PhD Students

Simon Arnold

Simon Arnold

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Analog nanodevices with tunable randomness for novel probabilistic computing applications
Methods: Nanofabrication, interactive probe station, p-bits, FPGA, Boltzmann machines
Ricardo Manuel Sousa  Barbosa

Ricardo Manuel Sousa Barbosa

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Exploring Nonlinear Anomalous Transport Contributions in Multiple Weyl Points
Methods: Effective Hamiltonian, Nonlinear Response Theory
Pedram Bassirian

Pedram Bassirian

Joint PhD - University of Oxford/MPGC-QM
Research Topic: Investigation of novel skyrmion systems: Study of new sample designs and material compositions with a key focus on the applicability for spintronics.
Methods/Instruments: MBE (Phosphorous/Arsenic), XRD, XPS, SQUID, Micromagnetic Simulations (OOMMF, mumax3), XMCD, STXM
Anirban Chakraborty

Anirban Chakraborty

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Van der waals heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: device fabrication, electrical measurements (PPMS, Bluefors), MFM
Souvik Das

Souvik Das

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Visualizing topological states of matter by low-temperature STM and STS
Methods/Instruments: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), Scanning Tunneling Spectrocopy (STS)
Mihir Date

Mihir Date

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Spectroscopic signatures of correlations in low-dimensional systems
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, DFT, theoretical models
Jenny Davern

Jenny Davern

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Study of novel heterostructures via low temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy
Methods/Instruments: Scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy, molecular beam epitaxy
Jitul Deka

Jitul Deka

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: 2D Materials and 3D-Nanoelectronics
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, CVD, clean room
Anvesh Dixit

Anvesh Dixit

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Quantum electromagnetic induction effects in topological materials
Methods/Instruments: molecular beam epitaxy, FIB, cryogenic transport measurements
Gabriele Domaine

Gabriele Domaine

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Investigation of topological phases of matter in nodal superconductors
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, tight-binding models
Tiange Dong

Tiange Dong

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: 3D spintronics and devices
Methods/Instruments: 3D nanolithography, thin film technology, and magnetic characterization
Lukas Fischer

Lukas Fischer

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Resonant phenomena in magnetic domain wall motion
Methods/Instruments: Kerr microscopy, nano-fabrication, ferromagnetic resonance, high frequency electronics
Sagar Gambhira

Sagar Gambhira

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Atomically Engineering Composite Systems for Spintronic and Quantum Device Applications
Methods/Instruments: Magnetron Sputtering, SQUID Magnetometer, PPMS, Spin-coating, Photo-lithography, Etching & Deposition, XRD, XRR, AFM, RBS, etc.
Konstantin Holst

Konstantin Holst

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Exotic magnetic properties of nano-scale non-collinear spin textures using real-space imaging techniques
Methods/Instruments: Focused Ion Beam (FIB), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
Che-Hao Hsu

Che-Hao Hsu

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Cryogenic memory device with gate control superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: Sputtering, lithography, nano fabrication, material characterization, low-temperature measurement
Dongchang Kim

Dongchang Kim

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Ionic liquid gating in oxide materials
Methods/Instruments: PLD, XRD, PPMS
Ivan Kindiak

Ivan Kindiak

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Spin-polarized supercurrent in magnetic-superconducting hybrid heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: Cryogenic transport measurements, magnetic characterization (squid, VSM), microwave transport measurements, nanofabrication
Ajesh Kollakuzhiyil Gopi

Ajesh Kollakuzhiyil Gopi

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Topological textures and 2D materials
Methods/Instruments: PPMS, clean room, glove box, Kerr microscopy
Chris Körner

Chris Körner

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Research Topic: Nano Scale Spin Dynamics Detected by Optical Methods
Methods/Instruments: SNOM, BLS, Nitrogen-vacancy microscopy, Kerr microscopy
Natalie Lehmann

Natalie Lehmann

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Microspectroscopy of 2D heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
Renata Lei

Renata Lei

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Exploring Racetrack Devices for Neuromorphic Computing
Methods/Instruments: micromagnetic simulations, Kerr microscopy, electrical measurements
Sergio Leiva

