by Dr. Nihit Saigal, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany

Abstract :

Instrumentation and technology development go hand in hand with research ideas to enable new scientific discoveries. In this talk, I will discuss two examples from my postdoctoral research work where going beyond plug-and-play instruments enabled interesting experiments and science. In the first example, I will discuss optical transitions in a doped 2D semiconductor MoS2[1]. In the second example, I will discuss optical transitions in a twisted bilayer of another 2D semiconductor WSe2[2]. Both these examples will highlight the importance of integrating and developing new experimental setups for basic research. Finally, I will discuss my current project on the development of a cryogenic superresolution microscope for correlative light and electron microscopy. I will highlight the importance of this technique for research in cell biology. I will conclude with some ideas for instrumentation and technology development in an interdisciplinary setting and its importance.  

References:

[1] N.Saigal et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 112, 121902 (2018).
[2] N.Saigal et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 046902 (2024).