Professor Jan Seidel | UNSW Research

My Expertise

Scanning Probe Microscopy in variable environments and parameter spaces, including instrument development
Advanced Functional Materials (complex oxides, van der Waals (2D) materials, halide perovskites, quantum materials, ...)
Domain walls, skyrmions and other topological structures in ferroic materials
Light interaction with materials at the nanoscale

A more detailed description of the research can be found on the Seidel Research Group website.

University of New South Wales, 2012-present
University of Oxford, Visiting Fellow, 2016
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Research Scientist, 2008-2011
University of California, Berkeley, Research Associate, 2006-2007
University of Technology Dresden, Research Associate, 2001-2006
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Research Intern, 1997

University of New South Wales, 2012-present
University of Oxford, Visiting Fellow, 2016
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Research Scientist, 2008-2011
University of California, Berkeley, Research Associate, 2006-2007
University of Technology Dresden, Research Associate, 2001-2006
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW), Research Intern, 1997

UNSW Outstanding Research Supervisor Award, 2019
Arc Postgraduate Council Supervisor Award, 2018
Arc Postgraduate Council Supervisor Award, 2017
Visiting Fellowship, St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, 2016
Visiting Fellowship, Materials Department, University of Oxford, 2016
Endeavour Executive Fellowship, Australian Government, 2016
Travel award, The Royal Society, 2016
Theo Murphy Australian Frontiers of Science travel award, Australian Academy of Science, 2015
Future Fellowship, Australian Research Council, 2011
Feodor Lynen Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2006-2010
Graduate Fellowship of the German National Science Foundation (DFG), 2001-2004

Professor Seidel’s research interests in the area of advanced electronic, photonic and spintronic materials include the following:

Advanced scanning probe microscopy applied to materials characterisation (AFM, c-AFM, PFM, EFM, MFM, KPFM, STM/STS, nano-IR, …)
Domain walls, skyrmions and other topological structures in ferroic materials
Oxide nanoelectronics, interfaces in complex oxides
Ferroelectric and multiferroic materials
3rd generation photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and electrochromic materials, e.g. halide perovskites
Quantum materials
Nanoscale phases and properties of materials, 2D materials
Inorganic / organic semiconductors, biomaterials
Nano-optics and spectroscopy, plasmonics
X-ray based synchrotron techniques (XAS, XMCD and XMLD-PEEM)
High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and spectroscopy (EELS)
Neutron scattering

A more detailed description of the research can be found on the Seidel Research Group website.

MATS6008 Advanced Functional Materials, UNSW, 2020-
NANO3001 Advanced Nanomaterials, UNSW, 2013-2020
Mentor, Center for Energy Efficient Electronics Science (E3S), UC Berkeley, USA, 2011
Mentor, Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS), UC Berkeley, USA, 2009
Teaching Assistant, Institute of Applied Photophysics, TU Dresden, Germany, 2001-2004