journal of Chemical Education, 90 (10), 1325-1332. doi: 10.1021/ed3006105
Thermodynamics of a bad metal-Mott insulator transition in the presence of frustration
Kokalj, J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2013). Thermodynamics of a bad metal-Mott insulator transition in the presence of frustration. Physical Review Letters, 110 (20) 206402, 206402.1-206402.5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.206402
Wright, Anthony R. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2013). Quantum oscillations and Berry's phase in topological insulator surface states with broken particle-hole symmetry. Physical Review B, 87 (8) 085411. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.87.085411
A two-state model of twisted intramolecular charge-transfer in monomethine dyes
Olsen, Seth and McKenzie, Ross H. (2012). A two-state model of twisted intramolecular charge-transfer in monomethine dyes. Journal of Chemical Physics, 137 (16) 164319, 164319. doi: 10.1063/1.4762561
Kokalj, J., Hussey, N. E. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2012). Transport properties of the metallic state of overdoped cuprate superconductors from an anisotropic marginal Fermi liquid model. Physical Review B, 86 (4) 045132, 045132.1-045132.16. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.86.045132
A three-state effective Hamiltonian for symmetric cationic diarylmethanes
Olsen, Seth and McKenzie, Ross H. (2012). A three-state effective Hamiltonian for symmetric cationic diarylmethanes. Journal of Chemical Physics, 136 (23) 234313, 234313. doi: 10.1063/1.4728158
Merino, Jaime and McKenzie, Ross H. (2012). Effective Hamiltonian for the electronic properties of the quasi-one-dimensional material Li0.9Mo6O17. Physical Review B, 85 (23) 235128. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.235128
A diabatic state model for donor-hydrogen vibrational frequency shifts in hydrogen bonded complexes
McKenzie, Ross H. (2012). A diabatic state model for donor-hydrogen vibrational frequency shifts in hydrogen bonded complexes. Chemical Physics Letters, 535, 196-200. doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2012.03.064
Charge distribution and transport properties in reduced ceria phases: A review
Shoko, E., Smith, M. F. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2011). Charge distribution and transport properties in reduced ceria phases: A review. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 72 (12), 1482-1494. doi: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2011.09.002
Quantum entanglement between electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom in molecules
McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H., Hush, Noel S. and Reimers, Jeffrey R. (2011). Quantum entanglement between electronic and vibrational degrees of freedom in molecules. Journal of Chemical Physics, 135 (24) 244110, 244110.1-244110.11. doi: 10.1063/1.3671386
Kokalj, Jure and McKenzie, Ross H. (2011). Consistent description of the metallic phase of overdoped cuprate superconductors as an anisotropic marginal fermi liquid. Physical Review Letters, 107 (14) 147001, 14. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.147001
Emergence, reductionism and the stratification of reality in science and theology
McKenzie, Ross H. (2011). Emergence, reductionism and the stratification of reality in science and theology. Scottish Journal of Theology, 64 (2), 211-235. doi: 10.1017/S0036930611000068
Quantum entanglement between a nonlinear nanomechanical resonator and a microwave field
Meaney, Charles P., McKenzie, Ross H. and Milburn, G. J. (2011). Quantum entanglement between a nonlinear nanomechanical resonator and a microwave field. Physical Review E, 83 (5) 056202, 056202.1-056202.13. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.83.056202
Quantum frustration in organic Mott insulators: From spin liquids to unconventional superconductors
Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2011). Quantum frustration in organic Mott insulators: From spin liquids to unconventional superconductors. Reports on Progress in Physics, 74 (5) 056501, 056501.1-056501.60. doi: 10.1088/0034-4885/74/5/056501
Bond alternation, polarizability, and resonance detuning in methine dyes
Olsen, Seth and McKenzie, Ross H. (2011). Bond alternation, polarizability, and resonance detuning in methine dyes. Journal of Chemical Physics, 134 (11) 114520, 114520.1-114520.13. doi: 10.1063/1.3563801
Models of organometallic complexes for optoelectronic applications
Jacko, A. C., McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2010). Models of organometallic complexes for optoelectronic applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20 (46), 10301-10307. doi: 10.1039/c0jm01786h
Smith, Michael Francis and McKenzie, Ross H. (2010). Fermi surface of underdoped cuprate superconductors from interlayer magnetoresistance: closed pockets versus open arcs. Physical Review B, 82 (17) 172510, 172510.1-172510.4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.172510
Sensitivity of the photophysical properties of organometallic complexes to small chemical changes
Jacko, A. C., Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2010). Sensitivity of the photophysical properties of organometallic complexes to small chemical changes. Journal of Chemical Physics, 133 (12 Article # 124314) 124314, 124314.1-124314.13. doi: 10.1063/1.3480981
Smith, M. F. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2010). Reply to "Comment on 'Anisotropic scattering in angular-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations of quasi-two-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional metals: Beyond the relaxation-time approximation'". Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 82 (3) 037102, 037102-1-037102-3. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.037102
Smith, MF and McKenzie, RH (2010). Thermal and electrical intralayer conductivities of underdoped cuprate superconductors from Fermi-pocket models. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 82 (1) 012501, 012501-1-012501-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.012501
Charge distribution near bulk oxygen vacancies in cerium oxides
Shoko, E., Smith, M. F. and McKenzie, R. H. (2010). Charge distribution near bulk oxygen vacancies in cerium oxides. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 22 (22), 1-18. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/22/22/223201
A dark excited state of fluorescent protein chromophores, considered as Brooker dyes
Olsen, Seth and McKenzie, Ross H. (2010). A dark excited state of fluorescent protein chromophores, considered as Brooker dyes. Chemical Physics Letters, 492 (1-3), 150-156. doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2010.04.024
