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andrea young
Pappalardo Fellow in Physics: 2011-2014
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Name: Andrea Young Title(s): Pappalardo Fellow in Physics: 2011-2014 Email: afy@mit.edu Phone: (617) 253-4863 Address: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Related Links: |
Area of Physics:
Condensed Matter Experiment
Research Interests
Andrea Young uses electrical measurements to probe the properties of low dimensional systems. During his Ph.D., he focused on the physics of graphene, a single-layer thick material consisting of a hexagonal net of carbon atoms.
Biographical Sketch
Andrea Young completed his Ph.D. work with Prof. Philip Kim at Columbia University in 2011. Andrea grew up in Washington, D.C., and received his undergraduate degree in Physics and Mathematics from Columbia University in 2006.
Selected Publications
- A. F. Young & Philip Kim, "Quantum interference and Klein tunnelling in graphene heterojunctions." Nature Physics 5, 222-226 (2009).
- C. R. Dean, A. F. Young, et al., "Multicomponent fractional quantum Hall effect in graphene." arXiv:1010.1179.
