Hanmin Zhang

Hanmin Zhang is an Associate Professor of Physics at Karlstad University. His research focuses on semiconductor surfaces, organic molecular layers, and magnetic thin films. Techniques employed include synchrotron radiation-based studies (UPS, XPS, NEXAFS) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) for analyzing atomic/nanostructures. Collaborations include work with Prof. Janusz Kanski (Chalmers University) on magnetic materials and Prof. Rositsa Yakimova (Linköping University) on graphene/SiC systems.

• Teaching: Leads Surface Physics (FYAE03) and contributes to Materials Characterization (MTAD18), Nanoscience I (CBGB06), and Scanning Probe Microscopy (FYAD07).
• Research Themes: Surface reconstruction dynamics, quantum well states in thin films, and molecular-surface interactions. Recent work explores Ag film growth mechanisms and graphene-based systems.

Publications emphasize STM/STS and photoemission analysis of semiconductor surfaces, with notable contributions to Ag/Si(111), Mn/Ge(111), and PTCDA/Sn/Si(111) systems. No awards mentioned in text.

Grants and advising details unspecified; lab/teams referenced include collaborations at Chalmers and Linköping universities.