Bothma, Jacques P., Gilmore, Joel B. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2010). The role of quantum effects in proton transfer reactions in enzymes: Quantum tunneling in a noisy environment?. New Journal of Physics, 12 (055002) 055002, 1-27. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/5/055002
Jahn-Teller instability in dissipative quantum systems
Meaney, Charles P., Duty, Tim, McKenzie, Ross H. and Milburn, G. J. (2010). Jahn-Teller instability in dissipative quantum systems. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 81 (4) 043805, 1-11. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.81.043805
Interlayer transverse magnetoresistance in the presence of an anisotropic pseudogap
Smith, M. F. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). Interlayer transverse magnetoresistance in the presence of an anisotropic pseudogap. Physical Review B, 80 (21) 214528, 214528.1-214528.8. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.214528
Olsen, Seth and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). Conical intersections, charge localization, and photoisomerization pathway selection in a minimal model of a degenerate monomethine dye. Journal of Chemical Physics, 131 (23) 234306, 234306.1-234306.14. doi: 10.1063/1.3267862
Powell, B. J., Merino, J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). Ionic Hubbard model on a triangular lattice for Na0.5CoO2, Rb0.5CoO2, and K0.5CoO2: Mean-field slave boson theory. Physical Review B, 80 (8) 085113, 085113-1-085113-19. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.085113
McKemmish, Laura K., Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKenzie, Ross H., Mark, Alan E. and Hush, Noel S. (2009). Penrose-Hameroff orchestrated objective-reduction proposal for human consciousness is not biologically feasible. Physical Review E, 80 (2) 021912, 1-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.80.021912
Spin fluctuations and the pseudogap in organic superconductors
Powell, B. J., Yusuf, Eddy and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). Spin fluctuations and the pseudogap in organic superconductors. Physical Review B, 80 (5) 054505, 054505.1-054505.7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.054505
Merino, Jaime, McKenzie, Ross H. and Powell, B. J. (2009). Electronic and magnetic properties of the ionic Hubbard model on the striped triangular lattice at 3/4 filling. Physical Review B, 80 (4) 045116, 045116.1-045116.12. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.045116
Olsen, Seth and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). A diabatic three-state representation of photoisomerization in the green fluorescent protein chromophore. Journal of Chemical Physics, 130 (18) 184302, 184302.1-184302.13. doi: 10.1063/1.3121324
Merino, Jaime, Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). Interplay of frustration, magnetism, charge ordering, and covalency in the ionic Hubbard model for Na0.5 CoO2. Physical Review B, 79 (16) 161103, 161103-1-161103-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.161103
Shoko, E., Smith, M. F. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). Mixed valency in cerium oxide crystallographic phases: Valence of different cerium sites by the bond valence method. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 79 (13) 134108, 134108.1-134108.12. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.134108
Vertex corrections and the Korringa ratio in strongly correlated electron materials
Yusuf, Eddy, Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2009). Vertex corrections and the Korringa ratio in strongly correlated electron materials. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 21 (19) 195601, 1-5. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/19/195601
Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H., Mark, Alan E. and Hush, Noel S. (2009). Weak, strong, and coherent regimes of Frohlich condensation and their applications to terahertz medicine and quantum consciousness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA, 106 (11), 4219-4224. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0806273106
Smith, M. F. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2008). Apparent Violation of the Wiedemann-Franz Law near a Magnetic Field Tuned Metal-Antiferromagnetic Quantum Critical Point. Physical Review Letters, 101 (26) 266403, 266403-1-266403-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.266403
Kennett, Malcolm P. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2008). Quantum interference and weak localization effects in the interlayer magnetoresistance of layered metals. Physical Review B, 78 (2) 024506, 024506-1-024506-10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.024506
Smith, M. F. and McKenzie, R. H. (2008). Anisotropic scattering in angular-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations of quasi-two-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional metals: Beyond the relaxation-time approximation. Physical Review B, 77 (23) 235123. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.77.235123
Dialectical critical realism in science and theology: Quantum physics and Karl Barth
McKenzie, R.H. and Myers, B. (2008). Dialectical critical realism in science and theology: Quantum physics and Karl Barth. Science and Christian Belief, 20 (1), 49-66.
Normal state anisotropic scattering in overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+δ
Hussey, N.E., Abdel-Jawad, M., Balicas, L., Kennett M.P. and McKenzie, R.H. (2008). Normal state anisotropic scattering in overdoped Tl2Ba2CuO6+δ. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 403 (5-9), 982-985. doi: 10.1016/j.physb.2007.10.331
Probing Fermi surface anisotropies in layered metals with AMRO
Kennett, M.P. and McKenzie, R.H. (2008). Probing Fermi surface anisotropies in layered metals with AMRO. Physica B: Condensed Matter, 403 (5-9), 1552-1554. doi: 10.1016/j.physb.2007.10.324
Gilmore, J.B. and McKenzie, R.H. (2008). Quantum Dynamics of Electronic Excitations in Biomolecular Chromophores: Role of the Protein Environment and Solvent. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 112 (11), 2162-2176. doi: 10.1021/jp710243t
Merino, J., Dumm, M., Drichko, N., Dressel, M. and McKenzie, R.H. (2008). Quasiparticles at the Verge of Localization near the Mott Metal-Insulator Transition in a Two-Dimensional Material. Physical Review Letters, 100 (8) 086404, 086404.1-086404.4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.086404
Quantum many-body physics: 2D or not 2D?
