The research group Physics of Nanostructured Materials (group speaker Jani Kotakoski) is part of the research focus Complex Nanoscale Matter of the Faculty of Physics. The group studies the fundamental physics of novel materials under dimensional constraints as well as novel low-dimensional materials. This includes investigations of their formation, structural evolution and of the physics of their unique properties. Multiscale phenomena of metals, alloys and polymers with micro/nanocrystalline structures, as well as carbon nanostructures including graphene membranes are in the focus of research. The research group comprehensively tackles structure-property relationships, physical mechanisms of complex defect configurations and their interactions. Systems far from thermodynamic equilibrium including micro/nanocrystalline, disordered and glassy structures are investigated. The three research focuses of the group are Complex Systems and Hybrid Materials, Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Materials.

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18.03.2024
 

Carsten Speckmann received the best poster award at the 36th International Winterschool on Electronic Properties of Novel Materials (IWEPNM) in...

01.03.2024
 

On 1 March 2024 Jana Dzíbelová joins PNM as postdoctoral researcher.

01.03.2024
 

On 1 March 2024 Kimmo Mustonen starts his position as senior scientist.

Press releases

18.06.2021
 

Properties of materials are often defined by imperfections in their atomic structure, especially when the material itself is just one atom thick, such...

21.10.2019
 

The identification of new chemical bonds is crucial for the design of new material structures. A team led by Jani Kotakoski at the University of...

14.10.2019
 

Researchers from Aalto University and the University of Vienna have published the article "Graphene substrate improves the conductivity of carbon...