Dr. Taner Esat

2007 – 2010: Bachelor of Science in Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

2010 – 2012: Master of Science in Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.

2013 – 2017: PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) with distinction (summa cum laude) in Experimental Physics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

2017 – 2018: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peter Grünberg Institute for Functional Nanostructures at Surfaces, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

2018 – 2019: Postdoctoral Researcher at the IBS Center for Quantum Nanoscience, Seoul, South Korea.

2020 – 2022: Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Nanoscience (PGI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

2022 – 2024: Staff Scientist at the Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Nanoscience (PGI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

since 2024: Research Group Leader at the Peter Grünberg Institute for Quantum Nanoscience (PGI-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany.

ORCID: 0000-0003-1094-3718

Five most important publications:

T. Esat, D. Borodin, J. Oh, A.J. Heinrich, F.S. Tautz, Y. Bae, R. Temirov, A quantum sensor for atomic-scale electric and magnetic fields, Nature Nanotechnology 19, 1466–1471 (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41565-024-01724-z

T. Esat, P. Borgens, X. Yang, P. Coenen, V. Cherepanov, A. Raccanelli, F. S. Tautz, R. Temirov, A millikelvin scanning tunneling microscope in ultra-high vacuum with adiabatic demagnetization refrigeration. Review of Scientific Instruments. 92, 063701 (2021). DOI: 10.1063/5.0050532

K. Yang, W. Paul, S.-H. Phark, P. Willke, Y. Bae, T. Choi, T. Esat, A. Ardavan, A. J. Heinrich, C. P. Lutz, Coherent spin manipulation of individual atoms on a surface. Science 366, 509–512 (2019). DOI: 10.1126/science.aay6779

T. Esat, N. Friedrich, F. S. Tautz, R. Temirov, A standing molecule as a single-electron field emitter. Nature 558, 573–576 (2018). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0223-y

T. Esat, B. Lechtenberg, T. Deilmann, C. Wagner, P. Krüger, R. Temirov, M. Rohlfing, F. B. Anders, F. S. Tautz, A chemically driven quantum phase transition in a two-molecule Kondo system. Nature Phys. 12, 867–873 (2016). DOI: 10.1038/nphys3737