McKenzie, Ross H. (2007). Quantum many-body physics: 2D or not 2D?. Nature Physics, 3 (11), 756-758. doi: 10.1038/nphys768
Sensitivity of the interlayer magnetoresistance of layered metals to intralayer anisotropies
Kennett, M.P. and McKenzie, R.H. (2007). Sensitivity of the interlayer magnetoresistance of layered metals to intralayer anisotropies. Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics), 76 (5) 054515, 054515-1-054515-7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.76.054515
Transition dipole strength of eumelanin
Riesz, J. J., Gilmore, J. B., McKenzie, R. H., Powell, B. J., Pederson, M. R. and Meredith, P. (2007). Transition dipole strength of eumelanin. Physical Review E, 76 (2) 021915, 021915-1-021915-10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.021915
Yusuf, Eddy, Powell, Benjamin and McKenzie, Ross H. (2007). Antiferromagnetic spin fluctuations in the metallic phase of quasi-two-dimensional organic superconductors. Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics), 75 (21) 214515, 214515-1-214515-11. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.214515
Fjaerestad, J. O., Zheng, W., Singh, R. R. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Coldea, R. (2007). Excitation spectra and ground state properties of the layered spin- 1 2 frustrated antiferromagnets Cs2 Cu Cl4 and Cs2 Cu Br4. Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics), 75 (17) 174447, 174447.1-174447.10. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.174447
Convergent Proton-transfer Photocycles Violate Mirror-image Symmetry in a Key Melanin Monomer
Olsen, S. C., Riesz, J., Mahadevan, I., Coutts, A., Bothma, J. P., Powell, B. J., McKenzie, R. H., Smith, S. C. and Meredith, P. (2007). Convergent Proton-transfer Photocycles Violate Mirror-image Symmetry in a Key Melanin Monomer. Journal of The American Chemical Society, 129 (21), 6672-6673. doi: 10.1021/ja069280u
Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2007). Symmetry of the superconducting order parameter in frustrated systems determined by the spatial anisotropy of spin correlations. Physical Review Letters, 98 (2) 027005, 027005-1-027005-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.027005
Anisotropic scattering and anomalous normal-state transport in a high-temperature superconductor
Abdel-Jawad, M., Kennett, M. P., Balicas, L., Carrington, A., MacKenzie, A. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Hussey, N. E. (2006). Anisotropic scattering and anomalous normal-state transport in a high-temperature superconductor. Nature Physics, 2 (12), 821-825. doi: 10.1038/nphys449
Anomalous Excitation Spectra of Frustrated Quantum Antiferromagnets
Zheng, W. H., Fjaerestad, J. O., Singh, R. R. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Coldea, R. (2006). Anomalous Excitation Spectra of Frustrated Quantum Antiferromagnets. Physical Review Letters, 96 (5) 057201, 057201-1-057201-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.057201
Criteria for quantum coherent transfer of excitations between chromophores in a polar solvent
Gilmore, J. B. and McKenzie, R. H. (2006). Criteria for quantum coherent transfer of excitations between chromophores in a polar solvent. Chemical Physics Letters, 421 (1-3), 266-271. doi: 10.1016/j.cplett.2005.12.104
Critical behavior of one-particle spectral weights in the transverse Ising model
Hamer, C. J., Otimaa, J., Zheng, W. and McKenzie, R.H. (2006). Critical behavior of one-particle spectral weights in the transverse Ising model. Physical Review B, 74 (6) 060402, 060402-1-060402-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.060402
Excitation spectra of the spin-1/2 triangular-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet
Zheng, W., Fjaerestad, J. O., Singh, R. R. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Coldea, R. (2006). Excitation spectra of the spin-1/2 triangular-lattice Heisenberg antiferromagnet. Physical Review B, 74 (22) 224420, 224420-1-224420-13. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.74.224420
Merino, J., Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2006). Ferromagnetism, paramagnetism, and a Curie-Weiss metal in an electron-doped Hubbard model on a triangular lattice. Physical Review B, 73 (23) 235107, 235107. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.73.235107
Quantum entanglement in the two-impurity Kondo model
Cho, SY and McKenzie, RH (2006). Quantum entanglement in the two-impurity Kondo model. Physical Review A, 73 (1) 012109. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.73.012109
Strong electronic correlations in superconducting organic charge transfer salts
Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, R. H. (2006). Strong electronic correlations in superconducting organic charge transfer salts. Journal of Physics-condensed Matter, 18 (45) R03, R827-R866. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/18/45/R03
Teleportation via Multi-Qubit Channels
Links, J., Barjaktarevic, J. P., Milburn, G. J. and McKenzie, R. H. (2006). Teleportation via Multi-Qubit Channels. Quantum Information and Computation, 6 (7), 641-670.
Zheng, Weihong, Singh, Rajiv R. P., McKenzie, Ross H. and Coldea, Radu (2005). Temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility for triangular-lattice antiferromagnets with spatially anisotropic exchange constants. Physical Review B, 71 (13) 134422, 134422-1-134422-12. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.134422
Gilmore, Joel and McKenzie, Ross H. (2005). Spin boson models for quantum decoherence of electronic excitations of biomolecules and quantum dots in a solvent. Journal of Physics-condensed Matter, 17 (10), 1735-1746. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/10/028
Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2005). Half-Filled Layered Organic Superconductors and the Resonating-Valence-Bond Theory of the Hubbard-Heisenberg Model. Physical Review Letters, 94 (4) 047004, 047004-1-047004-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.047004
Entanglement sharing and decoherence in the spin-bath
Dawson, C. M., Hines, A. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Milburn, G. J. (2005). Entanglement sharing and decoherence in the spin-bath. Physical Review A, 71 (5) 052321, 052321. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.052321
Fast simulation of a quantum phase transition in an ion-trap realizable unitary map
Barjaktarevic, J. P., Milburn, G. J. and McKenzie, R. H. (2005). Fast simulation of a quantum phase transition in an ion-trap realizable unitary map. Physical Review A, 71 (1) 012335, 012335. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.012335
