Michael Hilke, McGill University
We will review several proof of principle applications for graphene based devices performed in our group, including in field sensors, electronics, THz spectroscopy, spintronics, nanofluidics, and even musical instruments. We will then discuss the synthesis mechanism of graphene as well as the synthesis of very large single layered graphene monocrystals with various shapes, ranging from hexagons to fractals, dubbed graphlocons. Various characterization tools will be presented including modelling, isotope engineering and low temperature scanning probe microscopy and transport, leading to interesting new insights on the fascinating properties of graphene.
Short Bio: Michael Hilke is an associate professor in the department of physics at McGill University, where he has been a faculty member since 2001. He is currently the director of the Center for the Physics of Materials (CPM), composed of members from the faculties of Science and Engineering. His current research interests lie in quantum and low-dimensional systems, such as graphene and semiconducting heterostructures. In his Quantum Nano Electronic Lab (QNEL) the focus is on synthesis, characterization and modelling of new materials as well as device applications. Michael completed a PhD ('96) at the University of Geneva in theoretical physics on disordered systems under the supervision of Charles Enz (a former assistant of Wolfgang Pauli). He then moved to Princeton as a post-doc in the laboratory of Dan Tsui (1998 Nobel laureate) to work as an experimentalist on quantum Hall devices for five years.