Low-dimensional nanomaterials modeling

Overview

Core fields of research

Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking

Research areas

Materials physics

Department of Physics - Research areas

Second quantum revolution

Faculty

Faculty of Mathematics and Science

Department

Department of Physics

Research group description

We investigate low-dimensional nanomaterials, especially carbon nanomaterials, for their structural, mechanical, vibrational, electronic, and electromechanical properties using computational methods ranging from continuum to first-principles electronic structure methods. 

Current

Groups

Research groups

Research group

Physics education research and physics teacher education

Our goal is that the University of Jyväskylä is the best place in Finland to study physics. To accomplish this, we develop physics teaching in practice and engage in physics education research.

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Pekka Koskinen

Professor, Vice Dean

Members

Kameyab Abidi

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mohammad Bagheri

Postdoctoral Researcher

Sushree Sahoo

Postdoctoral Researcher

Topi Ronkainen

Doctoral Researcher

Publications

Publications

Publication

2003

Available through Open Access

Persistent Currents in Small Imperfect Hubbard Rings

Physical review B.

Koskinen, Pekka

Manninen, Matti

Publication

2003

Single scatterings in single artificial atoms: Quantum decoherence and antanglement

Physical Review B.

Hohenester, Ulrich

Sifel, Claudia

Koskinen, Pekka

Publication

2003

Tight-binding model for spontaneous magnetism of quantum dot lattices

Physica Scripta.

Koskinen, Pekka

Manninen, Matti

Sapienza, Luca

Publication

2002

Low-energy spectrum and finite temperature properties of quantum rings

European Physical Journal B.

Koskinen, Pekka

Koskinen, Matti

Manninen, Matti

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