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Anil Rajapitamahuni

Electronic Structure Technique, National Synchrotron Light Source II

Anil Rajapitamahuni

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 741
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-5629
arajapita1@bnl.gov

Anil is a Research Associate at the Electron spectro-microscopy (ESM) beamline. He is interested in understanding the electronic phenomena (structure and transport) of topological and strongly correlated electronic systems with applications in quantum information science. His current research focuses on creating two-dimensional correlated electron systems and study them using angle-resolved photoemmision spectrscopy technique.

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications

Expertise

  • Angle-resolved photoemmision spectroscopy of quantum materials
  • Magnetotransport phenomena in nanoscale and two dimensional systems, including strongly correlated oxides and layered van der Waals materials
  • Fabrication of van der Waals heterostructures using viscoelastic stamps with controlled twist angles
  • Growth of epitaxial complex oxide thin films and heterostructures using physical vapor deposition techniques
  • Semiconductor device fabrication technqiues to tune lattice and charge at nanoscale and interfaces

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 
  • M.S., in Physics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA 
  • B.Sc., Sri Krishnadevaraya University, India.

Professional Appointments

  • Research Associate Materials Science , National Synchrotron Light Source-II, USA (2022-present)
  • Postdoctoral Research Assoaciate, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, USA (2019-2022)
  • Maria de Matzu Fellow, CIC nanoGUNE, Spain (2018-2019)

Selected Publications

  • Wakefield JP, Kang M, Neves PM, et al (2023) Three-dimensional flat bands in pyrochlore metal CaNi2. Nature 623:301–306. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06640-1
  • Korshunov A, Hu H, Subires D, et al (2023) Softening of a flat phonon mode in the kagome ScV6Sn6. Nature Communications 14:. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42186-6
  • Rajapitamahuni AK, Manjeshwar AK, Kumar A, et al (2022) Plasmon–Phonon Coupling in Electrostatically Gated β-Ga2O3 Films with Mobility Exceeding 200 cm2 V–1 s–1. ACS Nano 16:8812–8819. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c09535
  • Nunn W, Manjeshwar AK, Yue J, et al (2021) Novel synthesis approach for "stubborn" metals and metal oxides. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118:. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2105713118
  • A.Rajapitamahuni et al, Ferroelectric polarization control of magnetic anisotropy in PbZr0.2Ti0.8O3/La0.8Sr0.2MnO3 heterostructures, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.021401.
  • Rajapitamahuni A, Zhang L, Koten MA, et al (2016) Giant Enhancement of Magnetic Anisotropy in Ultrathin Manganite Films via Nanoscale 1D Periodic Depth Modulation. Physical Review Letters 116:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.116.187201
  • Rajapitamahuni A, Hoffman J, Ahn CH, Hong X (2013) Examining Graphene Field Effect Sensors for Ferroelectric Thin Film Studies. Nano Letters 13:4374–4379. https://doi.org/10.1021/nl402204t
Anil Rajapitamahuni

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
Bldg. 741
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 344-5629
arajapita1@bnl.gov