The Department of Physics at Åbo Akademi is engaged in both theoretical and experimental research.
On the theory side, our areas of expertise are the quasiclassical approach to superfluids and superconductors, Josephson-junction based devices as well as nonlinear optics in semiconductors. In computational physics, the current emphasis is on strongly correlated quantum many-body systems, e. g., antiferromagnets and one-dimensional electronic systems. We have simulated random fiber networks in two dimensions and are interested in percolation problems also more generally.
Our experimental research concentrates on new electronic materials. At the time of writing, the focus is on conducting polymers and related materials, Their electrical and optical properties are investigated with an aim at novel electronic devices.
The Department has ongoing collaboration with several national and foreign groups in the academia and in the industry. A growing portion of our research relies on external financing from the Academy of Finland, the Technology Development Center (TEKES) and private foundations.