Rate My Professor Mark Edmonds

Edmonds' research centers on the electronic properties of topological materials, particularly two-dimensional or atomically thin variants that hold promise for low-energy electronics. He grows these materials using molecular beam epitaxy for atomic precision or exfoliates and stacks them into heterostructures. Characterization employs synchrotron photoelectron spectroscopy to map electronic bandstructures, scanning probe microscopy for nanoscale imaging, and low-temperature electrical transport measurements. Notable publications include "Characterization of collective ground states in single-layer NbSe2" (Nature Physics, 2016), "Room temperature in-plane ferroelectricity in van der Waals In2Se3" (Science Advances, 2018), "Electric-field-tuned topological phase transition in ultrathin Na3Bi" (Nature, 2018), "Creating a stable oxide at the surface of black phosphorus" (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015), and "2024 roadmap on 2D topological insulators" (Journal of Physics: Materials, 2024). With more than 4,400 citations across 76 outputs, his contributions advance quantum materials research toward energy-efficient technologies.