Professor Alexander Tartakovskii
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Near-field Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Centre Director
Professor of Solid State Physics
a.tartakovskii@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 4545
+44 114 222 4545
E24, Hicks Building
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Professor Alexander Tartakovskii
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E24
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E24
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Research interests
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- Semiconductor nano-structures
- Physics of two-dimensional (2D) materials
- Nano-photonics
- Polariton physics
- Nano-magnetism
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- . ACS Nano, 16(4), 6493-6505.
- . Nature Communications, 12.
- . npj 2D Materials and Applications, 4(1).
- . Nat Commun, 11(1), 6021.
- . ACS Nano, 14(9), 11110-11119.
- . Nature Communications, 11(1).
- . Nature Communications, 10(1).
- . Nature, 567(7746), 81-86.
- . Nature Communications, 9.
- . Nature Communications, 8(1), ---.
- . Nature Photonics, 11, 497-501.
- . Nano Letters, 15(12), 8223-8228.
- . Nature Communications, 6(-), ---.
- . Nature Materials, 14(3), 301-306.
- . Nano Letters, 17(9), 5342-5349.
Conference proceedings
- Strong exciton-photon coupling in monolayer heterostructures in tunable microcavities. Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe Technical Digest, Vol. 2015-August
All publications
Edited books
- . Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Journal articles
- . Nature Photonics, 19(8), 788-802.
- . Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 700(Part 3).
- . EES Solar.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
- . Nature Communications, 16(1).
- . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 17(26), 38389-38397.
- . Advanced Science.
- . Optics Express, 33(10).
- . Advanced Science, 12(9).
- . ACS Nano, 18(47).
- . Science Advances, 10(45).
- . Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 160.
- . ACS Nano, 18(25), 16208-16221.
- . Advanced Materials, 36(19).
- . Light: Science & Applications, 13(1).
- . npj 2D Materials and Applications, 8(1).
- . POLYMER CHEMISTRY, 2023(38), 4375-4496.
- . Optical Materials Express, 13(8), 2166-2166.
- . Nature Communications, 14.
- . Laser and Photonics Reviews, 17(8).
- . Nano Select, 4(6), 395-407.
- . npj 2D Materials and Applications, 7.
- . physica status solidi (b).
- . Nature Photonics, 16(9), 632-636.
- . ACS Nano, 16(4), 6493-6505.
- . Nature Communications, 12.
- . 2D Materials, 8(1).
- . npj 2D Materials and Applications, 4(1).
- . Light: Science and Applications, 9.
- . Nat Commun, 11(1), 6021.
- . ACS Nano, 14(9), 11110-11119.
- . ACS Photonics, 7(9), 2413-2422.
- . Nature Communications, 11(1).
- . Nature Materials, 19(7), 808-808.
- . Nature Materials, 19(6), 581-582.
- . 2D Materials, 7(3).
- . Chemical Science, 11(2), 343-354.
- . Nature Communications, 10(1).
- . APL Materials, 7(10).
- . Nature, 572(7768), E8-E8.
- . Nature Communications, 10.
- . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7, 11104-11116.
- . Nature, 567(7746), 81-86.
- . Nature Communications, 9.
- . Nature Communications, 8(1), ---.
- . Nano Letters, 17(9), 5446-5451.
- . Nature Photonics, 11, 497-501.
- . Physical Review B, 96.
- . 2D Materials, 4(2).
- . Physical Review B , 94.
- Electrically pumped single-defect light emitters in WSe$_2$. 2D Materials, 3(2).
- . Physical Review B , 93(16).
- . Nature Physics, 12(7).
- . Nano Letters, 15(12), 8223-8228.
- . Nature Communications, 6(-), ---.
- . Microscopy and Microanalysis, 21(S3), 107-108.
- . Nature Materials, 14(3), 301-306.
- . Nature Communications, 6.
- . 2D Materials, 2(3).
- . Nano Letters, 14(12), 7003-7008.
- . Nature Photonics, 8(6), 427-429.
- Optical investigation of the natural electron doping in thin MoS2 films deposited on dielectric substrates. Scientific Reports, 3, 3489.
- . Physical Review B, 88(4).
- . Nat Mater, 12(6), 494-504.
- III-V quantum light source and cavity-QED on Silicon. Scientific Reports, 3, 1239.
- Effect of the GaAsP shell on optical properties of self-catalyzed GaAs nanowires grown on silicon. Nano Lett., 12, 5269.
- . Applied Physics Letters, 100(12).
- . Physical Review Letters, 108(11).
