Academic interests
I am interested in a broad range of topics including quantum technology, nanotechnology, solid-state physics and renewable energy.
My main research topic is defects in semiconductors. Defects are flaws in the crystal structure of the semiconductors. These flaws can be missing atoms, or an atom sitting in the wrong place in the crystal. Such defects are interesting because they can change how a semiconductor material conducts electricity or absorbs and emits light. Without these defects, we actually would not have the electrical components we know today, such as computers, solar cells and sensor, but they are only a benefit when we introduce them on purpose. When they are introduced to the material accidentally, they can destroy the properties we hope to exploit. In our research, we therefore aim to understand and control semiconductor defects, so that they are only introduced when and where we want them to be.
My defect research has two points of view. The first is how we can identify and control defects to remove them from the material, and thus improve the quality of diodes and transistors for power electronics.
The second angle of my research, and my main interest, is how to use point defects in semiconductors for quantum technology (QT) applications. Certain point defects can be used as building blocks for QT. Such point defect quantum bits, or qubits, can be used for quantum sensing, communication and computing. I am particularly interested in using point defects for quantum sensing.
My research is mainly focused on component based quantum technology where we aim to develop the quantum hardware of the future, with a focus on a sustainable and scalable quantum platform.
Courses taught
University of Oslo:
FYS2140 Kvantefysikk, Vår 2017
FYS1120 Elektromagnetisme, Høst 2017
FYS2140 Kvantefysikk, Vår 2018
FYS2140 Kvantefysikk, Vår 2019
FYS2210 Halvlederkomponenter, Høst 2019
ETH Zürich:
Power Semiconductors, Spring 2022 - Teaching Assistant
Power Semiconductors, Spring 2023 - Main Lecturer
Background
2021-2023 Postdoctoral Fellow/ ETH Fellow at the Advanced Power Semiconductor Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2016-2020 PhD Candidate in Semiconductor Physics, Department of Physics, University of Oslo, Norway
2011-2016 Siv. Ing. in Nanotechnology, spesialization in Nanoelectronics, NTNU, Norway
2014-2015 Exchange at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), USA
Awards
Recipient of an ETH Fellowship, ETH Zurich, 2021
Awarded H. M. Kongens Gullmedalje 2020
Partners
ETH Zürich
University of Aveiro
Linköping University
Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania
RMIT University