Doctoral researchers

Raffaele Aliberti
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergResearch Topic: Superconductivity and magnetic interactions: Defects, nanostructures, excitations and ab-initio STM simulations
Methods: DFT, Time dependent DFT (TdDFT), Multiple scattering theory, Korring-Kohn-Rostoker method (KKR), Green's function formalism
Methods: DFT, Time dependent DFT (TdDFT), Multiple scattering theory, Korring-Kohn-Rostoker method (KKR), Green's function formalism

Simon Arnold
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Analog nanodevices with tunable randomness for novel probabilistic computing applications
Methods: Nanofabrication, interactive probe station, p-bits, FPGA, Boltzmann machines
Methods: Nanofabrication, interactive probe station, p-bits, FPGA, Boltzmann machines

Ricardo Barbosa
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Exploring Nonlinear Anomalous Transport Contributions in Multiple Weyl Points
Methods: Effective Hamiltonian, Nonlinear Response Theory
Methods: Effective Hamiltonian, Nonlinear Response Theory

Chien-Ching Chang
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Angle-resolved photoemission from side surfaces of layered materials
Methods/Instruments: Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES)
Methods/Instruments: Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES)

Mihir Date
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Spectroscopic signatures of correlations in low-dimensional systems
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, DFT, theoretical models
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, DFT, theoretical models

Jenny Davern
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Study of novel heterostructures via low temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy
Methods/Instruments: Scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy, molecular beam epitaxy
Methods/Instruments: Scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy, molecular beam epitaxy

Jitul Deka
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: 2D Materials and 3D-Nanoelectronics
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, CVD, clean room
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, CVD, clean room

Anvesh Dixit
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Quantum electromagnetic induction effects in topological materials
Methods/Instruments: molecular beam epitaxy, FIB, cryogenic transport measurements
Methods/Instruments: molecular beam epitaxy, FIB, cryogenic transport measurements

Gabriele Domaine
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Investigation of topological phases of matter in nodal superconductors
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, tight-binding models
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, tight-binding models

Tiange Dong
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: 3D spintronics and devices
Methods/Instruments: 3D nanolithography, thin film technology, and magnetic characterization
Methods/Instruments: 3D nanolithography, thin film technology, and magnetic characterization

Tobias Fäth
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Emergent phenomena in superconducting 2D heterostructures, order parameters and topological states
Methods/Instruments: Lithography, glovebox, transport measurements
Methods/Instruments: Lithography, glovebox, transport measurements

Sagar Gambhira
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Atomically Engineering Composite Systems for Spintronic and Quantum Device Applications
Methods/Instruments: Magnetron Sputtering
Methods/Instruments: Magnetron Sputtering

Konstantin Holst
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch 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)
Methods/Instruments: Focused Ion Beam (FIB), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)

Che-Hao Hsu
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Cryogenic memory device with gate control superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: Sputtering, lithography, nano fabrication, material characterization, low-temperature measurement
Methods/Instruments: Sputtering, lithography, nano fabrication, material characterization, low-temperature measurement

Dongchang Kim
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Ionic liquid gating in oxide materials
Methods/Instruments: PLD, XRD, PPMS
Methods/Instruments: PLD, XRD, PPMS

Ivan Kindiak
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Spin-polarized supercurrent in magnetic-superconducting hybrid heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: Cryogenic transport measurements, magnetic characterization (squid, VSM), microwave transport measurements, nanofabrication
Methods/Instruments: Cryogenic transport measurements, magnetic characterization (squid, VSM), microwave transport measurements, nanofabrication

Chris Körner
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergResearch Topic: Nano Scale Spin Dynamics Detected by Optical Methods
Methods/Instruments: SNOM, BLS, Nitrogen-vacancy microscopy, Kerr microscopy
Methods/Instruments: SNOM, BLS, Nitrogen-vacancy microscopy, Kerr microscopy

Naye Kwon
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Spintronics and 3D structure racetrack with atomic scale fabrication
Methods/Instruments: Atomic layer etching (ALE), Atomic layer deposition (ALD), Kerr microscopy, Device fabrication, AFM, VSM, XPS
Methods/Instruments: Atomic layer etching (ALE), Atomic layer deposition (ALD), Kerr microscopy, Device fabrication, AFM, VSM, XPS

Natalie Lehmann
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Microspectroscopy of 2D heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy
Methods/Instruments: Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

Renata Lei
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Exploring Racetrack Devices for Neuromorphic Computing
Methods/Instruments: micromagnetic simulations, Kerr microscopy, electrical measurements
Methods/Instruments: micromagnetic simulations, Kerr microscopy, electrical measurements