Sergio Leiva

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Research Topic: Spin and orbital Edelstein effect
Methods/Instruments: Semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory, electron-spin Hamiltonian
Guanmin Li

Guanmin Li

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Novel Devices and architecture for oscillator-based computation network
Methods/Instruments: PLD, Nano-device fabrication, multi-probe stage
Yung-Cheng Li

Yung-Cheng Li

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Magnetic Dynamics in Next Generation Devices
Methods/Instruments: nanofabrication, Kerr microscopy, probe station, high frequency measurement, magnetic characterization
Prajwal Rigvedi Madhusudan Rao

Prajwal Rigvedi Madhusudan Rao

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Electrical manipulation of non collinear Anti-ferromagnets
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, XRSD, PPMS, MPMS, lithography, probe station
Anagha Mathew

Anagha Mathew

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Ultrafast control of Berry-curvature-driven transport via spin-torque excitation of chiral antiferromagnets
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, PPMS, XRD, AFM
Emily McFarlane

Emily McFarlane

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Growth and spectroscopy of hybrid semiconductor-superconductor interfaces
Methods/Instruments: Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES)
Torje Orlamünde

Torje Orlamünde

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Research Topic: Polymeric Ionic Liquid: Micro-segregated Polymers as Gating Materials
Methods/Instruments: TEM, XRD, in-situ Raman spectroscopy, SERS (surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy), DSC (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), Rheology, BDS (Broadband Dielectric Dpectroscopy), XPS, in-situ AFM
Anshuman Padhi

Anshuman Padhi

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Generation and tuning of unconventional superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: device fabrication, MBE, XRD, AFM, STM, PPMS
Atul Pandey

Atul Pandey

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Ultrafast opto-electric experiments with chiral antiferromagnets
Methods/Instruments: SNOM, PPMS, Ultrafast lasers, EBL
Mingqun Qi

Mingqun Qi

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Emergent Magnetism Driven from Antiferromagnetic Oxide Interfaces
Methods/Instruments: Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), X-ray diffraction (XRD, XRR, RSM), PPMS, AFM, MPMS
Ismael Ribeiro de Assis

Ismael Ribeiro de Assis

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Research Topic: Optimization of the skyrmion motion for racetrack and neuromorphic applications
Methods: micromagnetic simulations
Matthias Rohmer

Matthias Rohmer

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Research Topic: Photo-switchabel helical chirality to modulate the CISS effect
Methods/Instruments: organic synthesis, CD spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, MALDI TOF Mass Spectrometry
Sreyas Satheesh

Sreyas Satheesh

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Linking Superconducting Logic With Racetrack Memory At Cryogenic Temperatures
Methods/Instruments: Nano-fabrication, magnetic characterization, Kerr microscopy, cryogenic transport measurements, high frequency measurements
Alexandra Schrader

Alexandra Schrader

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Research Topic: Non-linear spin-wave frequency multiplication
Methods/Instruments: MOKE, Nitrogen-vacancy microscopy, micromagnetic simulations (mumax3)


Photo: © Uni Halle / Marco Warmuth
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Kajal Tiwari

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Investigation of near field light-matter interaction in transformational materials
Methods/Instruments: cryo-SNOM, PPMS, cleanroom, glovebox
Jiaju Wang

Jiaju Wang

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Electron-phonon coupling and other interactions in chiral topological semimetals
Methods: High resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS), ARPES, MBE
Zhong Wang

Zhong Wang

Jointly with MPGC-QM
Research Topic: VO2 devices for reservoir computing
Methods/Instruments: Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), lithography, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
Yufeng  Wu

Yufeng Wu

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Spin-triplet Superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: clean room, device fabrication, electronic transport measurements
Yishen Xie

Yishen Xie

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Molecular intercalation induced chiral superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: optical microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), glove box, Bluefors
Jiabao Yang

Jiabao Yang

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: Correlation physics of 2D heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: ARPES
Zihan Yin

Zihan Yin

MPI of Microstructure Physics
Research Topic: 2D materials - domain wall motion and optical measurements
Methods/Instruments: TEM, glove box, FIB

Collection of portrait photographs of Alumni of the IMPRS
Within the framework of the IMPRS already 11 PhD-students from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the Max-Planck-Institute of Microstructure physics (MPI) received their doctoral degree.
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