Optics, optoelectronics and nanomechanics using atomically thin materials

International Conference and Exhibition on Mesoscopic & Condensed Matter Physics

June 22-24, 2015 Boston, USA

Swastik Kar

Northeastern University, USA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Material Sci Eng

Abstract :

Recent progresses in the fundamental knowledge of low-dimensional systems and nanomaterials have opened up enormous possibilities for diverse applications. In this context, the development of a broad range of atomically thin, layered materials have become an exciting new direction of research for a large community of physicists, chemists, materials scientists, electrical and mechanical engineers alike. The meteoric rise of graphene as a 2D functional material for a range of applications has paved the way for the â�?�?discoveryâ�? of a wide variety of other 2D, atomically thin, and layered materials with a broad range of electronic and optical properties. In this talk, the author will present some of our recent results in photonics, optoelectronics and nanomechanics using some of these atomically thin materials, focusing on the theme of structural and functional tunability of these materials. Specifically, author will discuss how graphene can be used to design tunable photo detectors and ultrafast actuators with extremely high performances. Further, the author will talk about how quantum size-effects can be used to widely tune the optical properties of bismuth selenide, and present an array of exciting new results from atomically thin molybdenum disulfide. Finally, author will introduce the idea of 2D alloys - materials with tunable compositions in a purely 2D lattice. These materials and systems are just a small representative of the new field of 2D materials that can potentially revolutionize materials science in the next decade.

Biography :

Swastik Kar is an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University at Boston, USA. He obtained his PhD in Physics from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, in 2004. His interests lie in the fields of synthesis, characterization, physics and applications of graphene and other 2D and carbon-based nanomaterials. He has published over 50 papers including in journals such as Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Photonics, Nature Communications, Nano Letters, ACS Nano and Physical Review Letters. He has h-indexes of 20 (ISI Web of Science) and 22 (Google Scholar), and is the recipient of a 2014 NSF CAREER award.

Email: S.Kar@neu.edu