Research Projects
Research Area #1: Growth of epitaxial thin films of TmX2
Exotic magnetic phases, anomalous Hall conductivity and anisotropic magneto- transport in 2D ferro and antiferromagnetic van der Waals crystals.
Research Area #2: Atomic structure & bonding of TMX2 compounds and heterostructures
Epitaxial thinfilms of oxide antiferromagnets doped to tune DMI interaction and biylayered with strong SOC heavy metal alloys - spin pumping and magnon propogation.
Research Area #3: Electronic structure and phase stability
Imaging of polarization and magnetization textures in 2D ferroelectrics and 2D ferromagnets with PFM/MFM
Research Area #4: Quantum transport in TmX2 heterostructures
Investigations of the coupling between polarization and magnetizations textures in 2D multiferroics with variable field MFM.
Research Area #5: Solar photovoltaics Research
Epitaxial thin films of van der Waals ferromagnets bilayers with SOC metals - spin pumping and terahertz generation.
Research Area #6: Plasmonic enhanced light sensing & photogalvanic effect
Plasmonic enhanced light sensing & photogalvanic effect
Research Area #7: Thermoelectricity in TmX2 based heterostructures
Thermoelectric refrigeration & Optimization of zT / Vibrations and maintenance-free clean cooling
Research Area #8: Quantum defects in TmX2 compounds
Custom built confocal photoluminescence (PL) setups for optical characterization of defects at room and cryogenic temperatures with optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) capability.