Bharat Jalan | MBE Lab | Quantum Materials Design and Synthesis Group

We are interested in advancing the synthesis of quantum materials including (ultra)wide bandgap oxides to enable atomic-level control over the lattice, charge, orbital and spin degrees of freedom and the resulting electronic and magnetic phenomena. We develop metal-organic-based synthesis protocols for perovskite oxides, their Ruddlesden-Popper phases, and rutile-based quantum materials, which includes titanates, stannates, germanates, ruthenates, and iridates. This method, called hybrid molecular beam epitaxy (hMBE), enables excellent control over stoichiometry and allows us to use dimensionality, strain and heterointerfaces as tuning knobs to study the structure-property relationships in these materials. 

The work in our group is highly collaborative and utilizes several structural, electrical, and magnetic characterization techniques available at the University of Minnesota, in the national laboratory network, and through collaboration with experts around the world.