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Research > Research sections > Solid-state Physics and Quantum Technology

Solid-state Physics and Quantum Technology

Our overall vision is application-driven basic research with a main focus on materials and nanoscience. We conduct research on the fabrication, characterisation, and modeling of advanced materials for energy, nano and quantum technology.

Contact

  • Justin William Wells Department of Physics Section Leader
  • Ingvild Garmo Nilsson Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology Research Adviser, Oslo Science Park
  • Maren Skjøstad Nygaard Centre for Materials Science and Nanotechnology Research Adviser, Kristen Nygaards hus
  • Infrastructure
  • Master's thesis

Projects

  • Advanced additively manufactured permanent Magnets for New Energy and MObility Applications (MagNEO)
  • Diamond and Gallium Oxide Interfaces for Power Electronics Devices (DOPED)
  • Discovery and exploration of novel materials for tandem solar cells (DENT)
  • Disorder Induced Ordering in Gallium Oxide (DIOGO)
  • Microfabrication of finely segmented Silicon sensors with charge multiplication for next generation LighT sources and particle Trackers (Si-LighT)
  • Momentum resolved electron band structures from electron energy loss spectroscopy (MORTY)
  • Norwegian PV research centre (FME SOLAR)
  • OScAR - Operando Screening of emerging Anodes for Na-based stationary storage of Renewable energy
  • QUantum emitters in semiconductors for future TEchnologies (QuTe)
  • Quantum emitters in semiconductors for future Technologies; Single-photon emitters (QuTe 2.0)
  • SOLARIS
  • Silicon Integrated QUantum Emitter Strain deTection (SiQUEST)
  • Towards Scalable Quantum Technologies (TASQ)

Completed projects

  • 2D MXenes based anode materials for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries (2D-SSB)
  • Conversion between Magnetic, Electric, and Thermal energies in phase-transforming (COMET)
  • Cross-scale modeling of CO2/hydrocarbon conversion in hydrofractured shale
  • Defect control in Gallium Oxide for next gen POWer electronics (GO-POW)
  • Development of a Hetero-Junction Oxide-Based Solar Cell Device (HeteroSolar)
  • Functional OXides through HOlistic UNDerstanding (FOXHOUND)
  • Functionalization of conducting oxides by ion beam and defect engineering (FUNCTION)
  • Functionalizing Defects in Advanced Semiconductors (FUNDAMeNT)
  • Gallium Oxide Fabrication with Ion Beams (GoFIB)
  • High-performance tandem heterojunction solar cells for specific applications (SOLHET)
  • High-throughput alloy design of superior thermoelectric materials (Allotherm)
  • Hydrogen in solar-grade p-type silicon: dominant complexes and solar cell efficiency (HydSil)
  • Innovation driven education and science in modern photovoltaics via Norwegian-Chinese collaboration (IDEAS)
  • Methodology for Interface and Defect Assessment in Semiconductors (MIDAS)
  • NANOSCOPY-GR
  • New MAterials for Tandem Solar cells (MATS)
  • New primary standards and traceability for radiometry (NEWSTAR)
  • Novel Semiconducting Alloys in Energy Technology (SALIENT)
  • Oxygen complexes in solar silicon (OxSil)
  • Perovskites for Photovoltaic Efficient Conversion Technology (PERPHECT)
  • Pilotline 4 PowerBase 2 Compact Power Applications (Powerbase)
  • Polarization PhotoVoltaics (P2V)
  • Research Centre for Sustainable Solar Cell Technology (SuSolTech)
  • Silicon based 3D mini- and microdosimeter (3DMiMic)
  • Solid state cooling with elastocaloric materials (Coolem)
  • THELMA - thermoelectric materials
  • Technologies for high performance wafer-level-encapsulated micro-sensors and micro-actuators (MSENS)
  • The Norwegian Research Centre for Solar Cell Technology (Solar United)
  • Towards perovskite large area photovoltaics (PERLA-PV)
  • Understanding of defects and impurities in ZnO; synthesis, doping, and band gap engineering (Understanding ZnO)
  • Wide Bandgap Semiconductors - Defects and Dopants (WEDD)
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Members

