Prof. I. Zardo's group
The Nanophononics lab is investigating lattice dynamics and phonon transport in nanostructures, which allow to engineer phonons to a larger extent compared to bulk materials. In particular, the manipulation of phonons as coherent waves in solids is expected to allow fine control of heat conduction, which is of fundamental scientific interest and has promising technological impact. Furthermore, we study the interaction between phonons and charge carriers, spins, and photons, which is known to be pivotal in electronic, optoelectronic, quantum, sonic, and thermal devices.