Quantum Transport
Head
Mariusz Ciorga
office: 231B, A-1
phone: +48 71 320 30 02
PhD Students
Agata Zielińska
office: 440, A-1
phone: +48 71 320 38 19
Research
The Quantum Transport Group focuses on investigating electron transport in semiconducting materials, predominantly 2D layered materials, and their heterostructures, particularly semiconductor-ferromagnet hybrid structures. We create new materials and heterostructures using mechanical exfoliation and stacking of van der Waals materials and characterize and optimize them mechanically employing Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), which we also use for electrical characterization (conductive AFM).
We perform magnetotransport experiments (Hall effects, magnetoresistance, spin valve measurements) down to low temperatures to study various exciting phenomena. Our main interest revolve around spin physics in investigated materials, including spin injection and detection, spin transport and spin manipulation, with a particular focus on a role of spin-orbit interaction and magnetic proximity effects in semiconductor-ferromagnet hybrid systems.
We work in a strong collaboration with other groups in our departments, complementing their optical investigations on similar systems and topics. This way we aim to obtain a comprehensive understanding of all studied phenomena.