Solid state physics is the study of the physical properties of matter. It is one of the largest
disciplines of contemporary physics, with strong ties to industry.
The Solid State Physics group covers a wide range of topics, from magnetism to semiconductor devices
Research Facilities
The Solid State Physics research facilities are located at the Materials Science Centre. The centre, founded in 2006, houses advanced instrumentation for materials fabrication and analysis. It is funded by the Icelandic Centre for Research Infrastructure Fund and the University of Iceland Research Fund.
- UHV magnetron sputtering
- E-beam evaporation
- Rapid thermal annealing
- Furnace
- Class 100 clean room
- Maskless aligner system for photolithography
- E-beam lithography system
- Reactive ion etching
- Ion-beam milling
- X-ray diffractometers for single-crystal and powder diffraction, reflectivity, small-angle
scattering etc., from 77-800 K - Atomic force microscope
- Scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy
- X-ray fluorescence
- Vibrating sample magnetometer
- 5 T cryogen-free magnet system for magnetotransport and magnetometry
- Magneto-optical Kerr effect systems
- Electrical characterization lab
The research group
- Ásgeir Tryggvason, PhD student
- Kristina Ignatova, Postdoc
- Damjan Dagbjartsson, PhD student
- Ólafur Siemsen Sigurðarson, PhD student
- Muhammad Taha Sultan, Postdoc
- Einar Baldur Þorsteinsson, PhD student
- Arnar Már Viðarsson, Postdoc
- Kristján Jónsson, Technician
- Jón Matthíasson, Research technician
- Bahram Mahdavipour, PhD student
- Mehdi Maghsoudi Sarteshnizi, PhD student
- Swetha Suresh Babu, PhD student