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.

 News and Events

01.03.2024
 

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

01.03.2024
 

After five years at PNM, postdoctoral researcher Dr. Jacob Madsen is leaving the PNM group.

11.01.2024
 

Novel opportunities in quantum technology and condensed matter physics opened by noble gas atoms confined between graphene layers.

30.10.2023
 

Clara Kofler successfully defended her MSc thesis on October 25, 2023

24.10.2023
 

Kimmo Mustonen gave an interview in the research magazine Rudolphina about his research on 2D crystals in a graphene sandwich, a foundation for...

23.10.2023
 

Alissa Freilinger successfully defended her MSc thesis on October 20, 2023

Press releases

11.10.2016
 

The chemical properties of atoms depend on the number of protons in their nuclei, placing them into the periodic table. However, even chemically...

29.05.2014
 

Imperfections in the regular atomic arrangements in crystals determine many of the properties of the material, and their diffusion is behind many...