Understanding
materials,
one atom
at a time.

BRICK NANOTECHNOLOGY CENTER · PQSEI · PURDUE UNIVERSITY

We are an interdisciplinary materials science research group that develops and applies advanced microscopy and spectroscopy methods to understand semiconductors and quantum materials at the atomic scale. We study how the interfaces and contacts inside a device take shape – from the structural and chemical quality of a freshly grown interface, through how processing and contamination can degrade it, to how the resulting defects trap charge and limit performance – and how symmetry-breaking shapes the electronic behavior of quantum materials. The throughline is connecting atomic-scale structure and chemistry to how a device actually performs.