I am interested in understanding the electromagnetic response of superconducting, magnetic, hybrid and nanosized materials at low-temperatures.

Particular areas of research are:

  • strongly-correlated electronic systems (non-Fermi liquid behavior, quantum criticality)
  • superconducting and superparamagnetic nanocomposites
  • pattern formation in type-I superconductors
  • mechanisms of superconductivity in unconventional superconductors
  • coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism
  • electromagnetic properties of novel magnetic and superconducting sytems

Experimental techniques:

  • pico-EMU measurements of RF magnetization (tunnel-diode resonator - TDR)
  • nm measurements of the magnetic penetration and skin depths (TDR)
    ( the above techniques have magnetic fields up to 9 T and temperatures down to 0.3 K )
  • real-time visualization of magnetic fields down to 2 K (using magneto-optical Faraday effect)
  • various DC and AC magnetometry (QD MPMS, compensated-coil and Hall-probe AC susceptometers)
  • DC and AC ransport measurements (QD PPMS)
  • specific heat (QD PPMS)

Synthetic capabilities:

  • homo- and heterogeneous sonochemistry
  • ultrasonic spray pyrolysis
  • electrochemistry

More information at the Lab webpage here.

Visualization of the intermediate state in pure Pb