Main Page

Physics Directory

Dr. James Brooks

Prof. Brooks received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Oregon in 1973. He is part of the BT&T Molecular Crystal Group. Research activities of the BT&T include the experimental and computational investigation of fundamental mechanisms in low dimensional and anisotropic materials, including both organic and inorganic molecular conductors.

Such methods as electrical transport, angular dependence, Fermiology, high pressure, uniaxial stress, FIR, IR, and mm wave spectroscopy, NMR, visible optics, magnetization, specific heat, etc. are employed in these studies. DC magnetic fields to 33 T, pulsed magnetic fields to 60 T, and flux compression fields up to 700 T are employed, together with low temperatures, are also employed. Pressure and stress dependent band structure calculations are also performed to address complementary experimental investigations. At present there is only one faculty member, 5 graduate students and one post-doctoral in the group. The group is based at both the Florida State University campus and at the NHMFL site where the BT&T laboratory and the high magnetic field facility is located.