Research Highlight 1
Control of Phase Transitions in Strongly-Correlated Materials
One of the key scientific directions of our group is the study of phase transitions in strongly-correlated materials. We utilize external stimuli, such as THz pulses, temperature and strain to initiate and control the transition. Then we use static and ultrafast synchrotron– and FEL-based x-ray techniques to investigate and separate the various degrees of freedom involved in the process.
Research Highlight 2
Control of the Emergent Electronic Properties in Mott Oxides
Another important direction that our group pursues is the understanding and harnessing control of the emergent electronic phenomena in ultrathin Mott oxides. We utilize advanced polarization-dependent x-ray spectroscopic and scattering techniques in conjunction with state-of-the-art theory and synthesis to tune key electronic and structural parameters in ultrathin oxide films.
News and Events
February 16, 2021
Congratulations to Jay, Joseph, Raj, and Weibing on a new paper in Chemistry of Materials [link]
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November 24, 2020
Congratulations to the entire team on finishing up a successful experiment at the Swiss Light Source
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February 1, 2020
Congratulations to Arian on starting his new Staff Scientist position at the University of Pennsylvania
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November 4, 2019
Congratulations to Arian on a new paper in Nano Letters [link]
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September 9, 2019
Congratulations to Weibing on a new paper in Phys. Rev. B [link]
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August 27, 2019
Congratulations to Ravini on starting her new teaching position at Spelman College
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July 15, 2019
Congratulations to Ravini on successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis
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July 11, 2019
Congratulations to the entire group on successfully commissioning the high-flux HAXPES spectrometer [read story]
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May 3, 2019
Congratulations to the entire team on finishing up a successful experiment at the Advanced Light Source
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April 11, 2019
Congratulations to Arian on successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis
Research Highlight 3
Depth-Resolved Electronic Structure at Oxide Interfaces
Our group is involved in the development and advancement of novel depth-resolved x-ray spectroscopic techniques, such as the standing-wave photoemission and spectromicroscopy. We apply these techniques to studies of emergent electronic and magnetic phenomena at interfaces.
Recent Book Chapter (2018)
Research Highlight 4
Probing Bulk Electronic Structure with Hard X-ray Photoemission
Another important scientific direction of our group involves the development and applications of hard x-ray angle-resolved (as well as angle-integrated) photoemission techniques for bulk electronic structure determination.
