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Group Leader
Professor Jan Seidel
email: jan.seidel@unsw.edu.au
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Dawei Zhang
email: dawei.zhang@unsw.edu.au
Dawei’s research focuses on scanning probe microscopy studies of ferroelectric and multiferroic thin films and domain wall engineering in ferroic materials to explore concepts for novel oxide electronics and van der Waals device applications, such as domain wall data storage.
PhD Students
Haoze Zhang
email: haoze.zhang@student.unsw.edu.au
Haoze’s research focuses on the study of fundamental properties of domain walls in ferroelectric and multiferroic materials for which he uses micro- and nanoscale focused ion beam (FIB) sample preparation and a wide range of scanning probe microscopy techniques.
Liang Yang
email: liang.yang@unsw.edu.au
Liang studies nanoscale properties of functional oxide materials, including complex oxide heterostructures and surface terminations of transition metal compounds, with a focus on high-resolution scanning probe microscopy techniques such as scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/STS) and KPFM in UHV environments.
Lei Wang
email: lei.wang11@unsw.edu.au
Lei’s research focuses on understanding and improving nanoscale functionality of ferroic oxide – van der Waals material heterostructures by means of scanning probe characterisation methods. The reversible control of properties at these interfaces and its applicability to quantum and information technology devices is explored.
Yuwen Xu
email: yuwen.xu@unsw.edu.au
Yuwen’s research project investigates topological defects such as domain walls and skyrmions in antiferromagnetic, ferroelectric and ferroelastic correlated electron materials systems using cryogenic scanning probe microscopy and electron microscopy and spectroscopy techniques.
Tanzeela Yousaf
email:
Tanzeela’s work includes nanoscale characterization of photovoltaic semiconductors and other light-responsive materials in the visible and infrared spectral range in bulk and thin film form by scanning probe microscopy, including nano-IR, under light illumination and in various environments.
Alumni and former group members
Dr. Songbai Hu, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, South University of Science and Technology (SUSTECH), Shenzhen, China
Prof. Yooun Heo, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea
Dr. Nastaran Faraji, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Chemistry, UNSW
Dr. Abdullah Alsubaie, Lecturer, Taif University, KSA
Prof. Jianyuan Wang, Professor, College of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
Prof. Dohyung Kim, Assistant Professor, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, South Korea
Dr. Benjamin Wolba, Associate, Lunar Ventures, Berlin, Germany
Dr. Gaurav Vats, Staff Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Denver, CO, USA
Dr. Fan Ji
Dr. Fei Hou, Raytron Technology Co. Ltd., Yantai, China
Dr. Hien Nguyen, Staff Scientist, Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF), UNSW
Dr. Ghaida Alosaimi, Lecturer, Taif University, KSA
Dr. Peggy Schönherr, Staff Scientist, CSIRO Mineral Resources, Lucas Heights
Dr. Cam Phu Nguyen, Staff Scientist, Property Risk Australia Pty Ltd.
Dr. Pankaj Sharma, Lecturer, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA
Dr. Adam O’Neill, Staff Scientist, CSIRO Lindfield
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