2025.08.06 New publication on the evolution of surface morphology in InSbBi thin films.
The paper “Evolution of surface morphology from Stranski–Krastanov growth mode to step-flow growth mode in InSbBi thin films” is published in Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A and got selected as an Editor’s Pick. Congratulations to Chandima, Anuradha, Anjali and Pradip!
2025.07 Joon Sue received the NSF CAREER Award.
This research focuses on development of novel quantum materials and quantum devices, particularly utilizing the α and β phases of tin (Sn). It has been featured in University of Tennessee News and Department of Physics & Astronomy News.
2025.03.14 New preprint on exploring the evolution of the surface morphology from Stranski Krastanov growth mode to step flow growth mode in InSbBi thin films published.
2025.03 Pradip was selected to receive the GATE fellowship. Congratulations!
2025.03 Chandima and Anuradha gave oral presentations at the APS Global Physics Summit in Anaheim, CA.
2025.03 Chandima and Anuradha were selected to receive the GSS Travel Awards. Congratulations!
2025.01 Chandima was selected to receive the 2025 DCMP Graduate Student Travel Award. Congratulations!
2025.02.18 New preprint on enhancing electrical properties on selectively grown in-plane InAs nanowires using InGaAs buffer and capping layers published.
2025.02.10 New publication on controlling structural phases of Sn thin films through lattice engineering published.
The paper “Controlling structural phases of Sn thin films through lattice engineering” is published in Physical Review Materials and got selected as an Editor’s Suggestion. Congratulations to Chandima, Anjali, Pradip, and Anuradha!
2025.02.06 Anjali won the second place in the CAMM Student Poster Night at the Institute of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. Congratulations!
2025.02.06 Anjali, Chandima and Pradip presented posters in the CAMM Student Poster Night at the Institute of Advanced Materials and Manufacturing.
2025.01.06 Chandima won the 2025 DCMP Graduate Student Travel Award to attend the 2025 APS Global Physics Summit. Congratulations!
2025.01.02 New publication on Controlling structural phases of Sn thin films through lattice engineering
The paper “Controlling structural phases of Sn thin films through lattice engineering” is accepted in Physical Review Materials. Congratulations to Chandima, Anjali, Pradip, and Anuradha!
2024.08.13 Pradip, Chandima and Anjali presented posters in the Student Poster Slam at the CNMS User Meeting.
2024.07.30 Nguyen Ho and Tajriya Ehsan presented posters at the Summer Research Scholar Symposium.
2024.07 Joon Sue received an Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Tennessee Alumni Association (UTAA).
2024.06.17 New publication on ZnSe quantum dots
The paper “Reaction-dependent optical behavior and theoretical perspectives of colloidal ZnSe quantum dots” is published in Scientific Reports.
2024.06 Tajriya Ehsan joined our group for summer research. Welcome!
2024.06 Nguyen Ho joined our group for REU summer research. Welcome!
2024.05.08 New publication on interfacial superconductivity in Fe(Te,Se)
The paper “Interfacially enhanced superconductivity in Fe(Te,Se)/Bi4Te3 heterostructures” is published in Advanced Materials.
2024.03.25 Joon Sue received Excellence in Teaching Award (Junior) during the 2023 College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Convocation.
2024.03 Anjali and Chandima gave oral presentations at the APS March Meeting 2024 in Minneapolis.
2024.01.25 New publication on planar superconductor-semiconductor junctions
The paper “Large second-order Josephson effect in planar superconductor-semiconductor junctions” is published in SciPost Physics.
2024.01 New publication on CdS quantum dots
The paper “Addressing optical dynamics in CdS quantum dots through composition regulation strategy” is published in Journal of Alloys and Compounds.
2024.01.22 New publication on Structural anisotropy in Sb thin films
The paper “Structural anisotropy in Sb thin films” is published in APL Materials. Congratulations to Pradip, Anuradha, Anjali, Gyehyeon, and Hyoung-Taek!
2023.12.07 New publication
The paper “More Than 30 000-fold Field Enhancement of Terahertz Nanoresonators Enabled by Rapid Inverse Design” is published in Nano Letters.
2023.08.10 New publication on shadow evaporation on SAG wires
The paper “Sn/InAs Josephson Junctions on Selective Area Grown Nanowires with in Situ Shadowed Superconductor Evaporation” is published in Nano Letters.
