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Ivana Savic - Researcher

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  • MNS (Materials and Devices)
The core theme of my research is uncovering how various interaction mechanisms affect the electronic, thermal and optical properties of materials, and how they can be manipulated to obtain materials with improved properties for important technological applications. My main expertise is the theoryand modelling of material properties, and their effective use to interpret and guide experiments. 
I obtained my PhD from the University of Leeds, UK in 2006, during which I worked on the optical and electronic transport properties of mid- and far-infrared lasers and detectors in magnetic fields. In my postdoctoral appointments at CEA-Grenoble, France, and University of California Davis, USA, I worked on understanding the mechanisms that limit the heat conduction in disordered nanotubes and SiGe nanostructured materials for thermoelectric applications.
Two years ago I was awarded a Marie Curie and Science Foundation Ireland Starting Investigator grant (€400K over 4 years) to set up a new research direction at the Tyndall National Institute on the theory of thermoelectric materials.






The core theme of my research is uncovering how various interaction mechanisms affect the electronic, thermal and optical properties of materials, and how they can be manipulated to obtain materials with improved properties for important technological applications. My main expertise is the theory
and modelling of material properties, and their effective use to interpret and guide experiments. My research activities include:

- Thermoelectric transport properties of bulk materials.

- Heat transport in bulk and nanostructured materials.

- Electron transport and optical properties of quantum-well based devices (quantum cascade lasers     and quantum well photodetectors).

- Electronic and optical properties of quantum dots.

Research Grants

Funder Start Date End Date Title Role
Science Foundation Ireland 10-SEP-12 31-AUG-16 Thermoelectric properties of complex bulk materials from first principles

Peer Reviewed Journals

YearJournalPublication
2013New Journal of PhysicsThermal conductivity of one-, two-and three-dimensional sp2 carbon
Pereira, Luiz Felipe C and Savic, Ivana and Donadio, Davide (2013) Thermal conductivity of one-, two-and three-dimensional sp2 carbon. : .
2013Applied Physics LettersDimensionality and heat transport in Si-Ge superlattices
Savic, Ivana and Donadio, Davide and Gygi, Francois and Galli, Giulia (2013) Dimensionality and heat transport in Si-Ge superlattices. : .
2012Physical Chemistry Chemical PhysicsLattice thermal conductivity of semiconducting bulk materials: atomistic simulations
He, Yuping and Savic, Ivana and Donadio, Davide and Galli, Giulia (2012) Lattice thermal conductivity of semiconducting bulk materials: atomistic simulations. : .
2010Nature materialsPrecise control of thermal conductivity at the nanoscale through individual phonon-scattering barriers
Pernot, Gilles and Stoffel, M and Savic, I and Pezzoli, F and Chen, P and Savelli, Guillaume and Jacquot, A and Schumann, J and Denker, U and Monch, I and others (2010) Precise control of thermal conductivity at the nanoscale through individual phonon-scattering barriers. : .
2008Physical review lettersPhonon transport in isotope-disordered carbon and boron-nitride nanotubes: Is localization observable?
Savic, Ivana and Mingo, Natalio and Stewart, Derek A (2008) Phonon transport in isotope-disordered carbon and boron-nitride nanotubes: Is localization observable?. : .
2008PROCEEDINGS-SPIE THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR OPTICAL ENGINEERINGOn the coherence/incoherence of electron transport in semiconductor heterostructure optoelectronic devices (Invited Paper)[6909-37]
Harrison, P and Indjin, D and Savic, I and Ikonic, Z and Evans, CA and Vukmirovic, N and Kelsall, RW and McTavish, J and Jovanovic, VD and Milanovic, V (2008) On the coherence/incoherence of electron transport in semiconductor heterostructure optoelectronic devices (Invited Paper)[6909-37]. : .
2008Nano lettersFirst-principles calculation of the isotope effect on boron nitride nanotube thermal conductivity
Stewart, Derek A and Savic, Ivana and Mingo, Natalio (2008) First-principles calculation of the isotope effect on boron nitride nanotube thermal conductivity. : .
2008Physical Review BThermal conduction mechanisms in boron nitride nanotubes: Few-shell versus all-shell conduction
Savic, Ivana and Stewart, Derek A and Mingo, Natalio (2008) Thermal conduction mechanisms in boron nitride nanotubes: Few-shell versus all-shell conduction. : .
2007Physical Review BIntraband magneto-optical properties of magnetic quantum dots
Savic, Ivana and Vukmirovic, Nenad (2007) Intraband magneto-optical properties of magnetic quantum dots. : .
2007Physical Review BDensity matrix theory of transport and gain in quantum cascade lasers in a magnetic field
Savic, Ivana and Vukmirovic, Nenad and Ikonic, Zoran and Indjin, Dragan and Kelsall, Robert W and Harrison, Paul and Milanovic, Vitomir (2007) Density matrix theory of transport and gain in quantum cascade lasers in a magnetic field. : .
2006Applied physics lettersDesign of a ZnMnSe/ZnMgSe spin-polarized terahertz quantum cascade laser tunable by magnetic field
Savic, Ivana and Ikonic, Zoran and Vukmirovic, Nenad and Indjin, Dragan and Harrison, Paul and Milanovic, Vitomir (2006) Design of a ZnMnSe/ZnMgSe spin-polarized terahertz quantum cascade laser tunable by magnetic field. : .
2006physica status solidi (c)Theoretical modelling of electron transport in InAs/GaAs quantum dot superlattices
Vukmirovic, Nenad and Ikonic, Zoran and Savic, Ivana and Indjin, Dragan and Harrison, Paul (2006) Theoretical modelling of electron transport in InAs/GaAs quantum dot superlattices. : .
2006Physical Review BElectron transport in quantum cascade lasers in a magnetic field
Savic, Ivana and Ikonic, Zoran and Milanovic, Vitomir and Vukmirovic, Nenad and Jovanovic, Vladimir D and Indjin, Dragan and Harrison, Paul (2006) Electron transport in quantum cascade lasers in a magnetic field. : .
2006Journal of applied physicsA microscopic model of electron transport in quantum dot infrared photodetectors
Vukmirovic, Nenad and Ikonic, Zoran and Savic, Ivana and Indjin, Dragan and Harrison, Paul (2006) A microscopic model of electron transport in quantum dot infrared photodetectors. : .
2006physica status solidi (c)Lasing in spin-polarized terahertz quantum cascade structures
Savic, Ivana and Ikonic, Zoran and Vukmirovic, Nenad and Milanovic, Vitomir and Indjin, Dragan and Harrison, Paul (2006) Lasing in spin-polarized terahertz quantum cascade structures. : .
2005Journal of applied physicsMagnetic-field tunable terahertz quantum well infrared photodetector
Savic, Ivana and Milanovic, Vitomir and Vukmirovic, Nenad and Jovanovic, Vladimir D and Ikonic, Zoran and Indjin, Dragan and Harrison, Paul (2005) Magnetic-field tunable terahertz quantum well infrared photodetector. : .
2005physica status solidi (a)A physical model of quantum cascade lasers: Application to GaAs, GaN and SiGe devices
Harrison, P and Indjin, D and Jovanovic, VD and Mircetic, A and Ikonic, Z and Kelsall, RW and McTavish, J and Savic, I and Vukmirovic, N and Milanovic, V (2005) A physical model of quantum cascade lasers: Application to GaAs, GaN and SiGe devices. : .
2005physica status solidi (b)Quantum cascade lasers in magnetic field: An active region model
Savic, I and Milanovic, V and Indjin, D and Ikonic, Z and Jovanovic, VD and Harrison, P (2005) Quantum cascade lasers in magnetic field: An active region model. : .
2005Acta Physica Polonica ACarrier dynamics in quantum cascade lasers
Harrison, P and Indjin, D and Jovanovic, V and McTavish, J and Kelsall, RW and Ikonic, Z and Savic, I and Vukmirovic, N and Milanovic, V (2005) Carrier dynamics in quantum cascade lasers. : .
2004Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal ofDilute magnetic semiconductor quantum-well structures for magnetic field tunable far-infrared/terahertz absorption
Savic, Ivana and Milanovic, Vitomir and Ikonic, Zoran and Indjin, Dragan and Jovanovic, Vladimir and Harrison, Paul (2004) Dilute magnetic semiconductor quantum-well structures for magnetic field tunable far-infrared/terahertz absorption. : .

