Eric Suárez Morell
Associate Professor, Departamento de Física
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Contact Information:
- Email: eric.suarez@usm.cl
- Address: Avenida España 1680, Valparaíso, Chile
Professional Summary:
I am an Associate Professor at the Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, specializing in the electronic and quantum transport properties of materials at the nanoscale. My research interests include graphene, 2D materials, topological insulators, and twistronics. I have contributed significantly to the field, including pioneering work on the physics of flat bands in twisted graphene bilayers.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Physical Sciences, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
- B.Sc. in Nuclear Physics, Moscow State University and Higher Institute of Technologies and Applied Sciences (INSTC), Havana
Research Interests:
- Graphene
- 2D Materials
- Topological Insulators
- Twistronics
Selected Publications:
- Flat bands in slightly twisted bilayer graphene: Tight-binding calculations
Physical Review B, 2010. - Radiation effects on the electronic properties of bilayer graphene
Physical Review B, 2012. - Electronic properties of twisted trilayer graphene
Physical Review B, 2013. - Control of magnetism in bilayer CrI3 by an external electric field
2D Materials, 2019.
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