Dr. Philip Kim

Biography

Philip Kim is a professor in the Department of Physics at Harvard University, focusing on experimental condensed matter physics. He leads the Kim group, which investigates mesoscopic phenomena in low-dimensional nanostructured materials. The research emphasizes nanoscaled materials that, by effectively reducing the dimensionality of electron systems, yield enhanced quantum effects and increased correlation effects due to the reduction in available phase space. The group works with a range of low-dimensional materials, including two-dimensional mesoscopic crystals, one-dimensional nanowires, nanotubes, and organic-inorganic molecular crystals. They employ modern device fabrication techniques and develop novel material synthesis and manipulation methods as essential components of their research agenda. Current research topics include quantum transport in graphene heterostructures, the development of heterostructured van der Waals material interfaces, mesoscale investigations of correlated materials, and quantum-engineered thermoelectric and thermal transport systems.

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