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

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.