2023.06 Jackson Tumlin joined our group for undergraduate summer research. Welcome!
2023.03 Anjali and Pradip gave oral presentations at the APS March Meeting 2023 in Las Vegas.
2023.03 Anuradha was selected for the 2DCC Resident Scholar Visitor Program (RSVP) for his summer research at Penn State. Congratulations!
2023.03 Pradip won the first place, and Chandima won the second place in the 3-minute Thesis Competition. Congratulations!
2023.03 Dr. Hong Seok Lee joined as a visiting professor. Welcome!
2023.02 Anjali was selected to receive the GATE fellowship. Congratulations!
2023.02 Pradip was selected to receive the 2023 Faculty Senate Research Council Summer Graduate Research Assistantship. Congratulations!
2023.01 Anjali was selected to receive the CMP graduate student support. Congratulations!
2022.09.13 New publication on nonlocal Josephson effect
The paper “Observation of nonlocal Josephson effect on double InAs nanowires” is published in Communications Physics.
2022.09 Dr. Hyungkook Choi joined as a visiting professor. Welcome!
2022.08 Pradip was selected to receive the CMP graduate student support. Congratulations!
2022.06 Cory Cravens joined again for undergraduate summer research. Welcome!
2022.04.22 New publication on nanowire Cooper pair transistor
The paper “Supercurrent parity meter in a nanowire Cooper pair transistor” is published in Science Advances.
2022.04.06 Graduate Research Mentor of the Year
Joon Sue was awarded the Graduate Research Mentor of the Year by the Graduate Student Senate. Thank you, great mentees!
2021.10 Hyoungtaek Lee and Gyehyeon Kim joined as visiting graduate students. Welcome!
2021.08 Zach Hughes joined our group. Welcome!
2021.08 Anuradha Wijesinghe joined our group. Welcome!
2021.06 Chandima Edirisinghe, Rachel Woodrum, and Cory Cravens joined our group. Welcome!
Rachel and Cory started undergraduate summer research.
2021.04.15 New publication on Sn-InSb nanowire hybrids
The paper “Parity-preserving and magnetic field resilient superconductivity in InSb nanowires with tin shells” is published in Science.
2021.02 Summer Graduate Research Assistantship
Pradip is selected for 2021 Summer Graduate Research Assistantship by the University of Tennessee. Congratulations!
2020.12.03 New publication of a perspecrive article
The paper “Topological materials by molecular beam epitaxy” is published in J. Appl. Phys.
2020.11.17 Our MBE system has arrived. We are installing the system.
2020.11.11 New publication on MBE growth of magnetic topological system MnTe(Bi2Te3)n
The paper “Adsorption-controlled growth of MnTe(Bi2Te3)n by molecular beam epitaxy exhibiting stoichiometry-controlled magnetism” is published in Phys. Rev. Materials Rapid Communications
2020.08.19 Pradip Adhikari and Anjali Rathore joined our group. Welcome!
2020.07.02 New publication on Corbino Josephson junctions in Al-InAs 2DEG
The paper “Evaluation of the vortex core size in gate-tunable Josephson junctions in Corbino geometry” is published in Phys. Rev. B.
2020.06.01 Lena Schwebs joined our group. Welcome!
2020.03.26 New publication on selective area InSb-Al nanowires
The paper “In-plane selective area InSb–Al nanowire quantum networks” is published in Communications Physics.
2020.03.01 AKPA Outstanding Young Researcher Award 2020
Dr. Lee was selected as an awardee of the OYRA 2020 from the Association of Korean Physicists in America.
2020.02.24 New publication on three-terminal Josephson junction
The paper “Transport studies in a gate-tunable three-terminal Josephson junction” is published in Phys. Rev. B.
2020.01.22 New publication on three-terminal Majorana devices based on selective-area growth wires
The paper “Conductance-Matrix Symmetries of a Three-Terminal Hybrid Device” is published in Phys. Rev. Lett.
2020.01.15 New publication on TEM defect study on topological insulator films grown on BN
The paper “Large-scale defects interlayer rotations and Te grain boundaries in (Bi,Sb)2Te3 thin films” is published in Phys. Rev. Materials Rapid Communications.
2020.01.01 We are online
Dr. Joon Sue Lee is starting setting up the lab in the department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. We have openings for a postdoc and graduate/undergraduate students. Please contact us.