Dr Ben Ruck

Research interests

Theme 2, objective 3: Optoelectronic properties of rare-earth nitrides

Other objectives: Strongly correlated electron systems, Raman spectroscopy of ferroelectric perovskites

My area of research interest is experimental condensed matter physics, with a particular focus on growing thin films of novel materials and determining their atomic structure and electronic properties. This work involves collaboration with numerous students, postdocs, and academics at VUW and the MacDiarmid Institute, and at other institutions in New Zealand and around the world. Current research projects include investigating the electronic and magnetic properties of rare-earth nitrides, including their potential use in spintronics, and investigating the electronic structure of transition metal nitrides.

Post Doctoral Fellows

Jan Richter
Franck Natali
Natalie Plank

Research Students

Jibu Stephen, PhD
Muhammad Azeem, PhD
Peter Paul Murmu, PhD
Bart Ludbrook, MSc
Do Le Binh, PhD
Thomas Minnee, PhD