Jan Kunc

Assoc. Prof. Jan Kunc, Ph.D., is an academic staff member at the Institute of Physics (Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University). His research focuses on 2D materials, semiconductors, and their applications in radiation detectors and quantum technologies.

• Expertise in graphene/SiC device characterization
• Specialization in nanotechnology and advanced optical methods
• Key contributions to plasmon dynamics and THz spectroscopy

Jan Kunc earned his Ph.D. at Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory (France) studying magnetoresistance and photoluminescence in 2D electron gases. He later worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) under Walt de Heer, focusing on epitaxial graphene growth and device fabrication.

His research spans graphene/SiC heterostructures, terahertz conductivity, optical pump-probe spectroscopy, and ultrafast plasmon dynamics. Articles demonstrate expertise in Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, photoluminescence, and nanoscale modeling of band gaps and Schottky barriers.

Recent publications highlight work on terahertz plasmon interactions, graphene nanoribbon conductivity, and straintronics effects. Experimental methods include scanning electron microscopy, electron beam lithography, and advanced spectroscopic techniques like time-resolved THz spectroscopy and Pockels effect mapping.

He works in the Magnetooptic laboratory (room L023) and Heavy Laboratories Troja, Prague. Contact: jan.kunc@matfyz.cuni.cz.