  • Picture of Justin William Wells
    Justin William Wells University of Oslo
  • Picture of Andrej Kuznetsov
    Andrej Kuznetsov University of Oslo
  • Picture of Anette Eleonora Gunnæs
    Anette Eleonora Gunnæs University of Oslo
  • Picture of Eduard Monakhov
    Eduard Monakhov University of Oslo
  • Picture of Fredrik Sydow Hage
    Fredrik Sydow Hage University of Oslo
  • Picture of Holger Von Wenckstern
    Holger Von Wenckstern University of Oslo
  • Picture of Lasse Vines
    Lasse Vines University of Oslo
  • Picture of Marianne Etzelmüller Bathen
    Marianne Etzelmüller Bathen University of Oslo
  • Picture of Øystein Prytz
    Øystein Prytz University of Oslo
  • Picture of Ole Martin Løvvik
    Ole Martin Løvvik University of Oslo
  • Picture of Terje Gunnar Finstad
    Terje Gunnar Finstad University of Oslo
  • Picture of Halvor Dolva
    Halvor Dolva University of Oslo
  • Picture of Ole Bjørn Karlsen
    Ole Bjørn Karlsen University of Oslo
  • Picture of Phuong Dan Nguyen
    Phuong Dan Nguyen University of Oslo
  • Picture of Viktor Mihaly Bobal
    Viktor Mihaly Bobal University of Oslo
  • Picture of Ingvild Garmo Nilsson
    Ingvild Garmo Nilsson University of Oslo
  • Picture of Maren Skjøstad Nygaard
    Maren Skjøstad Nygaard University of Oslo
  • Jørgen Mundgjel University of Oslo
  • Picture of Anuj Pokle
    Anuj Pokle University of Oslo
  • Picture of Augustinas Galeckas
    Augustinas Galeckas University of Oslo
  • Picture of Eirini Zacharaki
    Eirini Zacharaki University of Oslo
  • Picture of Javier Garcia Fernandez
    Javier Garcia Fernandez University of Oslo
  • Picture of Kalliopi Bazioti
    Kalliopi Bazioti University of Oslo
  • Picture of Klaus Magnus Håland Johansen
    Klaus Magnus Håland Johansen University of Oslo
  • Picture of Kristin Bergum
    Kristin Bergum University of Oslo
  • Lukas Razinkovas University of Oslo
  • Picture of Simon Phillip Cooil
    Simon Phillip Cooil University of Oslo
  • Picture of Vegard Skiftestad Olsen
    Vegard Skiftestad Olsen University of Oslo
  • David Rivas Gongora University of Oslo
  • Picture of Gunnar Felix Lange
    Gunnar Felix Lange University of Oslo
  • Picture of Kishore Thapliyal
    Kishore Thapliyal University of Oslo
  • Picture of Viktor Svensson
    Viktor Svensson University of Oslo
  • Aleksander Amble Larsen University of Oslo
  • Picture of Alv Skarpeid
    Alv Skarpeid University of Oslo
  • Picture of Amanda Langørgen
    Amanda Langørgen University of Oslo
  • Picture of Andreas Rosnes
    Andreas Rosnes University of Oslo
  • Picture of Animesh Bhowal
    Animesh Bhowal University of Oslo
  • Picture of Anjali Choubey
    Anjali Choubey University of Oslo
  • Aurora Teien University of Oslo
  • Erlend Lemva Ousdal University of Oslo
  • Picture of Ingvild Bergsbak
    Ingvild Bergsbak University of Oslo
  • Magnus Andreassen University of Oslo
  • Picture of Marte Pedersen Stalsberg
    Marte Pedersen Stalsberg University of Oslo
  • Picture of Mochan Mishra
    Mochan Mishra University of Oslo
  • Nicole Assmann University of Oslo
  • Picture of Orazio Samperi
    Orazio Samperi University of Oslo
  • Picture of Richard Justin Schenk
    Richard Justin Schenk University of Oslo
  • Picture of Frode Sneve Strand
    Frode Sneve Strand University of Oslo
  • Picture of Jakob Seifert
    Jakob Seifert University of Oslo
  • Picture of Martin Bygdås
    Martin Bygdås University of Oslo
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Visiting addresses 

Oslo Science Park
Gaustadalléen 21
0349 Oslo

Kristen Nygaards hus
Gaustadallén 23A
0373 Oslo

 

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