Welcome to the Ali lab! (Site currently under construction)
Welcome to the AliLab here in the Quantum Nanoscience Department of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at TU Delft, and the Kavli Institute of Nanoscience! In our group we study the 3Q’s: Quantum Materials for their Quantum Properties to be used in Quantum Devices. If you want to see us in action, look no further!
Most of the electronic devices you use in life are based on materials are very well understood and are close to hitting their limits. Our group works on creating new quantum materials which are not best described classically and really need quantum mechanics to be well understood. These materials exemplify quantum properties like superconductivity, quantum Hall effects, entanglement, etc. Those properties may drive future technologies like quantum computing, sensing, and more!
In our group we do the whole chain: from making crystals of new or important quantum materials, investigating their electronic and magnetic properties down to ultra low temperatures (tens of mK), all the way to integrating them into nano-architectures to leverage those properties in new or improved electronic devices. Particularly, we investigate 2D quantum materials a lot, (layered like graphene) where few or even single atomic or molecular layers of atoms are picked up and placed on top of others to make new heterostructures that don’t exist as the thermodynamic product in nature!
We try and tackle both fundamental questions related to how the specific arrangements of atoms in space lead to their quantum properties as well as aim to impact technology by utilizing those quantum properties to improve, or sometimes even make completely new types of, electronic devices that would hopefully be faster, more sensitive, more robust, or use less energy, or enable possibilities beyond the limitations of classical materials.”
We are looking for talented and passionate Master students and PhDs. You can find more information here! (more info)
We are grateful for funding from Delft University of Technology, NWO, Qumat , and the Kavli Foundation.
