Condensed matter physics

Condensed matter physics is a broad and rich area for both fundamental and applied research, several threads of which are the subject of vigorous activity within the School of Physics. Our particular research interests include:

• Quantum dot self-assembly and self-organisation
• Nanoscale semiconductor growth processes
• Molecular beam epitaxy
• Electron spin resonance
• Precursor and time dependent effects in association with displacive phase transitions, particularly in martensitic alloys
• Relaxation and microstructural studies in triglycine sulphate ferroelectrics
• Studies of residual stresses in weldments, particularly using non-destructive diffraction (neutron and x-ray) techniques
• Microstructural and magnetic studies of Sm-Co-based magnetic alloys
• Studies of the microstructural stability under static load of YTZ ceramics
• Fatigue in ferroelectric thin films
• Computational determinations of the electronic and structural properties of microstructures, including surfaces and small clusters of metals and semiconductors
• Textured films of layered semiconductors for solar cell applications
• Self assembled microdots for thin film fuel cell applications
• Fabrication of novel nanotubes based upon the boron nitride - carbon system
• Phenomenological pairing mechanisms in high-temperature superconductors

For further information, please contact Andrew Smith (Andrew.Smith@sci.monash.edu.au) or Greg Jakovidis (Greg.Jakovidis@sci.monash.edu.au).