Katja Barthelmi - Walter Schottky Institute, Technical University of Munich
1. Briefly describe your current position/project, research focus, and your role within MCQST.
I am a PhD student in the group of Alexander Holleitner at the Walter Schottky Institute, working on optically active defects in monolayer MoS2. They can be generated by a helium ion microscope with a high accuracy. My research focuses on optical measurements of these defects, and we have shown for example that they act as single photon emitters.
Ⓒ Christoph Hohmann / MCQST 2. What do you like most about your work?
The thing I like most about working as a PhD student is the mix between working in the lab and analyzing the gathered data afterward. I also enjoy working together with fellow PhD students and collaborating to generate new ideas. Every day is different, and you learn a lot of new things and skills.
3. Are you cooking or baking anything for the holidays?
I am planning to bake some Christmas cookies, called "Schachbrett-Plätzchen", which have a checkerboard pattern of chocolate and normal cookie dough. Also, I like cinnamon rolls a lot and would like to try to bake some.