Seunghyun Khim
Postdoctoral researcher,
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids (MPI-CPfS)
Nöthnitzer Straße 40,
01187 Dresden, Germany
Seunghyun.Khim@cpfs.mpg.de
Research Interest
Single crystal growth of condensed matter materials aiming to understand emergent phenomena in correlated electron system and unconventional superconductivity
Education
3/2001 – 2/2007
3/2007 – 2/2013
B.S. Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Ph. D. Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Thesis : Crystal Growth and Upper Critical Field Properties of
Iron-based Superconductors and a Chalcogenide Superconductor
Experiences
2/2016 – present
2/2014 – 1/2016
3/2013 – 2/2014
Postdoctoral researcher, MPI-CPfS, Dresden, Germany
Postdoctoral researcher, IFW-Dresden, Germany
Postdoctoral researcher, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Experimental skills
Material synthesis
Low temperature experiments
High magnetic field experiments
Optical floating zone, flux method, chemical vapor transport for single crystal growth
Arc melting and quartz/glass work for intermetallic growth
X-ray diffraction and structure analysis with the Rietveld refinement
Operation of PPMS (transport, specific heat, VSM option), MPMS (Quantum Design)
Transport and specific heat probe design and operation for 3He and 4He cryogenic system
Customized piston-type pressure cells (< 2.5 GPa) for transport measurements
DC and pulsed magnet in National high magnetic field laboratory (NHMFL), USA
Pulsed magnets in EMFL high field facility in Dresden, Germany
Transport, torque and magnetocaloric effect measurements under high fields