Measurement-based teleportation along quantum spin chains
Barjaktarevic, J. P., McKenzie, R. H., Links, J. and Milburn, G. J. (2005). Measurement-based teleportation along quantum spin chains. Physical Review Letters, 95 (23) 230501, 230501. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.230501
Quantum entanglement and fixed-point bifurcations
Hines, A. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Milburn, G. J. (2005). Quantum entanglement and fixed-point bifurcations. Physical Review A, 71 (4) 042303, 042303. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.71.042303
Spin exchange and superconductivity in a t-J(')-V model for two-dimensional quarter-filled systems
Greco, Andrés, Merino, Jaime, Foussats, Adriana and McKenzie, Ross H. (2005). Spin exchange and superconductivity in a t-J(')-V model for two-dimensional quarter-filled systems. Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, 71 (14) 144502, 1-8. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.144502
Thermal and electrical currents in nanoscale electronic interferometers
Cho, S. Y. and McKenzie, R. H. (2005). Thermal and electrical currents in nanoscale electronic interferometers. Physical Review B, 71 (4) 045317, 045317-1-045317-6. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.71.045317
Energy level statistics for models of coupled single-mode Bose-Einstein condensates
Dahmen, Silvio R., Links, Jon, McKenzie, Ross H. and Zhou, Huan-Qiang (2004). Energy level statistics for models of coupled single-mode Bose-Einstein condensates. Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment, October 2004 (10) P10019, P10019-1-P10019-9. doi: 10.1088/1742-5468/2004/10/P10019
Coherence of polaronic transport in layered metals
Lundin, Urban and McKenzie, Ross H. (2004). Coherence of polaronic transport in layered metals. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 16 (37), 6695-6712. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/37/006
Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2004). On the relationship between the critical temperature and the London penetration depth in layered organic superconductors. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 16 (30), L367-L373. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/16/30/L03
Measuring geometric phases of scattering states in nanoscale electronic devices
Zhou, Huan-Qiang, Lundin, Urban, Cho, Sam Young and McKenzie, Ross H. (2004). Measuring geometric phases of scattering states in nanoscale electronic devices. Physical Review B, 69 (11) 113308, 113308-113308. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.113308
Powell, B. J., Baruah, T., Burnstein, N., Brake, K., McKenzie, Ross H., Meredith, P. and Pederson, M. R. (2004). A first-principles density-functional calculation of the electronic and vibrational structure of the key melanin monomers. Journal of Chemical Physics, 120 (18), 8608-8615. doi: 10.1063/1.1690758
Application of DFT to melanin monomers, dimers and macromolecules.
Pederson, MR, Bernstein, N, Baruah, T, Powell, BJ, Brake, K and McKenzie, RH (2004). Application of DFT to melanin monomers, dimers and macromolecules.. Abstracts of Papers of The American Chemical Society, 228, U290-U290.
Powell, B. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2004). Dependence of the superconducting transition temperature of organic molecular crystals on intrinsically nonmagnetic disorder: a signature of either unconventional superconductivity or the atypical formation of magnetic moments. Physical Review B, 69 (2) 024519, 024519-1-024519-17. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.024519
Entanglement and bifurcations in Jahn-Teller models
Hines, A. P., Dawson, C. M., McKenzie, R. H. and Milburn, G. J. (2004). Entanglement and bifurcations in Jahn-Teller models. Physical Review A, 70 (2) 022303, 022303. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.022303
First-principle density-functional calculation of the Raman spectra of BEDT-TTF
Brake, K., Powell, B. J., McKenzie, R. H., Pederson, M. R. and Baruah, T. (2004). First-principle density-functional calculation of the Raman spectra of BEDT-TTF. Journal De Physique Iv, 114, 293-295. doi: 10.1051/jp4:2004114063
Foundations of the dialogue between the Physical Sciences and Theology
McKenzie, R. H. (2004). Foundations of the dialogue between the Physical Sciences and Theology. Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, 56 (4), 242-253.
Lundin, U. and McKenzie, R. H. (2004). Magic-angle effects in the interlayer magnetoresistance of quasi-one-dimensional metals due to interchain incoherence. Physical Review B, 70 (23) 235122, 1-7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.70.235122
Merino, J., Greco, A., McKenzie, R. H. and Calandra, M. (2003). Dynamical properties of a strongly correlated model for quarter-filled layered organic molecular crystals. Physical Review B, 68 (24) 245121, 245121-1-245121-15. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.245121
Gauge fields, geometric phases, and quantum adiabatic pumps
Zhou, Huan-Qiang, Cho, Sam Young and McKenzie, Ross H. (2003). Gauge fields, geometric phases, and quantum adiabatic pumps. Physical Review Letters, 91 (18), 186803-1-186803-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.91.186803
Quantum transport and integrability of the Anderson model for a quantum dot with multiple leads
Cho, Sam Young, Zhou, Huan-Qiang and McKenzie, Ross H. (2003). Quantum transport and integrability of the Anderson model for a quantum dot with multiple leads. Physical Review B, 68 (12) 125327, 125327-125331. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.125327
Entanglement between a qubit and the environment in the spin-boson model
Costi, T. A. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2003). Entanglement between a qubit and the environment in the spin-boson model. Physical Review A, 68 (3), 034301-1-034301-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.034301
Links, Jon, Zhou, Huan-Qiang, McKenzie, Ross H. and Gould, Mark D. (2003). Algebraic Bethe ansatz method for the exact calculation of energy spectra and form factors: applications to models of Bose-Einstein condensates and metallic nanograins. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 36 (19), R63-R104. doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/36/19/201
Entanglement between a qubit and the environment in the spin-boson model
Costi, T. A. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2003). Entanglement between a qubit and the environment in the spin-boson model. Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, 68 (3). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.034301
