Prof. Dr. Ya-Hong Xie

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSemiconductor Physics,Mineralogy, Crystallography
KeywordsSiGe heterostructures, optoelectronics, physics of nanostructures, surface science, graphene

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityLos Angeles
InstitutionUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
InstituteDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Wolfgang MehrInnovations for High Performance Microelectronics Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik (IHP), Frankfurt (Oder)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang MehrMaterialforschung, Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik (IHP), Frankfurt (Oder)
Prof. Dr. Thomas SchroederMaterialforschung, Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik (IHP), Frankfurt (Oder)
Start of initial sponsorship01/05/2013

Programme(s)

2012Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Xie is an internationally leading expert on silicon-based materials and devices. He is renowned for his outstanding contributions in the field of silicon germanium materials systems, covering fundamentals of materials science as well as applications in silicon microelectronics. During his research stay in Germany, Professor Xie will focus on graphene research for terahertz and photonics applications.