Dr.Yohannes Abate Nano Optics Research Group
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QUANTUM NANO OPTICS RESEARCH GROUP
Our lab is interested in exploration of fundamental nanoscale physical phenomena and interactions in nano- and quantum- materials using terahertz, infrared, and optical spectroscopy and imaging techniques with diffraction unlimited spatial resolution.
"As we go down in size, there are a number of interesting problems that arise. All things do not simply scale down in proportion. There is the problem that materials stick together by the molecular (Van der Waals) attractions. It would be like this: After you have made a part and you unscrew the nut from a bolt, it isn't going to fall down because the gravity isn't appreciable; it would even be hard to get it off the bolt. It would be like those old movies of a man with his hands full of molasses, trying to get rid of a glass of water. There will be several problems of this nature that we will have to be ready to design for."
Research Areas
Nanoscopy of Low Dimensional Materials
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THz Nanospectroscopic Imaging
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Nanoscale Interactions
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Hyperspectral Nanoimaging
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Congratulations to Mahdi for receiving the Sean M. Kirkpatrick Award!
Mahdi Ghafariasl received the 2024 Sean M. Kirkpatrick Award ($1000 award) for Outstanding Achieveme...
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Mahdi presented a poster at the APS March meeting!
Mahdi presented a poster entitled “Evolution of Excitonic Species of Nano-Interfaces in MoxW1-xS2” a...
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Gabriel presented a talk at the APS March meeting!
Gabriel presented a talk entitled “Combining ab initio accuracy and large-scale Molecular Dynamics w...
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Mahdi presented a talk at the APS March meeting!
Mahdi presented a talk entitled “Comprehensive Study of Photodegradation and Thermal Effects in Viol...
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Sampath presented a talk at the APS March meeting!
Sampath Gamage presented a talk entitled “Improved Tip-Enhanced Photoluminescence (TEPL) Resol...
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Mahdi’s paper ” Photodegradation and Thermal Effects in Violet Phosphorus” is published in Advanced Materials Interfaces.
Congrats to Mahdi, Sarabpreet, and Sampath for publishing their paper in Advanced Materials Interfac...
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Sampath’s paper ” Infrared Nanoimaging of Hydrogenated Perovskite Nickelate Memristive Devices” is published in ACS Nano.
Congrats to Sampath, Steven, Sarabpreet, and Mahdi for publishing their paper in ACS Nano! Keep up t...
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Congratulations to Dr. Abate for receiving the Moore Foundation grant to investigate ‘brain on a chip’
Aug. 2023 Dr. Abate has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foun...
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Recent Graduation and Employment from Our Group
Graduate Students: 1. Alireza Fali: PhD May 2022. Employed by Bruker Microscopy Company, Santa Barba...
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The National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program awards a total of $3M Collaborative Grant for Quantum Networks Training and Research Alliance in the Southeast to the University of Georgia and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Yohannes Abate (Physics) is the Principal Investigator and at UGA Co-Principal Investigators are Mic...
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Congratulations to Alireza
Alireza Fali has been selected as a recipient of the Graduate Education Advancement Board Fellowship...
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new paper Editor’s Pick!
Our new paper at APL is selected as Editor’s Pick, congrats Ali!...
Funding Acknowledgement