Entanglement of two-mode Bose-Einstein condensates
Hines, A. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Milburn, G. J. (2003). Entanglement of two-mode Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review A, 67 (1) 013609, 013609. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.67.013609
Exact results for a tunnel-coupled pair of trapped Bose-Einstein condensates
Zhou, H., Links, J. R., McKenzie, R. H. and Guan, X-W. (2003). Exact results for a tunnel-coupled pair of trapped Bose-Einstein condensates. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 36 (7), L113-L119. doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/36/7/104
Indications of coherence-incoherence crossover in layered metallic transport
Lundin, U. and McKenzie, R. H. (2003). Indications of coherence-incoherence crossover in layered metallic transport. Physical Review B, 68 (8) 081101, 811011-811014. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.68.081101
Magnetic polarization currents in double quantum dot devices
Cho, S. Y., McKenzie, R. H., Kang, K. and Kim, C. K. (2003). Magnetic polarization currents in double quantum dot devices. Journal of Physics-condensed Matter, 15 (7), 1147-1154. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/15/7/311
Solvable models of Bose-Einstein condensates: A new algebraic Bethe ansatz scheme
Zhou, H. Q., Links, J., Gould, M. D. and McKenzie, R. H. (2003). Solvable models of Bose-Einstein condensates: A new algebraic Bethe ansatz scheme. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 44 (10), 4690-4701. doi: 10.1063/1.1605495
Electric-field-induced Mott insulating states in organic field-effect transistors
Cepas, Olivier P. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2002). Electric-field-induced Mott insulating states in organic field-effect transistors. Physical Review B, 66 (21) 214528, 214528-1-214528-9. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.214528
Metal-insulator transition and charge ordering in the extended Hubbard model at one-quarter filling
Calandra, M., Merino, J. and McKenzie, R. H. (2002). Metal-insulator transition and charge ordering in the extended Hubbard model at one-quarter filling. Physical Review B, 66 (19) 195102, 195102-1-195102-5. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.195102
Cepas, O. P., McKenzie, R. H. and Merino, J. (2002). Magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in layered organic molecular crystals with localized magnetic moments. Physical Review B, 65 (10) 100502, 100502-1-100502-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.100502
Links, J., Zhou, H. Q., McKenzie, R. H. and Gould, M. D. (2002). Exact solution at integrable coupling of a model for the Josephson effect between small metallic grains. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 16 (23), 3429-3438. doi: 10.1142/S0217979202011949
Integrability and exact spectrum of a pairing model for nucleons
Links, J. R., Zhou, H., Gould, M. D. and McKenzie, R. H. (2002). Integrability and exact spectrum of a pairing model for nucleons. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 35 (2) 317, 6459-6469. doi: 10.1088/0305-4470/35/30/317
Integrable variant of the one-dimensional Hubbard model
Guan, X. W., Foerster, A., Links, J. R., Zhou, H., Tonel, A. P. and McKenzie, R. H. (2002). Integrable variant of the one-dimensional Hubbard model. Journal of Mathematical Physics, 43 (7), 3445-3457. doi: 10.1063/1.1481956
Cepas, O., McKenzie, R. H. and Merino, J. (2002). Magnetic-field-induced superconductivity in layered organic molecular crystals with localized magnetic moments. International Journal of Modern Physics B, 16 (20-22), 3071-3071. doi: 10.1142/S0217979202013596
Zhou, Huan-Qiang, Links, Jon, McKenzie, Ross H. and Gould, Mark D. (2002). Superconducting Correlations in Metallic Nanoparticles: Exact Solution of the BCS Model by the Algebraic Bethe Ansatz. Physical Review B, 65 (6) 060502, 060502-1-060502-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.060502
Temperature dependence of polaronic transport through single molecules and quantum dots
Lundin, Urban and McKenzie, Ross H. (2002). Temperature dependence of polaronic transport through single molecules and quantum dots. Physical Review B, 66 (7) 075303, 753031-753038. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.075303
Ladder operator for the one-dimensional Hubbard model
Links, Jon, Zhou, Huan-Qiang, McKenzie, Ross H. and Gould, Mark D. (2001). Ladder operator for the one-dimensional Hubbard model. Physical Review Letters, 86 (22), 5096-5099. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.5096
Charge ordering and antiferromagnetic exchange in layered molecular crystals of the theta type
McKenzie, R. H., Merino, J., Marston, J. B. and Sushkov, O. P. (2001). Charge ordering and antiferromagnetic exchange in layered molecular crystals of the theta type. Physical Review B, 64 (8) 085109, 085109-1-085109-11. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.64.085109
Bunder, J. E. and McKenzie, R. H. (2001). Derivation of the probability distribution function for the local density of states of a disordered quantum wire via the replica trick and supersymmetry. Nuclear Physics B, 592 (3), 445-478. doi: 10.1016/S0550-3213(00)00596-4
Chung, C. H., Marston, J. B. and McKenzie, R. H. (2001). Large-N solutions of the Heisenberg and Hubbard-Heisenberg models on the anisotropic triangular lattice: application to Cs2CuCl4 and to the layered organic superconductors kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)X (BEDT-TTF bis(ethylene-dithio)tetrathiafulvalene); X anion). Journal of Physics-condensed Matter, 13 (22), 5159-5181. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/13/22/311
Superconductivity mediated by charge fluctuations in layered molecular crystals
Merino, J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2001). Superconductivity mediated by charge fluctuations in layered molecular crystals. Physical Review Letters, 87 (23) 237002, 237002-1-237002-4. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.87.237002
Magnetoresistance in quasi-one-dimensional metals due to Fermi surface cold spots
Moses, Perez and McKenzie, Ross H. (2000). Magnetoresistance in quasi-one-dimensional metals due to Fermi surface cold spots. Physical Review B, 63 (2) 024414, 024414-1-024414-11. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.63.024414
Phonon anomalies due to strong electronic correlations in layered organic metals
Merino, Jaime and McKenzie, Ross H. (2000). Phonon anomalies due to strong electronic correlations in layered organic metals. Physical Review B, 62 (24), 16442-16445. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.62.16442
