Condensed Matter and Interfaces
The research of the CMI group is focused on the synthesis of nanostructured opto-electronic materials and characterizing and understanding their structural, optical and electrical properties. There is a strong link with applications of these materials in photovoltaics, lighting and medical imaging. We aim to relate the local microscopic structure and properties measured on the nanoscale with the overall opto-electronic properties of the material thus providing a deeper fundamental understanding.
Projects:
Investigating Majorana fermions with shot-noise STM
Researcher: Jan Cuperus.
Topic: Majorana zero modes, Shot-noise measurements, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Synthesis and characterization of colloidal topological (crystalline) insulators
Researcher: Jara Vliem.
Topics: Topological (crystalline) insulators, Colloidal nanomaterials, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy