Drexel is a leader in condensed matter physics research, with faculty conducting research in a number of projects. Learn more about cutting-edge research in condensed matter physics conducted by our faculty below.

Condensed Matter Physics Research Topics

• Mesoscopic Superconductivity
• Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
• Nanoscale Catalysis
• Ultrafast Structural Dynamics
• Raman Scattering
• Scanning Probe Microscopy
• Theory of Nanoshells and Carbon Nanotubes
• Quantum Materials

Faculty Conducting Research in Condensed Matter Physics

	Contact	Specialization
	Shyamalendu Bose Professor Emeritus; Department of Physics Disque Hall 915 bose@drexel.edu	Nanoscience, high-temperature superconductivity, theory of surfaces and interfaces, disordered systems, electron and X-ray spectroscopies of solids
	Goran Karapetrov Professor Disque Hall 609 goran@drexel.edu	Experimental Solid State Physics, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscale Catalysis, Mesoscopic Superconductivity
	Jonathan E. Spanier Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, Affiliated Faculty LeBow 440 spanier@drexel.edu	Light-matter interactions in electronic materials, including ferroelectric semiconductors, complex oxide thin film science; laser spectroscopy, including Raman scattering
	Somdev Tyagi Associate Department Head for Non-Major Studies, Professor Disque Hall 806 tyagi@drexel.edu	Nanobiophysics, Raman spectroscopy, Magnetic materials
	Jörn Venderbos Assistant Professor Disque Hall, 610 jwv34@drexel.edu	Theory of quantum materials: topological Insulators, topological semimetals, materials prediction and design, strongly correlated electron materials, complex electronic ordering phenomena, unconventional superconductors

Current Condensed Matter Research Projects

• Carbon Nanotubes
• Energy Materials Research Laboratory
• Fabrication of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Substrates
• Graphene
• Metallic Nanoshells
• Quantum Computing
• Scanning Near-Field Microwave Microscopy
• Ultra-Low Temperature Physics
• Topological Quantum Materials
• Unconventional Ordering Phenomena in Correlated Electron Systems
• Materials Search and Design

Condensed Matter Physics Research Facilities

• The Energy Materials Research Laboratory includes a Variable Temperature UHV Scanning Probe Microscope installed in an STC-50 rated acoustic chamber.
• Ultrafast Structural Dynamics Laboratory includes a transient electron diffraction setup with sub-picosecond temporal resolution
• The Magnetic Material Laboratory conducts research on amorphous magnetic thin films and fiber optical sensors.
• The Surface Science Laboratory has a scanning probe microscopy to study surface structure interfaces at the atomic level.
• The Ultra-Low Temperature Laboratory has a dilution refrigerator, 3He and 4He cryostats and microwave sources to study quantum phenomena in nano- and microscale devices, superconducting qubits, nanostructures, and quantum fluids and solids.