- Isotope sensitive measurement of the hole-nuclear spin interaction in quantum dots. Nature Physics, 9, 74-78.
- High resolution nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of highly-strained quantum dot nanostructures. Nature Nanotechnology, 7, 646.
- . Nature Photonics, 5(11), 647-649.
- . 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference CLEO Europe Eqec 2011.
- . PHYS REV B, 84(12).
- . Nat Mater, 10(11), 844-848.
- Full coherent control of nuclear spins in an optically pumped single quantum dot. Nature Materials, 10, 844.
- Stark Spectroscopy and Radiative Lifetimes in Single Self-Assembled CdTe Quantum Dots. Phys. Rev. B, 83, 155319.
- . PHYS REV B, 83(12).
- Direct measurement of the hole-nuclear spin interaction in single quantum dots. Phys. Rev. Lett, 106, 027402.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 97(18).
- Optically tunable nuclear magnetic resonance in a single quantum dot. Phys. Rev. B, 82, 161309.
- . PHYS REV B, 81(24).
- . Phys Rev Lett, 104(6), 066804.
- . Aip Conference Proceedings, 1199, 347-348.
- . Aip Conference Proceedings, 1199, 301-302.
- . NEW J PHYS, 11.
- . PHYS REV B, 79(12).
- . PHYS REV B, 79(8).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 93(7).
- . Semiconductor Quantum Bits, 53-79.
- . PHYS REV B, 77(16).
- . PHYS REV B, 77(12).
- . PHYS REV B, 76(19).
- . Phys Rev Lett, 98(2), 026806.
- . J APPL PHYS, 100(12).
- . Journal of Crystal Growth, 297(1), 38-43.
- . Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference CLEO QELS 2006.
- . MICROELECTRONICS JOURNAL, 37(12), 1505-1510.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 88(13).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 88(11).
- Engineering spin-polarization dynamics in InGaAs dot-in-a-well (DWELL) structures. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- Control of nuclear spin in InGaAs quantum dots. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- Engineering spin-polarization dynamics in InGaAs dot-in-a-well (DWELL) structures. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference QELS, 3, 1938-1940.
- Spin-memory and anomalous polarization properties of single InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference QELS, 1, 317-319.
- . PHYS REV B, 72(16).
- . PHYS REV B, 72(11).
- . PHYS REV B, 72(7).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 87(3).
- Energy relaxation of excitonlike polaritons in semiconductor microcavities: Effect on the parametric scattering of polaritons. J EXP THEOR PHYS+, 100(1), 126-138.
- Spin-memory and anomalous polarization properties of single InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- Engineering spin-polarization dynamics in InGaAs dot-in-a-well (DWELL) structures. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- Engineering spin-polarization dynamics in InGaAs dot-in-a-well (DWELL) structures. Optics Infobase Conference Papers.
- . Europhysics Letters (EPL), 67(6), 997-1003.
- . PHYS REV B, 70(20).
- . PHYS REV B, 70(19).
- . PHYS REV B, 70(19).
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 85(12), 2226-2228.
- . Phys Rev Lett, 93(5), 057401.
- . PHYS REV B, 69(15).
- . PHYS REV B, 68(23).
- Continuous wave stimulation in semiconductor microcavities in the strong coupling limit. SEMICOND SCI TECH, 18(10), S301-S310.
- . J APPL PHYS, 93(9), 5003-5007.
- . PHYS REV B, 67(16).
- . Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk, 173(9), 995-995.
- . Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk, 173(9), 995-995.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 81(22), 4118-4120.
- . PHYS REV B, 66(16).
- Staircase-like dynamics of stimulated emission in InAs quantum dot amplifiers. Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science QELS Technical Digest Series, 74, 178-179.
- . IEEE J SEL TOP QUANT, 8(5), 1060-1071.
- . APPL PHYS LETT, 81(1), 1-3.
- . PHYS REV B, 65(20).
- Directional scattering dynamics of microcavity polaritons. Physica Status Solidi A Applied Research, 190(2), 327-332.
- Towards a room temperature polariton amplifier. Physica Status Solidi A Applied Research, 190(2), 315-319.
- . PHYS REV B, 65(8).
- . Physics-Uspekhi, 44(10S), 54-57.
- Stimulated polariton scattering in semiconductor microcavities: New physics and potential applications. ADV MATER, 13(22), 1725-1730.
- Energy relaxation of resonantly excited polaritons in semiconductor microcavities. SOLID STATE COMMUN, 118(11), 583-587.
