About
Dr. Sai Kiran Rajendran is a Research Fellow at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of St Andrews, working on quantum technologies and optoelectronics. He holds a Ph.D. from Politecnico di Milano (2014) and a Master's from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning (2009). His research focuses on semiconductor materials, including perovskites, carbon nanotubes, and organic semiconductors, employing advanced fabrication and spectroscopic techniques. Key projects include the Leverhulme-funded work on perovskite dipolaritons and EPSRC grants exploring Rydberg polaritons in Cu₂O microcavities.
Research interests include quantum confined Rydberg excitons, nanostructured materials, and applications in quantum computing. Techniques include thermal evaporation, Raman spectroscopy, and femtosecond transient absorption. He has led projects such as the Carnegie Trust-funded study on quantum-confined Rydberg excitons (2020–2021) and contributed to the QuantIC project on quantum-enhanced imaging (2022).
His work bridges material engineering and fundamental physics, with publications in Nature Materials, Light: Science & Applications, and Advanced Photonics Research. Current affiliations include the Institute of Physics QQQ Special Interest Group.
