UROP Project
Superconductors; Topological insulators, Condensed Matter Experiment
Research Mentor: mirfan2@fsu.edu Mohammad Irfan,
Department, College, Affiliation: Florida state University, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: mirfan2@fsu.edu
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Department, College, Affiliation: Florida state University, Arts and Sciences
Contact Email: mirfan2@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
Research Assistant Supervisor Email:
Faculty Collaborators:
Faculty Collaborators Email:
Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Physics, Chemistry, Material Science and Engineering
Project Location: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Research Assistant Transportation Required: FSU Buses (Innovation) Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 6-8,
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Physics, Chemistry, Material Science and Engineering
Project Location: National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Research Assistant Transportation Required: FSU Buses (Innovation) Remote or In-person: Partially Remote
Approximate Weekly Hours: 6-8,
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable
Project Description
The student will be involved in a range of experimental activities primarily focusing on fabrication of planar tunnel junction to understand the behavior of superconductors and topological insulators. The student will gain knowledge about thin film processing, vacuum techniques and low temperature physics. The project will provide a deep insight to the student about the mechanism of superconductivity in unconventional superconductorsResearch Tasks: Student is supposed to do hands-on thin film growth and measurements on tunnel junctions. The project includes learning the data collection using Matlab and data analysis.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: A basic knowledge of physics is required. Basic knowledge about MatLab programming will be helpful but not required.