Researcher

Scientia Professor Alexander Hamilton

My Expertise

Nanotechnology, topological materials, quantum computing, quantum electronics, quantum semiconductors

Keywords

nanoelectronics

quantum computing

electron/hole-transport dynamics

electron-spin

hole-nuclear spin coupling

germanium quantum dots

graphene

2D van der Waals materials

Fields of Research (FoR)

Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity, Nanoelectronics, Quantum Physics, Quantum Information, Computation and Communication

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Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences

Biography

Alex Hamilton is one of Australia's leading experimental condensed matter physicists, working on topological materials and semiconductor holes in quantum devices. He is head of the Quantum Electronic Devices group in the School of Physics at UNSW, and Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council Centre for Future Low Energy Electronics (FLEET). Research group website http://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/qed

My Grants

Alex Hamilton is one of Australia's leading experimental condensed matter physicists, working on topological materials and semiconductor holes in quantum devices. He is head of the Quantum Electronic Devices group in the School of Physics at UNSW, and Deputy Director of the Australian Research Council Centre for Future Low Energy Electronics (FLEET). Research group website http://www.physics.unsw.edu.au/qed

My Grants

Coppersmith, Hamilton, Friesen, Scappucci, Das Sarma Topological superconductivity and spin electronics in silicon and germanium, ARC DP210101608	2021-2023	$580,000
Hamilton, Culcer, Govoreanu, Li, Developing hole spin quantum bits in industrially fabricated silicon chips, ARC LP200100019	2020-2023	$420,696
Hamilton, Fuhrer, Wang, Seidel, Valanoor, Karel, Klochan, Cryogenic Scanning Microwave Measurement Facility for Quantum Materials, ARC LE200100197	2020	$1,102,947
Hamilton, Loss, Scappucci and Ritchie, A new spin on semiconductor quantum information technology, ARC DP200100147	2020-2022	$582,000
Hamilton, Research Attraction and Acceleration Program Funding: ARC CoE FLEET, NSW State Government	2017-2018	$100,000
Fuhrer, Hamilton, and 36 others, ARC Centre of Excellence in Low Energy Electronics, CE170100039.	2017-2023	$33,400,000

My Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (1993) University of Cambridge, UK

B. Sc. (Physics), 1st Class with Honours (1988) Imperial College, University of London, UK

My Awards

Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society, 2015.

UNSW Scientia Professor 2013.

Australian Research Council Discovery Outstanding Researcher Award (2012-14)

Australian Research Council Professorial Fellowship (2007-11)

COSMOS ‘Bright Sparks’ Award as one of Australia’s top 10 scientists (2007)

Australasian Science Prize (2006) Australia

My Research Activities

Spin based quantum devices for quantum electronics and quantum computing
Semiconductor holes in quantum devices
Hole quantum bits for quantum computing
Topological materials for ultra-low power electronics
2D van der Waals materials

My Research Supervision

Supervision keywords

germanium quantum dots

nanostructures

metal-semiconductor heterostructure

condensed matter physics

topological superconductivity

graphene

frequency dispersion silicon quantum dot

Areas of supervision

Experimental quantum devices physics: nanofabrication and low temperature quantum transport studies
Anomalous spin properties of semiconductor holes in Si, Ge and GaAs
Topological and 2D van der Waals materials

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