Pavle Radovanovic

Pavle Radovanovic's research investigates the synthesis, fundamental physical and chemical properties, and applications of rationally designed nanostructured materials that combine tunable optical, electrical and magnetic properties. His group applies a variety of synthetic, crystallographic, microscopic, spectroscopic, magnetic and transport techniques, and perform the measurements of novel nanomaterials at both ensemble and single nanostructure level. His approach is to achieve multifunctionality by using complex nanocrystalline alloys and compounds that contain multiple selected transition-metal or rare-earth-metal sites.

The rational design and study of complex nanocrystalline alloys and compounds can provide important understanding of the relationship between the crystal and electronic structures of low-dimensional multifunctional systems and their optical, electrical magnetic properties. He devotes particular attention to the mutual interactions between light, electrical conductivity and magnetization at the nanoscale in the context of novel technological applications. The long-term goal is to understand these materials at the molecular level and to design improved multifunctional nanostructures based on knowledge of the structure-function relationship.