Lucas Anton Hardesty
Materials science and engineering
Hometown: Prescott Valley, Arizona, United States
Graduation date: Spring 2027
FURI | Spring 2024
Understanding Chiral Material Systems by Synthesizing and Characterizing Vibrational Properties of Single-Crystal InSeI
InSeI forms naturally in a chiral structure, and along with the structure brings interesting properties, such as chiral spin selectivity, which may prove beneficial in semiconductor material selection. Growth using the Bridgman technique showed centimeter-sized crystals produced, along with high crystallinity. Furthermore, electron microscopy revealed structural characteristics and established a bandgap of 2.08eV in highly crystallized regions. Raman spectroscopy was then used to determine vibrational properties in 5 regions relating to the composition. Results indicate a reasonable method to grow high-quality chiral materials, which allows a path toward further research for chiral material systems.
Mentor: Sefaattin Tongay
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