Education
- University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
B.E. Engineering Physics
May 2013
- University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
M. Sc. Physics
October 2015
Research Projects
Over the summers of 2011 and 2012, I have been focusing on a project studying the electronic structure of potassium-doped hydrocarbons, in particular phenanthrene and anthracene. K3:phenanthrene has been recently shown to superconduct at low temperatures, inspiring the investigation of these materials and the differences in electronic structure compared to their pure counterparts. In general, we find an introduction of lower energy states into the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) when potassium atoms are introduced to the system.
Publications
- A. Pitman, J.A. McLeod, E. Khozmeni Sarbisheh, E.Z. Kurmaev, J. Müller, and A. Moewes,
Electronic structure of pure, oxidized and alkali-metal doped anthracene using X-ray absorption spectroscopy
J. Phys. Chem. C, (117), 1916-1921 (2013).