Cyclotron effective masses in layered metals
Merino, J and McKenzie, RH (2000). Cyclotron effective masses in layered metals. Physical Review B, 62 (4), 2416-2423. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.62.2416
Zuo, F, Brooks, JS, McKenzie, RH, Schlueter, JA and Williams, JM (2000). Paramagnetic limiting of the upper critical field of the layered organic superconductor kappa-(BEDT-TTF)(2)Cu(SCN)(2). Physical Review B, 61 (1), 750-755. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.750
McKenzie, R. H. and Moses, P. (2000). Temperature dependence of the interlayer magnetoresistance of quasi-one-dimensional Fermi liquids at the magic angles. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 12 (36), 7945-7956. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/12/36/309
Transport properties of strongly correlated metals: A dynamical mean-field approach
Merino, J and McKenzie, RH (2000). Transport properties of strongly correlated metals: A dynamical mean-field approach. Physical Review B, 61 (12), 7996-8008. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.61.7996
Moses, P and McKenzie, RH (1999). Comparison of coherent and weakly incoherent transport models for the interlayer magnetoresistance of layered Fermi liquids. Physical Review B, 60 (11), 7998-8011. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.7998
Effect of disorder on quantum phase transitions in anisotropic XY spin chains in a transverse field
Bunder, JE and McKenzie, RH (1999). Effect of disorder on quantum phase transitions in anisotropic XY spin chains in a transverse field. Physical Review B, 60 (1), 344-358. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.344
Periodic orbit resonances in layered metals in tilted magnetic fields
McKenzie, RH and Moses, P (1999). Periodic orbit resonances in layered metals in tilted magnetic fields. Physical Review B, 60 (16), R11241-R11244. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.60.R11241
Zheng, WH, McKenzie, RH and Singh, RRP (1999). Phase diagram for a class of spin-1/2 Heisenberg models interpolating between the square-lattice, the triangular-lattice, and the linear-chain limits. Physical Review B, 59 (22), 14367-14375. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.14367
Phase diagram of a Heisenberg spin-Peierls model with quantum phonons
Bursill, RJ, McKenzie, RH and Hamer, CJ (1999). Phase diagram of a Heisenberg spin-Peierls model with quantum phonons. Physical Review Letters, 83 (2), 408-411. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.408
Quantum oscillations in quasi-one-dimensional metals with spin-density-wave ground states
Brooks, JS, OBrien, J, Starrett, RP, Clark, RG, McKenzie, RH, Han, SY, Qualls, JS, Takasaki, S, Yamada, J, Anzai, H, Mielke, CH and Montgomery, LK (1999). Quantum oscillations in quasi-one-dimensional metals with spin-density-wave ground states. Physical Review B, 59 (4), 2604-2608. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.59.2604
The Heisenberg antiferromagnet on an anisotropic triangular lattice: linear spin-wave theory
Merino, J, McKenzie, RH, Marston, JB and Chung, CH (1999). The Heisenberg antiferromagnet on an anisotropic triangular lattice: linear spin-wave theory. Journal of Physics-condensed Matter, 11 (14), 2965-2975. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/11/14/012
McKenzie, RH and Moses, P (1998). Incoherent interlayer transport and angular-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations in layered metals. Physical Review Letters, 81 (20), 4492-4495. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.4492
Phase diagram of the one-dimensional Holstein model of spinless fermions
Bursill, RJ, McKenzie, RH and Hamer, CJ (1998). Phase diagram of the one-dimensional Holstein model of spinless fermions. Physical Review Letters, 80 (25), 5607-5610. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5607
Campbell, IA, Hammann, J, Kawamura, H, McKenzie, RH, Nordblad, P, Orbach, R and Takayama, H (1998). Spin-glass dynamics. Journal of Magnetism And Magnetic Materials, 177, 63-66. doi: 10.1016/S0304-8853(97)00994-3
Violation of Kohler's rule by the magnetoresistance of a quasi-two-dimensional organic metal
McKenzie, RH, Qualls, JS, Han, SY and Brooks, JS (1998). Violation of Kohler's rule by the magnetoresistance of a quasi-two-dimensional organic metal. Physical Review B, 57 (19), 11854-11857. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.57.11854
Dunford, RB, Mitchell, EE, Clark, RG, Stadnik, VA, Fang, FF, Newbury, R, McKenzie, RH, Starrett, RP, Wang, PJ and Meyerson, BS (1997). A low-temperature insulating phase at v=1.5 for 2D holes in high-mobility SiSi1-xGex heterostructures with Landau level degeneracy. Journal of Physics-condensed Matter, 9 (7), 1565-1574. doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/9/7/018
Condensed matter physics - Similarities between organic and cuprate superconductors
McKenzie, RH (1997). Condensed matter physics - Similarities between organic and cuprate superconductors. Science, 278 (5339), 820-821. doi: 10.1126/science.278.5339.820
Exact results for quantum phase transitions in random XY spin chains
McKenzie, RH (1996). Exact results for quantum phase transitions in random XY spin chains. Physical Review Letters, 77 (23), 4804-4807. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.4804
Non-Fermi-liquid behavior due to short-range order
McKenzie, Ross H. and Scarratt, David (1996). Non-Fermi-liquid behavior due to short-range order. Physical Review B, 54 (18), 12709-12712. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.54.R12709
McKenzie, Ross H., Athas, G. J., Brooks, J. S., Clark, R. G., Dzurak, A. S., Newbury, R., Starrett, R. P., Skougarevsky, A., Tokumoto, M., Kinoshita, N., Kinoshita, T. and Tanaka, Y. (1996). Magnetoresistance and magnetic breakdown in the quasi-two-dimensional conductors (BEDT-TTF)(2)MHg(SCN)(4)[M=K,Rb,Tl]. Physical Review B, 54 (12), R8289-R8292. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.54.R8289
Magneto-oscillations in the high-magnetic-field state of (TMTSF)(2)ClO4
Brooks, JS, Clark, RG, McKenzie, RH, Newbury, R, Starrett, RP, Skougarevsky, AV, Tokumoto, M, Takasaki, S, Yamada, J, Anzai, H and Uji, S (1996). Magneto-oscillations in the high-magnetic-field state of (TMTSF)(2)ClO4. Physical Review B, 53 (21), 14406-14410. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.14406
Quantum Monte Carlo study of the one-dimensional Holstein model of spinless fermions
McKenzie, RH, Hamer, CJ and Murray, DW (1996). Quantum Monte Carlo study of the one-dimensional Holstein model of spinless fermions. Physical Review B, 53 (15), 9676-9687. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.53.9676
