Welcome to the Xu research group

Our research focuses on developing low dimension materials (thin films, heterostructures, nanomembranes, and nanostructures) that display novel ferroic (ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, multiferroic), nanomechanical, and electromechanical properties, and utilizing various external stimuli to achieve the control of the emerging properties in these materials for next-generation nanoelectronics. We use a combination of atomic-scale synthesis such as pulsed-laser deposition, nanoscale manipulation, device fabrication, and a variety of structural and electrical characterization methods to understand the structure-property relationship in these materials on the nanoscale.

 

 

 

News (more here)

April, 2024: Senior Spotlight features Ian on the Department website! Congrats!

March, 2024: We are excited to have Tyler Rihm join our team in Fall 2024. Welcome, Tyler!

March, 2024: We are excited to have Jongyun Lee join our team in Fall 2024. Welcome, Jongyun!

March, 2024: Ruijuan gave an invited talk at the APS March Meeting in Minneapolis.

February, 2024: Ruijuan was invited to present at the 2024 Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics Workshop in Washington, D.C.

November, 2023: Ruijuan gave an invited talk at the MRS Fall Meeting in Boston. 

November, 2023: Congratulate Reza for winning the first place prize in the AFM imaging contest at the Carolina Science Symposium!

November, 2023: Ruijuan joined the Materials Horizons Community Board. 

October, 2023: Reza presented his work at the CDP Fall 2023 meeting in State College.