Berna Esmer joins LQM

Berna Esmer earned her Master’s degree in Engineering Physics from Politecnico di Milano. Her thesis centered on tailoring the electronic properties of tungsten oxide (WO_x) thin films for neuromorphic computing, utilizing direct laser writing to manipulate oxygen vacancy distributions. She explored how these modifications influence resistance and how post-processing and capping layer affect the temporal stability of the modification, aiming to enhance in-memory computing technologies. At LQM, she will investigate quantum spin-liquid states in geometrically frustrated magnets, with a particular interest in the exotic magnetic behavior of langbeinite compounds and their potential for hosting novel quantum phases.