Sergio Leiva
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergResearch Topic: Spin and orbital Edelstein effect
Methods/Instruments: Semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory, electron-spin Hamiltonian
Methods/Instruments: Semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory, electron-spin Hamiltonian

Yung-Cheng Li
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Efficient domain wall writing and domain wall modulated oscillator in ferromagnetic racetracks
Methods/Instruments: nanofabrication, Kerr microscopy, probe station, high frequency measurement, magnetic characterization
Methods/Instruments: nanofabrication, Kerr microscopy, probe station, high frequency measurement, magnetic characterization

Prajwal Rigvedi Madhusudan Rao
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Electrical manipulation of non collinear Anti-ferromagnets
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, XRSD, PPMS, MPMS, lithography, probe station
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, XRSD, PPMS, MPMS, lithography, probe station

Yelyzaveta Mala
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Optimization of Plasma Particle Energy for the Efficient Formation of High-Quality Spintronic Structures
Methods/Instruments: Magnetron sputtering, Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Current-In-Plane Tunneling (CIPT), Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Device Fabrication, Kerr Microscopy
Methods/Instruments: Magnetron sputtering, Vibrating Sample Magnetometry (VSM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Current-In-Plane Tunneling (CIPT), Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), Device Fabrication, Kerr Microscopy

Anagha Mathew
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Tuning non-collinear antiferromagnetic order and probing spin-orbit effects in Mn-based non-collinear antiferromagnets
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, PPMS, XRD, AFM
Methods/Instruments: MANGO, PPMS, XRD, AFM

Emily McFarlane
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Growth and spectroscopy of hybrid semiconductor-superconductor interfaces
Methods/Instruments: Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES)
Methods/Instruments: Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy (ARPES)

Ayush Mokashi
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: A Study of Skyrmion-Superconductor Interface in 2D van der Waals Heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: Glove Box, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM)
Methods/Instruments: Glove Box, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM)

Maximilian Niebur
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Triplet superconductivity in magnetic thin-film heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Scanning-Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy, Materials Characterization
Methods/Instruments: Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Scanning-Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy, Materials Characterization

Torje Orlamünde
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergResearch 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
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
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Generation and tuning of unconventional superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: device fabrication, MBE, XRD, AFM, STM, PPMS
Methods/Instruments: device fabrication, MBE, XRD, AFM, STM, PPMS

Duc Pham
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Spin- and orbital-charge interconversion of oxide-based two-dimensional electron gas
Methods/Instruments: Effective Hamiltonian, Semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory
Methods/Instruments: Effective Hamiltonian, Semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory

Mingqun Qi
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Emergent Magnetism Driven from Antiferromagnetic Oxide Interfaces
Methods/Instruments: Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), X-Ray Diffraction, PPMS, AFM, MPMS
Methods/Instruments: Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD), X-Ray Diffraction, PPMS, AFM, MPMS

Ismael Ribeiro de Assis
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergResearch Topic: Optimization of the skyrmion motion for racetrack and neuromorphic applications
Methods: micromagnetic simulations
Methods: micromagnetic simulations

Sandipan Roy
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergResearch Topic: Chiral Soft Matter for CISS-Effect
Methods/Instruments: Polymer Synthesis, MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry, CD Spectroscopy, XPS, c-AFM
Methods/Instruments: Polymer Synthesis, MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry, CD Spectroscopy, XPS, c-AFM

Swosti Sarangi
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Photoinduced phenomena in chiral materials
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, tr-ARPES
Methods/Instruments: ARPES, tr-ARPES

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

Alexandra Schrader
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergResearch Topic: Non-linear spin-wave frequency multiplication
Methods/Instruments: MOKE, Nitrogen-vacancy microscopy, micromagnetic simulations (mumax3)
Photo: © Uni Halle / Marco Warmuth
Methods/Instruments: MOKE, Nitrogen-vacancy microscopy, micromagnetic simulations (mumax3)
Photo: © Uni Halle / Marco Warmuth

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

Yufeng Wu
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Spin-triplet Superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: clean room, device fabrication, electronic transport measurements
Methods/Instruments: clean room, device fabrication, electronic transport measurements

Yishen Xie
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Molecular intercalation induced chiral superconductivity
Methods/Instruments: optical microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), glove box, Bluefors
Methods/Instruments: optical microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), glove box, Bluefors

Jiabao Yang
MPI of Microstructure PhysicsResearch Topic: Correlation physics of 2D heterostructures
Methods/Instruments: ARPES
Methods/Instruments: ARPES

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

