Open PhD and Postdoc positions in the framework of an ERC grant.
Our group experimentally studies electronic transport, material properties, and energy conversion at the atomic scale. We focus on uncovering exotic nanoscale phenomena, building molecular quantum machines, and developing novel energy conversion strategies in atomic and molecular systems.
• For example, we demonstrated that quantum interference in single-molecule junctions can produce spin-polarized currents without magnetic components. This opens new avenues for nanoscale spintronic control using entirely nonmagnetic materials.
Nonmagnetic single-molecule spin filter based on quantum interference
Pal A. N., Li D., Sarkar S., Chakrabarti S., Vilan A., Kronik L., Smogunov A. & Tal O. Nature Communications. 10, 5565 (2019).
• In another project, nearly a century after the discoveries of shot noise and thermal noise, we identified a fundamental electronic noise contribution driven by temperature differences across conductors. This noise can now be used to probe temperature differences at the nanoscale without the need for sophisticated nanoscale thermometers and promote the design of modern nanoscale electronics.
Electronic noise due to temperature differences in atomic-scale junctions
Lumbroso O. S., Simine L., Nitzan A., Segal D. & Tal O. Nature. 562, 7726, 240-244 (2018).