Brooks, JS, Clark, RG, Starrett, RP, Newbury, R, McKenzie, RH, Skougarevsky, AV, Tokumoto, M, Kinoshita, N, Kinoshita, T, Tanaka, Y, Anzai, H, Takasaki, S, Yamada, J, Kartsovnik, MV, Schegolev, AI, Athas, GJ and Sandhu, P (1996). Applications of pulsed magnetic fields and low temperatures to low-dimensional (organic) conductor physics. Physica B, 216 (3-4), 380-383. doi: 10.1016/0921-4526(95)00532-3
Dunford, RB, Newbury, R, Stadnik, VA, Fang, FF, Clark, RG, McKenzie, RH, Starrett, RP, Mitchell, EE, Wang, PJ, Chu, JO, Ismail, KE and Meyerson, BS (1996). Low temperature magnetotransport of 2D electron and hole systems in high-mobility Si-Si1-xGex heteroctructures. Surface Science, 361 (1-3), 550-555. doi: 10.1016/0039-6028(96)00467-0
Magneto-oscillations and field-induced phase transitions in organic conductors
McKenzie, RH, Brooks, JS, Clark, RG, Newbury, R, Starrett, RP, Skougarevsky, A, Lewis, RA, Takasaki, S, Yamada, J, Anzai, H, Tanaka, Y, Kinoshita, T, Kinoshita, N, Tokumoto, M and Kushch, ND (1996). Magneto-oscillations and field-induced phase transitions in organic conductors. Surface Science, 361 (1-3), 901-904. doi: 10.1016/0039-6028(96)00560-2
Microscopic theory of the pseudogap and Peierls transition in quasi-one-dimensional materials
McKenzie, RH (1995). Microscopic theory of the pseudogap and Peierls transition in quasi-one-dimensional materials. Physical Review B, 52 (23), 16428-16442. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.52.16428
Degiorgi, L, Stthieme, Alavi, B, Gruner, G, McKenzie, RH, Kim, K and Levy, F (1995). Fluctuation Effects in Quasi-One-Dimensional Conductors - Optical Probing of Thermal Lattice Fluctuations. Physical Review B, 52 (8), 5603-5610. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.52.5603
McKenzie, RH (1995). Destruction of Density-Wave States by a Pseudogap in High Magnetic-Fields - Application to (Tmtsf)(2)Clo4. Physical Review Letters, 74 (25), 5140-5143. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.5140
Ginzburg-Landau Theory of Phase-Transitions in Quasi-One-Dimensional Systems
McKenzie, RH (1995). Ginzburg-Landau Theory of Phase-Transitions in Quasi-One-Dimensional Systems. Physical Review B, 51 (10), 6249-6260. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.51.6249
Optical Probing of Thermal Lattice Fluctuations in Charge-Density-Wave Condensates
Degiorgi, L, Gruner, G, Kim, K, McKenzie, RH and Wachter, P (1994). Optical Probing of Thermal Lattice Fluctuations in Charge-Density-Wave Condensates. Physical Review B, 49 (20), 14754-14757. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.49.14754
Universal Subgap Optical Conductivity in Quasi-One-Dimensional Peierls Systems
Kim, K, McKenzie, RH and Wilkins, JW (1993). Universal Subgap Optical Conductivity in Quasi-One-Dimensional Peierls Systems. Physical Review Letters, 71 (24), 4015-4018. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.4015
Long, FH, Love, SP, Swanson, BI and McKenzie, RH (1993). Evidence for Modification of the Electronic Density-of-States by Zero-Point Lattice Motion in One-Dimension - Luminescence and Resonance Raman Studies of An Mx Solid. Physical Review Letters, 71 (5), 762-765. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.762
Lattice Fluctuations and Disorder in Quasi-One-Dimensional Materials
McKenzie, RH and Wilkins, JW (1993). Lattice Fluctuations and Disorder in Quasi-One-Dimensional Materials. Synthetic Metals, 57 (2-3), 4296-4301. doi: 10.1016/0379-6779(93)90740-N
Comment On the Coupling of Zero Sound to the J = 1-Modes of (He-B)-He-3
McKenzie, RH and Sauls, JA (1993). Comment On the Coupling of Zero Sound to the J = 1-Modes of (He-B)-He-3. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 90 (5-6), 337-341. doi: 10.1007/BF00681885
Effect of Lattice Zero-Point Motion On Electronic-Properties of the Peierls-Frohlich State
McKenzie, RH and Wilkins, JW (1992). Effect of Lattice Zero-Point Motion On Electronic-Properties of the Peierls-Frohlich State. Physical Review Letters, 69 (7), 1085-1088. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1085
Observation of Dispersion in the J=2+ Collective Modes of He-3-B by Nonlinear Acoustic Spectroscopy
Manninen, AJ, Alles, H, Babkin, AV, Pekola, JP and McKenzie, RH (1992). Observation of Dispersion in the J=2+ Collective Modes of He-3-B by Nonlinear Acoustic Spectroscopy. Physical Review Letters, 68 (25), 3725-3728. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.3725
Nonlinear Acoustic Effects in Superfluid He-3-B
McKenzie, RH and Sauls, JA (1992). Nonlinear Acoustic Effects in Superfluid He-3-B. Physica B, 178 (1-4), 219-237. doi: 10.1016/0921-4526(92)90201-3
2-Phonon Absorption by the Real Squashing Mode in Superfluid He-3-B
Torizuka, K, Pekola, JP, Manninen, AJ, Kyynarainen, JM and McKenzie, RH (1991). 2-Phonon Absorption by the Real Squashing Mode in Superfluid He-3-B. Physical Review Letters, 66 (24), 3152-3155. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.3152
Photoluminescence Spectra of Conjugated Polymers with Nondegenerate Ground-State
McKenzie, RH and Wilkins, JW (1991). Photoluminescence Spectra of Conjugated Polymers with Nondegenerate Ground-State. Synthetic Metals, 43 (3), 3615-3618. doi: 10.1016/0379-6779(91)91644-P
Parametric-Excitation of the J=2+ Modes by Zero Sound in Superfluid He-3-B
Sauls, JA and McKenzie, RH (1991). Parametric-Excitation of the J=2+ Modes by Zero Sound in Superfluid He-3-B. Physica B, 169 (1-4), 170-176. doi: 10.1016/0921-4526(91)90225-4
Acoustic Order Parameter 3-Wave Resonance in Superfluid He-3-B
McKenzie, R. H. and Sauls, J. A. (1989). Acoustic Order Parameter 3-Wave Resonance in Superfluid He-3-B. Europhysics Letters, 9 (5), 459-464. doi: 10.1209/0295-5075/9/5/009
Diabatic models with transferrable parameters for generalized chemical reactions
Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H. and Hush, Noel S. (2017). Diabatic models with transferrable parameters for generalized chemical reactions. 23rd International Symposium on the Jahn-Teller Effect: Vibronic Coupling and Electron-Phonon Interaction in Molecules and Crystals 2016, Tartu, Estonia, 27 August - 1 September 2016. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/833/1/012014
Electron transfer, biological phonon condensates, and the "Quantum Consciousness" hypothesis
McKemmish, Laura K., Reimers, Jeffrey R., McKenzie, Ross H., Marks, Alan E. and Hush, Noel S. (2013). Electron transfer, biological phonon condensates, and the "Quantum Consciousness" hypothesis. 245th National Spring Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), New Orleans, LA United States, 7 - 11 April 2013. Washington, DC United States: American Chemical Society.
