About Us

Shen Group 2006

Back (left to right): Minbiao, Will, Felix, Ross, Wanli (and little Nicholas), Wei-Sheng
Front (left to right): Non, Yulin, Rob, Julie, Ruihua, ZX, Kiyo, Keji, Zhongkai, Tanja, Donghui

Welcome to the homepage of the Shen Group at Stanford University. The members of our group are associated with the Department of Applied Physics, Department of Physics, the Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials (GLAM) , the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) and the X-Laboratory for Advanced Materials (XLAM) at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC).

Our current research involves the study of complex material systems. Most notable among these are the strongly correlated electron systems, such as the high-temperature superconductors and the Mott insulators. We study these systems by probing their interactions with electromagnetic radiation, ranging from x-rays, to the ultraviolet, and into the microwave regime.

Our primary experimental tool is angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), but we also perform x-ray absorption and emission measurements. Recently, we have also started experiments using inelastic x-ray scattering and near-field microwave microscopy techniques. We currently maintain one experimental endstations (5-4) at SSRL, one endstation (10.0.1) at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, near the UC Berkeley campus, and one Helium-lamp system at Stanford University.

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