- Observation of multicharged excitons and biexcitons in a single InGaAs quantum dot. PHYS REV B, 63(16).
- Raman scattering in strongly coupled organic semiconductor microcavities. PHYS REV B, 63(12).
- . Physics-Uspekhi, 43(8), 853-857.
- Parametric oscillation in a vertical microcavity: A polariton condensate or micro-optical parametric oscillation. PHYS REV B, 62(24), 16247-16250.
- . Phys Rev Lett, 85(17), 3680-3683.
- Relaxation bottleneck and its suppression in semiconductor microcavities. PHYS REV B, 62(4), R2283-R2286.
- . Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk, 170(8), 912-912.
- Nonlinearities in emission from the lower polariton branch of semiconductor microcavities. PHYS REV B, 60(16), 11293-11296.
- . Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 87(4), 723-730.
- . Physics of the Solid State, 40(5), 767-769.
- Exciton Spin-Splitting in InxGa1—xAs Quantum Wires and Dots. physica status solidi (a), 164(1), 409-412.
- Interwell and Intrawell Magnetoexcitons in GaAs/AlGaAs Superlattices. physica status solidi (a), 164(1), 595-599.
- Angle Resolved Photoluminescence Excitation Spectroscopy of Exciton–Photon Modes in a Microcavity: K-Dependence and Relaxation. physica status solidi (a), 164(1), 81-84.
- . Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 85(1), 195-199.
- . Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, 85(3), 601-608.
- . Physical Review B, 110(16).
- . Nanoscale, 14(42), 15651-15662.
- Spin-valley dynamics in alloy-based transition metal dichalcogenide heterobilayers.
- . Nature Reviews Physics, 2(1), 8-9.
- . Nano Letters, 17(9), 5342-5349.
- . Physical Review Letters, 113(26).
- . Physical Review B, 90(20).
- . Physical Review B, 62(20), R13298-R13301.
- . Physical Review B, 62(4), 2743-2750.
- . Physical Review B, 59(15), 10251-10254.
- . Physical Review B, 59(3), 2223-2229.
- . Physical Review B, 57(12), R6807-R6810.
Book chapters
- In Tartakovskii A (Ed.), Quantum Dots: Optics, Electron Transport and Future Applications (pp. xv-xviii). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Spin Phenomena in Self-assembled Quantum Dots, SELF-ASSEMBLED QUANTUM DOTS (pp. 165-215).
- , NanoScience and Technology (pp. 273-296). Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- , Semiconductor Quantum Bits (pp. 53-79). Pan Stanford Publishing
Conference proceedings
- . Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging XXIII (pp 27-27), 3 August 2025 - 8 August 2025.
- . Enhanced Spectroscopies and Nanoimaging 2025 (pp 14-14), 3 August 2025 - 8 August 2025.
- . 2025 IEEE 53rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC) (pp 0187-0187), 8 June 2025 - 13 June 2025.
- Scanning probe microscopy uncovers the fungal cell wall at the nanoscale. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 124(3)
- Scanning probe microscopy uncovers the fungal cell wall at the nanoscale. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 124(3)
- Plasmonic slot waveguides: a quantum leap in nonlinear nanophotonics. International Conference on Metamaterials Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics (pp 1454-1455)
- . Active Photonic Platforms (APP) 2024 (pp 43-43), 18 August 2024 - 23 August 2024.
- . Advances in Ultrafast Condensed Phase Physics IV (pp 4-4), 7 April 2024 - 12 April 2024.
- . Advances in Ultrafast Condensed Phase Physics IV (pp 5-5), 7 April 2024 - 12 April 2024.
- . 2023 IEEE Nanotechnology Materials and Devices Conference (NMDC) (pp 171-172), 22 October 2023 - 25 October 2023.
- . 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) (pp 1-1), 21 June 2021 - 25 June 2021.
- Enhanced light-matter interaction in atomically thin semiconductors and 2D single photon emitters coupled to dielectric nano-antennas. Optics InfoBase Conference Papers
- Enhanced light-matter interaction in atomically thin semiconductors and 2D single photon emitters coupled to dielectric nano-antennas. Optics Infobase Conference Papers
- . 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) (pp 1-1), 25 June 2017 - 29 June 2017.
- . Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (pp FF2F.1-FF2F.1), 2017.
- Strong exciton-photon coupling in monolayer heterostructures in tunable microcavities. Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics Europe Technical Digest, Vol. 2015-August
- . CLEO: 2015 (pp STh3M.8-STh3M.8), 2015.
- . Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 7946
- . Journal of Physics Conference Series, Vol. 244
- . Journal of Physics Conference Series, Vol. 244
- COHERENT CONTROL OF 1000 NUCLEAR SPINS IN A SINGLE QD. 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICS OF EXCITONS IN CONFINED SYSTEMS (OECS11), Vol. 210
- Bipolar charging in quantum dots array. Physics of Semiconductors, Pts A and B, Vol. 893 (pp 987-988)
- . Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials XI and Semiconductor Photodetectors IV, Vol. 6471 (pp J4710-J4710)
- . PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 32(1-2) (pp 97-100)
- . Quantum Dots, Particles, and Nanoclusters III, Vol. 6129 (pp G1290-G1290)
- . MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-BIOMIMETIC AND SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEMS, Vol. 25(5-8) (pp 798-803)
- Electronic coupling between self-assembled quantum dots tuned by high pressure. PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTORS, PTS A AND B, Vol. 772 (pp 687-688)
- Instability effects in cw FWM of cavity polaritons in planar microcavities. FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHYSICS OF LIGHT-MATTER COUPLING IN NANOSTRUCTURES (PLMCN4), Vol. 2(2) (pp 751-754)
- . PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 26(1-4) (pp 302-307)
- Effect of annealing on anticorrelated InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots. Microscopy of Semiconducting Materials, Vol. 107 (pp 255-258)
- . PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC RESEARCH, Vol. 241(14) (pp 3257-3262)
- . ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA IN SEMICONDUCTORS AND NANOSTRUCTURE MATERIALS VIII, Vol. 5352 (pp 348-354)
- . PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 21(2-4) (pp 199-203)
- . Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference and Photonic Applications Systems Technologies (pp IWC4-IWC4), 2004.
- Long-lived spin coherence and temperature-induced dephasing in InAs quantum dots measured via quantum beats. OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Series, Vol. 97 (pp 667-668)
- Influence of temperature and free carries on four-wave mixing in semiconductor microcavities. 10TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON NANOSTRUCTURES: PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 5023 (pp 105-108)
- . Physics-Uspekhi, Vol. 46(9) (pp 967-971)
- Pump angle and laser energy dependence of stimulated scattering in microcavities. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLIED RESEARCH, Vol. 190(2) (pp 333-338)
- Temperature dependence and non-linear polarization properties of parametric polariton scattering in semiconductor microcavities. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLICATIONS AND MATERIALS SCIENCE, Vol. 190(2) (pp 321-325)
- Pump angle and laser energy dependence of stimulated scattering in microcavities. Physica Status Solidi A Applied Research, Vol. 190(2) (pp 333-338)
- Enhanced Raman scattering in a strongly coupled microcavity containing J-aggregates. SYNTHETIC METALS, Vol. 127(1-3) (pp 151-154)
- Polariton-polariton interactions and stimulated scattering in semiconductor microcavities. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-BIOMIMETIC AND SUPRAMOLECULAR SYSTEMS, Vol. 19(1-2) (pp 407-416)
- Impact of exciton localization on cavity polaritons. PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 13(2-4) (pp 455-458)
- . Nanotechnology, Vol. 12(4) (pp 475-479)
- Spatial coherence of polaritons in semiconductor microcavities. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC RESEARCH, Vol. 221(1) (pp 163-167)
- Nonlinear effects in semiconductor microcavity polariton emission. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI A-APPLIED RESEARCH, Vol. 178(1) (pp 381-384)
- Angle resolved spectroscopy of two- and one-dimensional microcavity polaritons. PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXCITONIC PROCESSES IN CONDENSED MATTER - EXCON '98, Vol. 98(25) (pp 20-27)
- . Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. Postconference Technical Digest (IEEE Cat. No.01CH37172) (pp 207-208)
- . Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. Postconference Technical Digest (IEEE Cat. No.01CH37172) (pp 100-100)
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- Photoluminescence and Raman investigation of stability of InSe and GaSe thin films.
- Research group
- Teaching activities
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- PHY382/482, Semiconductor Physics and Technology
- PHY422, Magnetic Resonance: Principles and Applications
- First year physics tutorials
- Professional activities and memberships
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- IoP Fellow (2018)
- coordinator of two Marie Sklodowska Curie Initial Training Networks (8M Euro total, 2012-2019)
- PI on large collaborative grants, EPSRC, £4.2M since 2017
- Member of Programme Committees of many international conferences
- organiser of annual TMD UK conference
- EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow (2005-2010)