Generic strange-metal behaviour of overdoped cuprates
Hussey, N. E., Gordon-Moys, H., Kokalj, J. and McKenzie, R. H. (2013). Generic strange-metal behaviour of overdoped cuprates. 10th International Conference on Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity, M2S 2012, Washington, DC, 29 July - 3 August 2012. Bristol, United Kingdom: Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/449/1/012004
Electron-vibration quantum entanglement in chemical bonding
McKemmish, Laura K., McKenzie, Ross H., Hush, Noel S. and Reimers, Jeffrey R. (2011). Electron-vibration quantum entanglement in chemical bonding. International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August-1 September 2011.
Quantum Decoherence of Electronic Excitations of a Biomolecule due to Solvent Interactions
Gilmore, J. and McKenzie, R. H. (2004). Quantum Decoherence of Electronic Excitations of a Biomolecule due to Solvent Interactions. 48th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society, Baltimore, MD, 14-18 Feb 2004. Bethesda, MA: Biophysical Society.
Zhou, H. Q., Links, J. and McKenzie, R. H. (2003). Exact solution, scaling behaviour and quantum dynamics of a model of an atom-molecule Bose-Einstein condensate. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. doi: 10.1142/S0217979203023203
Entanglement and Bifurcations in Jahn-Teller Models
Hines, Andrew P., Dawson, Christopher M., McKenzie, Ross H. and Milburn, G. J. (2004). Entanglement and Bifurcations in Jahn-Teller Models.
Fast Simulation Of A Quantum Phase Transition In An Ion-Trap Realisable Unitary Map
Barjaktarevic, J. P., Milburn, G. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2004). Fast Simulation Of A Quantum Phase Transition In An Ion-Trap Realisable Unitary Map.
Quantum Entanglement and Fixed-Point Bifurcations
Hines, Andrew P., Milburn, G. J. and McKenzie, Ross H. (2003). Quantum Entanglement and Fixed-Point Bifurcations.
2D or not 2D? Beyond the standard model of organic quantum spin liquids
(2018–2021) ARC Discovery Projects
The bad metallic state in quantum materials
(2016–2019) ARC Discovery Projects
Quantum many-body theory of complex materials
(2013–2015) Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship
Simple models for hydrogen bonding
(2012–2013) Australian Academy of Science
ResTeach 2011 0.2 FTE School of Mathematics and Physics
(2011–2012) UQ ResTeach
Interlayer magnetoresistance of strongly correlated electron materials
(2010–2012) ARC Discovery Projects
Modelling quantum dynamics of electronic excited states in complex molecular materials
(2008–2012) ARC Discovery Projects
Quantum coherence of electronic transport in layered magnetoresistive materials
(2007–2009) ARC Discovery Projects
Quantum states of matter: from spin liquids to superconductors
(2005–2008) ARC Discovery Projects
Development of condensed matter theory
(2004–2007) Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils - Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
(2004–2007) ARC Linkage International
Algebraic approach to exactly soluble models for disordered systems
(2004–2006) ARC Discovery Projects
Quantum Many-Body Systems Network: Breakthrough Science and Frontier Technologies
(2004) ARC Seed Funding for Research Networks
Interplay of superconductivity and magnetism in layered molecular crystals
(2002–2004) ARC Discovery Projects
(2001–2003) ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
The mathematical characterisation of quantum entanglement in many-body systems
(2001) University of Queensland Small Grants Scheme
Models of Strongly Interacting Electrons in Low Dimensions
(2000–2001) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Strongly correlated electron models for superconducting molecular crystals
(2000–2001) ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
Theory of organic conductors in high magnetic fields
(2000) ARC Australian Research Council (Large grants)
Effective Models for the Photophysical Properties of Organometallic Complexes
(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Strong electronic correlations in cerium oxides
(2010) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
QUANTUM DYNAMICS OF ELECTRONIC EXCITATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL CHROMOPHORES: MODELS FOR THE INFLUENCE OF THE PROTEIN AND SOLVENT ENVIRONMENT
(2007) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
Collective Dynamics of Trapped Excited Spin-States in Spin Crossover Materials.
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Emergent behaviours in spin crossover materials
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond: Internal dynamics and nanoscale measurements
(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2012) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Low energy effective Hamiltonians for strongly-correlated organic metals
(2011) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Exploring the structure-property relationships in eumelanin
(2010) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
The spectroscopic properties of melanin
() Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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ENTANGLEMENT, DYNAMICAL BIFURCATIONS AND QUANTUM PHASE TRANSITIONS
(2006) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.