Ion Errea Lope

Ion Errea Lope is an Associate Professor at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and a DIPC Associate. His research focuses on developing and applying first-principles quantum mechanical methods to understand and predict materials properties, particularly in hydrogen-based superconductors, charge-density wave (CDW) phase transitions, and phonon polaritons. He leads the ERC Starting Grant project SuperH, aiming to discover high-temperature superconductors.

• Research lines: New ab initio methods, Hydrogen-based superconductors, Phase transitions in functional materials, Phonon polaritons and polarons
• Key tools: Stochastic Self-Consistent Harmonic Approximation (SSCHA) code

The group's recent publications highlight advances in quantum anharmonicity effects on superconductivity, CDW melting in kagome metals, and topological surface states in superconducting compounds. Collaborations span institutions like Nature Materials, Physical Review B, and international research centers.

• Scientific awards: ERC Starting Grant (SuperH)
• Team leadership: Mentors PhD students and postdocs in projects involving computational methods and high-pressure material studies

Ion's group is affiliated with the Department of Applied Physics and Materials Physics Center at UPV/EHU, with active research in quantum lattice dynamics and non-perturbative anharmonic effects.