Stefan Stefanov

About Me

Stefan earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Engineering Physics from the University of Oldenburg in Germany. Prior to commencing his PhD in the New Materials Group at the University of Vigo in Spain, he spent two years investigating the deposition of biomaterials using lasers and light-trapping polymer substrates for solar cells. His current work focuses on the synthesis and characterisation of Group IV alloys (SiGeC, SiGe, GeSn, SiGeSn and GePb), primarily oriented towards bandgap engineering and optimising optical properties. His non-work interests range widely, from numerical simulations to Linux networking.

Research Interests

• Semiconductors: Bandgap Engineering, Group 4 Alloys, Germanium Tin Alloys
• Material Characterization: Raman Spectroscopy, Ellipsometry, UV/Vis Spectroscopy, FTIR, SPV, SEM, TEM, STEM, EDS, XRD, TOF-SIMS, XPS