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Dr. Jurgen Smet leads the independent research group Solid State Nanophysics at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research. He holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven (1990) and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (1994). His research focuses on electron behavior in nanoscale systems, including quantum Hall effects, semiconductor nanostructures, and 2D materials like graphene. Key achievements include work on composite fermions and spin interactions, recognized by awards such as the Walter Schottky Prize (2003) and the EPS Edison Volta Prize (2020).
His group investigates electron correlations using advanced techniques like high magnetic fields, low-temperature measurements, and terahertz radiation. Recent studies explore hybrid 2D material stacks for novel functionalities. Dr. Smet has received multiple grants and fellowships, including the Gerhard Hess Award (2000) and a BMBF nanotechnology grant (2004).
Lab facilities include state-of-the-art equipment for nanoscale transport and optical studies. His team actively publishes on topics like twisted bilayer graphene and semiconductor heterostructures, contributing to foundational condensed matter physics.
