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Alexander Demkov is a Professor of Physics at the University of Texas at Austin, affiliated with the Oden Institute and Texas Materials Institute. He holds a Ph.D. from Arizona State University. His research focuses on electronic and optical materials, particularly oxide heterostructures and integrated silicon photonics. Demkov’s work emphasizes ferroelectric materials like BaTiO3 for electro-optic modulators in silicon-based photonic systems.
He has published over 280 papers and holds 10 US patents, with notable contributions to materials physics. Awards include the NSF CAREER Award, IBM Faculty Award, and Fellow of the American Physical Society. His research explores advanced thin film growth techniques, including RF magnetron sputtering and molecular beam epitaxy, to engineer functional oxides on silicon platforms.
Key areas of study include electro-optic effects in perovskites, phase transitions in oxides, and the integration of gallium oxide with silicon. His work bridges fundamental material science and applied photonics, aiming to develop next-generation optical computing and communication technologies.
