Personal profile
Biography
Agustin works as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Physics and Astronomy at Monash University.
Agustin's research areas are:
- functional supramolecular nanostructures on surfaces
- bottom-up design of solid interfaces with tailored electronic and optoelectronic properties
- ultrafast charge dynamics at solid interfaces
- low-temperature scanning probe microscopy
- x-ray-based studies of nanopatterned interfaces
- light-matter interactions
Postdoc, PhD and Honours positions are available.
Research area keywords
- functional interfaces
- low-dimensional nanostructures
- scanning probe microscopy
- optics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Victorian Facility for Atom-Scale Quantum Microscopy and Manufacturing
Edmonds, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Fuhrer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schiffrin, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhao, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schenk, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pakes, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Broadway, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, Z. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rogge, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Jacobson, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal University Contribution, Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
4/06/25 → 3/06/26
Project: Research
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Controllable quantum phases in two-dimensional metal-organic nanomaterials
Schiffrin, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), MacLeod, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jelinek, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Bhattacharyya, S. (Partner Investigator (PI))
1/12/24 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
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Tailored molecular building blocks for low-dimensional electronic and optoelectronic quantum materials
Schiffrin, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ritchie, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bach, U. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hellerstedt, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Fürer, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution
24/10/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Building Low-dimensional Platforms for Molecular Optoelectronics
Hellerstedt, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Schiffrin, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fuhrer, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jelinek, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Svec, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/08/19 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-energy Electronics Technologies
Fuhrer, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bao, Q. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Culcer, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davis, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Davis, J. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hamilton, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Helmerson, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Klochan, O. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Medhekar, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ostrovskaya, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parish, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schiffrin, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Seidel, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sushkov, O. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Valanoor, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, X. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Galitskiy, V. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Gurarie, V. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hannon, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Höfling, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hone, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Rule, K. C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Krausz, F. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Littlewood, P. (Partner Investigator (PI)), MacDonald, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Neto, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Oezyilmaz, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Paglione, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Phillips, W. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Spielman, I. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tadich, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Xue, Q. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Cole, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Perali, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Neilson, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sek, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Gaston, N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hodgkiss, J. M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tang, M. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Karel, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nguyen, T.-L. (Project Manager), Adam, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Granville, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Kumar, P. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Daeneke, T. (Chief Investigator (CI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, Monash University – Internal School Contribution, Monash University – Internal Department Contribution, Monash University – Internal Faculty Contribution, Monash University – Internal University Contribution, University of Wollongong, University of Queensland , Tsinghua University, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australian National University (ANU), RMIT University, Swinburne University of Technology
29/06/17 → 28/06/24
Project: Research
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Robust Room-Temperature Polariton Condensation and Lasing in Scalable FAPbBr3 Perovskite Microcavities
Król, M., Oldfield, M., Wurdack, M., Estrecho, E., Beane, G., Hou, Y., Truscott, A. G., Schiffrin, A. & Ostrovskaya, E. A., 16 Apr 2025, In: ACS Photonics. 12, 4, p. 2007-2015 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Tuning Interface Electronic Properties via Chiral Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Frameworks
Ceddia, J., Field, B., Hellerstedt, J., Fürer, S. O., Lowe, B., Bach, U., Griffin, S. M. & Schiffrin, A., Dec 2025, In: Small Structures. 6, 12, 11 p., e202500422.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Local gate control of Mott metal-insulator transition in a 2D metal-organic framework
Lowe, B., Field, B., Hellerstedt, J., Ceddia, J., Nourse, H. L., Powell, B. J., Medhekar, N. V. & Schiffrin, A., 26 Apr 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 9 p., 3559.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access28 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus) -
Upper Bound Estimate of the Electronic Scattering Potential of a Weakly Interacting Molecular Film on a Metal
Kumar, D., Hendy, M., Hellerstedt, J., Hewes, J., Kolomoisky, S., Krull, C. & Schiffrin, A., 25 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128, 3, p. 1404-1412 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Mesoscopic 2D molecular self-assembly on an insulator
Kumar, D., Hellerstedt, J., Lowe, B. & Schiffrin, A., 14 May 2023, In: Nanotechnology. 34, 20, 8 p., 205601.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access6 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
Activities
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Nature Communications (Journal)
Schiffrin, A. (Peer reviewer)
14 Apr 2017Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review responsibility
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APS March Meeting 2017
Schiffrin, A. (Speaker)
13 Mar 2017 → 17 Mar 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Research Seminar at the US Naval Research Laboratory
Schiffrin, A. (Invited speaker)
19 Mar 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
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Assessor of 2 ARC Future Fellowship 2017 applications
Schiffrin, A. (Reviewer)
24 Jan 2017Activity: External Academic Engagement › Grant review responsibilities
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Workshop of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies 2017
Schiffrin, A. (Speaker)
8 Feb 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to workshop, seminar, course
Press/Media
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Interviewed by Robyn Williams in his ABC Radio National's radio show "The Science Show"
16/02/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Profile/Interview
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Article in The Conversation: “Electronics are getting small, and that is causing big problems"
16/12/15
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment