Lab Tour Information

During one of the last day of the academy, participants tour a few of the research labs available on campus. Faculty, post-docs and graduate students provide explanations and demonstrations of the equipment and the research taking place in the lab.

Barsukov Lab 

Prof. Igor Barsukov's Lab focuses on experimental condensed matter physics and spintronics in particular. We design magnetic nanoscale devices and study spin dynamics and spin transport using microwave/terahertz spectroscopy. The goal of this research is to better understand the interplay of magnons and phonons and to develop energy-efficient spintronics applications. (Room 0178 MSE Building, Phone: 951-827-5389)
 

Lui Lab

The Lui group focuses on laser spectroscopy and Ultrafast science of Innovative materials.  In particular, we are interested in the electron, phonon and spin dynamics in novel two-dimensional systems, such as graphene, boron nitride and transition-metal dichalcogenides, as well as heterogeneous structures formed from these atomically thin materials.  Our experimental techniques include Raman, infrared, terahertz, and ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy and imaging.  Our research also involves state-of-the-art nanoscale device fabrication and new methods of material fabrication, characterization and manipulation. (Room 0172 MSE Building, Phone: 347-839-5818)
 

Gabor Lab

Our group is interested in the discovery of new quantum phenomena in atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) electronic materials including graphene, hexagonal boron nitride, and layered transition metal chalcogenides. These materials, many of which can be separated into few or single atomic layers, exhibit quasi-low dimensionality that may lead to strongly correlated electron behavior. Among correlated electronic materials, true 2D materials provide the distinct advantage that they are one atom thick, thus allowing the utilization of techniques generally applied to small atomic ensembles, such as laser-cooling and optical cavity coupling. By incorporating these materials into nanoscale electronic devices, we envision a distinct field of research that explores atomically thin condensed matter systems using precision techniques and concepts employed in atomic, molecular, and optical physics. (Room 0314, MSE Building, 951-827-5338)
 

Cui Lab

Our research group study quantum materials that exhibit fascinating electrical and magnetic properties, with the focus on probing and manipulating such properties on the nanoscale. We apply a variety of state-of-art experimental tools such as scanning probe microscopy, quantum transport, and nanofabrication. Among these, microwave techniques provide a powerful means to interact with materials and characterize their electro-magnetic response. By combining these methods, we aim to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the underlying physics in these materials and apply them to realize new device concepts and functionalities. (Room 055, MSE Building, Phone 951-827-5395)
 

Mills Lab

The research in the positron laboratory is mainly focused on dense positronium physics, with the long term goal of creating a Bose-Einstein condensation of Ps, and thence an annihilation gamma ray laser. This is an ambitious project, fraught with experimental difficulties, and has already necessitated the development of new experimental techniques. Positronium is a hydrogen-like meta-stable atom composed of an electron and its antiparticle, the positron. These atoms are very similar to hydrogen atoms in their gross structure but, being composed of a particle and its antiparticle, which may annihilate with one another, are inherently unstable. (Room 1153, Physics Building, Phone: 951-827-6469)
 

Wei Lab

Our research emphasizes on emerging quantum coherent phenomena in low-dimensional materials. We aim to enhance the life-time of the quantum states, including orbital, spin etc., of charge carriers e.g. electrons in solid state systems so that quantum coherence becomes robust and free from material imperfections. In particular, we thrive to create novel topologically protected quasiparticles by combining electron correlation, topological order and dimensionality under atomic level at the ultra-clean interface of material heterostructures. Understanding and controlling such topological quantum particles is our goal. Our lab features two molecular beam epitaxy systems (MBE) that allow us to synthesize sophisticated heterostructures among materials having drastically dislike properties. One of the MBE, a hybrid system, together with a custom designed glove box have the capability of producing nano-scale devices in-situ assisted by ultra-high vacuum suitcases. We study the quantum phenomena at mK temperature and high magnetic field.