Faezeh Alijan Farzad Lahiji

I am doing my PhD in the unit of energy materials, Thin Film Physics Division, Department of Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (IFM). My research focuses on synthesizing and characterizing oxide thin films using pulsed DC reactive magnetron sputtering. I have developed synthesis methodologies for the epitaxial growth and properties of benchmark NaCl-structured materials on silicon (Si) and various orientations of sapphire (Al2O3), including epitaxy on r-plane Sapphire. In addition, I am leveraging my experience in the growth of van der Waals epitaxy of 2D and layered materials. I am particularly interested in these materials because they exhibit properties intrinsically different from their 3D counterparts, expanding their multifunctionality for the next generation of flexible and transparent electronics for wearable, bendable, and stretchable applications. To achieve an in-depth understanding of the crystalline quality, structure, and atomic registry at the interfaces, I apply various characterization techniques such as XRD, XRR, pole figure analysis, SEM, AFM, STEM, RBS, and SE.