Bharat Jalan

Bharat Jalan is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and a core member of the Materials Research Science & Engineering Center. His research focuses on advanced oxide materials synthesis and spintronic applications.

• Research Interests: Thin Films, Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Oxide Compounds, Spintronics, Quantum Materials.
• Current Projects:
  • Fingerprinting spintronic materials (PI, Brown University + USDOD Air Force, 2024-2027)
  • High-Mobility Germanate Oxide Films (PI, NSF, 2023-2027)
  • Antiperovskite-based Quantum Materials (PI, USDOD Air Force, 2020-2025)

Scientific Trends include oxide semiconductor development, strain-engineered quantum materials, and hybrid molecular beam epitaxy techniques. His work intersects with applications in high-mobility devices and spintronic sensors.

• Key Collaborations:
  • Co-investigator in IRG-1 Ionic Control of Materials (2020-present)
  • Collaborations with Drexel University and NSF-funded initiatives

Dataset Contributions include structural analysis of RuO₂ films, defect engineering in BaSnO₃, and growth data for SrIrO₃ oxides.