Philip Kim
Professor in Physics Department, Columbia University
Email: pk2015@columbia.edu
Office: 922 CEPSR
Laboratory: 704 NWC
Telephone: 212-854-0102 (Office)
212-854-0393 (Lab)
Fax: 212-854-3379
Mail Code: 5236
Research Group Webpage: http:\\pico.phys.columbia.edu
Education
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Ph.D. 1999, Harvard University Experimental Condensed Matter Physics |
Course
Information
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Fall 2009: Physics 2601 |
Research
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My research area is
experimental condensed matter physics with an emphasis on physical properties
and applications of nanoscale low-dimensional
materials. The
unique properties of low dimensional systems are generally understood by
considering enhanced quantum effects and increased correlations due to the
reduction of available phase space. The focus of my research is the
mesoscopic investigation of transport phenomena, particularly, electric,
thermal and thermoelectrical properties of low
dimensional nanoscale materials. The recent
availability of novel nanoscale materials, such as
fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, nanocrystals,
and atomically thin 2-dimensional crystals is enabling the assembly and study
of ‘molecular’ electronics and mechanical devices, and also, the exploration
of fundamental physics in low-dimensional systems. These progresses have been
made possible partly due to invention of new experimental tools, such as
scanning probe microscopy (SPM), and the advance of semiconductor device
fabrication technology including techniques for microelectromechanical
systems. Combining these new experimental techniques to nanoscale
materials produce an ample space to explore the new physical phenomena, which
may bring an impact to future technologies. The use of modern
state-of-the-art semiconductor device fabrication techniques and the
development of new methods of material synthesis/manipulation are essential
parts of this research. Specifically, my research
subjects in this statement are: · Quantum
thermal transport phenomena in 1-dimensional nanoscaled
materials · Mesoscopic
thermoelectricity and thermoelectric applications of nanoscale
materials in the quantum transport regime · Quantum
transport in novel 2-dimensional materials including graphene · Application
of mesoscopic electron transport and thermodynamic processes for sensors and
electric devices. |
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