Dr Jessica Boland
Interests:
2D Materials. Molecular Materials. Semiconductors and Photonics. Solid State Defects. Spin and Topology. Advocacy and Policy. Industry and Knowledge Transfer. International Engagement. Outreach and Education. Training and Skills Base.
Equipment:
Cryogenic Ultrafast Scattering-type Terahertz-probe Optical-pump Microscopy (CUSTOM) facility: https://gow.epsrc.ukri.org/NGBOViewGrant.aspx?GrantRef=EP/T01914X/1 Optoelectronic characterisation on nanometre (<30nm) length scales, ultrafast (<1 ps) timescales and cryogenic (<10K) temperatures.
Scientific focus and expertise:
terahertz spectroscopy and microscopy for optoelectronic characterisation
Materials:
topological insulators, Dirac/Weyl semi-metals and III-V nanowires
Quantum technologies:
quantum materials and imaging