Fangyuan Yang
Principal Investigator / University Assistant
Institute of Solid State Physics
TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
Past experiences
2018 - 2022 Postdoctoral scholar
University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
2011 - 2018 PhD research assistant
Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Research Interest
I am broadly interested in understanding and discovering quantum many-body phenomena in two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) materials. My experiments design vdW heterostructures and nanoelectronic devices, and measure their electronic transport and thermodynamic properties at cryogenic temperatures. Currently, my project focuses on correlated topological states in moiré vdW heterostructures. Please find more about my research here.
We are hiring!
Bachelor and Master students at TU Wien with a background in either physics or electrical/material engineering are welcome to join us. We would like to work with students who are interested in developing skills with nanofabrication of 2D materials, low-temperature measurements, or learning physics about correlated topological states.
Job description:
Sample fabrication: fabricating van der Waals heterostructures, including exfoliating 2D materials, stacking heterostructures, and processing the stacks in the TU Wien cleanroom. Cleanroom processes include lithography, ICP-RIE etching, e-beam deposition, AFM, etc.
Low-temperature measurements: performing electronic measurements in low-temperature cryostats (down to 2K and mK) to characterize samples and study physics.
Instrumentation: setting up sample holders, home-made electronics, etc that are necessary for sample fabrication and measurements.
Positions available:
One Student Assistant position is available for working on sample fabrication including processing the samples in the cleanroom, with the option of helping with low-temperature measurements and necessary instrumentation. Students with cleanroom knowledge and experience is preferred but not required. This position requires a minimum contract of one year.
The position is paid (8h/week) with benefits included. Please contact me with your transcripts through my email: fangyuan.yang at tuwien.ac.at.
Students who wish to work with me on shorter period of times: please contact me (fangyuan.yang at tuwien.ac.at) for details. Tasks include: exfoliation and stacking vdW heterostructures (outside the cleanroom), instrumentation, and low-temperature characterization of the samples.
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