Dr. John Villanova

Assistant Professor

Dr. John Villanova
(615) 898-2483
Room 207 D, Wiser-Patten Science Hall (WPS)
MTSU Box 71, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Departments / Programs

Degree Information

  • PHD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2018)
  • BS, Appalachian State University (2013)

Areas of Expertise

Quantum Materials Simulation Group

  • Condensed matter theory/computation
  • Density functional theory calculations
  • Neutron scattering simulation
  • Quantum materials properties
  • Topological insulators and semimetals
  • Wannier function methods

Publications

Here are selected recent research highlights across multiple domains:

  • Skandan Subramanian, Tom Berlijn, Lucas Lindsay, Randy S. Fishman, and John W. Villanova, "Topological Magnons on the Ferromagnetic Zigzag Lattice," arXiv:2411.18515 (2024, submitted)
  • John W. Villanova, Saban Hus, Seoung-Hun Kang, Hoyeon Jeon, An-Ping Li, David Mandrus, ...
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Here are selected recent research highlights across multiple domains:

  • Skandan Subramanian, Tom Berlijn, Lucas Lindsay, Randy S. Fishman, and John W. Villanova, "Topological Magnons on the Ferromagnetic Zigzag Lattice," arXiv:2411.18515 (2024, submitted)
  • John W. Villanova, Saban Hus, Seoung-Hun Kang, Hoyeon Jeon, An-Ping Li, David Mandrus, Zheng Gai, and Mina Yoon, “Ghost states and surface structures of the charge density wave kagome metal ScV6Sn6,” Appl. Surf. Sci. 665, 160190 (2024).
  • Colin L. Sarkis, John W. Villanova, Casey Eichstaedt, Adolfo G. Eguiluz, Jaime A. Fernandez-Baca, Masaaki Matsuda, Jiaqiang Yan, Christian Balz, Arnab Banerjee, D. Alan Tennant, Tom Berlijn, and Stephen E. Nagler, “Experimental evidence for nonspherical magnetic form factor in Ru3+,” Phys. Rev. B 109, 104432 (2024). (Editor’s Suggestion)
  • John W. Villanova, Allen O. Scheie, D. Alan Tennant, Satoshi Okamoto, and Tom Berlijn, “First-principles derivation of magnetic interactions in the triangular quantum spin liquid candidates KYbCh2 (Ch=S, Se, Te) and AYbSe2 (A=Na,Rb),” Phys. Rev. Research 5, 033050 (2023).
  • Salvador Barraza-Lopez, Benjamin M. Fregoso, John W. Villanova, Stuart S. P. Parkin, and Kai Chang, “Colloquium: Physical properties of group-IV monochalcogenides monolayers.” Rev. Mod. Phys. 93, 011001 (2021).
  • John W. Villanova, Edwin Barnes, and Kyungwha Park, “Engineering and Probing Topological Properties of Dirac Semimetal Films by Asymmetric Charge Transfer.” Nano Letters 17 (2), 963-972 (2017).

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Courses

PHYS 2011
ASTR 1031