Honours and Awards

  • [2005] - GW Carter Prize
  • [2003] - Overseas Research Scholarship
  • [2004] - Best Graduated Student Award
  • [1997] - Serbian Government Scholarship

Professional Associations

  • member
  • member

Employment

  • [2012] Tyndall National Institute - SFI and Marie Curie Starting Investigator
  • [2009] University of California at Davis, USA - Postdoctoral researcher
  • [2007] Commission of Atomic Energy, Grenoble, France - Postdoctoral researcher
  • [2006] University of Leeds, Leeds, UK - Research Fellow
  • [2006] University of Leeds, Leeds, UK - Research Assistant

Education

  • [2006] University of Leeds, Leeds, UK - PHD
  • [2003] University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia - BSC

Journal Activities

  • Physical Review Letters - Referee
  • Phys Rev B - Referee
  • Applied Physics Letters - Referee

Teaching Interests

My teaching interests include advanced undergraduate physics courses: Statistical Thermodynamics, Condensed Matter Physics and Quantum Mechanics. 

I lectured the Statistical Thermodynamics course at the Department of Physics, University College Cork in Spring 2013 and 2014.


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biography <div><div>The core theme of my research is uncovering how various interaction mechanisms affect the electronic, thermal and optical properties of materials, and how they can be manipulated to obtain materials with improved properties for important technological applications. My main&nbsp;expertise is the theory<div>and modelling of material properties, and their effective use to interpret and guide experiments.&nbsp;</div></div><div><div><br>I obtained&nbsp;my PhD from the University of Leeds, UK in 2006, during which I worked on the optical and electronic transport properties of mid- and far-infrared lasers and detectors in magnetic fields. In my postdoctoral appointments at CEA-Grenoble, France, and University of California Davis, USA, I worked on understanding the&nbsp;mechanisms that limit the heat conduction in disordered nanotubes and SiGe nanostructured materials for thermoelectric applications.</div><div><br>Two years ago I was awarded a Marie Curie and Science Foundation Ireland Starting Investigator grant (€400K over 4 years) to set up a new research direction at the Tyndall National Institute on the theory of thermoelectric materials.<br><br><br></div></div><br><br></div><div><br><br></div>
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