Working Experience

Skills

Device/Task Description
DL-POLY Computersimulation of metallic organic frameworks (ZIF-8)
LabView Measurement and control
Preparation of thin films
  • Pulsed Laser Deposition (SURAFCE adv. PLD chamber and Lambda Physik fluoride Laser) of TiO2 and ZnO thin films
  • Flash Evaporation (Bi2Se3 and AlCu2Mn thin films)
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    FEI NanoLab XT Dual Beam microscope with Raith ELPHY plus extension: contacting of nano-sized samples; sample characterisation
  • Electron-beam lithography on PMMA resist
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  • Electron beam-induced deposition of WCx, PtCx and PdCx
  • Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
  • Electron Backscatter Diffraction spectroscopy
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    Philips X'Pert High Resolution Diffractometer PW3020 X-Ray characterisation of thin films and powders
    Evaporation Chamber Evaporation of several materials such as Au, Pt, Pd or Ti (contacts and microstructures)
    Plasma Chamber Ion irradiation of thin films, TiO2 nanotubes and ZnO nanowires
    SQUID (Quantum Design MPMS-7 and MPMS-XL) Field and temperature dependent measurements of several materials
    Electrical transport measurements
  • Temperature dependent measurements down to 30 Kelvin (std. closed cycle cryostat) and down to 2 Kelvin (Oxford Cryostat)
  • Magnetoresistance and Hall measurements up to 8 Tesla (Oxford Cryostat)
  • Complex impedance spectroscopy measurements (Agilent Precision Impedance Analyser)
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    Atomic force microscopy and magnetic force micropscopy
  • AFM and MFM measurements of different samples such as multilayer graphene or TiO2 thin films
  • Temperature dependent AFM/MFM (low temperature)
  • NV magnetometry (at low and room temperature)
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    Reactive-ion etching
  • RIE of different materials (Graphite-flakes, oxides)
  • Microstructures (using EBL)
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    Curriculum Vitae

    A short summay of my background

    Name Markus Stiller
    Date of birth 20.05.1985
    Education
    April 2016 -
    PhD Student - Defect induced magnetism in oxides
    2012-2015
    University of Leipzig, Master of science in Physics (thesis: Transport Properties of TiO2 Nanotubes and ZnO Nanowires)
    2008-2011
    University of Leipzig, Bachelor of science in Physics (thesis: Computersimulation of the metallic-organic framework ZIF-8)
    2007-2008
    WHV in Australia
    2004-2007
    Education and graduation as computer scientist
    2004
    Highschool