Stephanie Law

IEE Faculty Member
Titles and Affiliations
Associate Professor and Norris B. McFarlane Faculty Career Development Associate Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Stephanie Law's research group synthesizes thin films and heterostructures using molecular beam epitaxy for energy applications. In particular, their efforts center around photonic materials and metamaterials spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from the visible through the terahertz range. These materials have applications in solar cells, efficient lighting, waste heat recovery, photocatalysis, and more.

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Recent Publications

Extending the exquisite control of molecular beam epitaxy to the other dimensions: Nanostructure engineering

Arony, N. T., Parasnis, M. S., McCabe, L. N., Simmonds, P., Mambakkam, V., Law, S. & Zide, J. M. O., May 21 2026, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 139, 19, 190901.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Machine-learning-guided polymorph selection in molecular beam epitaxy of In2Se3

Trice, R., Yu, M., Welp, E., Applegate, M., Reinhart, W. & Law, S., Jul 1 2026, In: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 44, 4, 042708.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Examining the Spin Structure of Altermagnetic Candidate MnTe Grown with Near Ideal Stoichiometry

Zhang, Q., Jensen, C. J., Grutter, A. J., Santhosh, S., Ratcliff, W. D., Borchers, J. A., Heitmann, T. W., Narayanan, N., Charlton, T. R., Yu, M., Wang, K., Auker, W., Islam, S., Samarth, N. & Law, S., Aug 11 2026, In: ACS nano. 20, 31, p. 21625-21635 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Molecular beam epitaxy growth of wafer-scale SnSe van der Waals ultrathin layers

Zhang, Q., Hilse, M., Bardsley, J., Applegate, M. & Law, S., May 1 2026, In: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 44, 3, 032202.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Analyzing the impact of Se concentration during the molecular beam epitaxy deposition of 2D SnSe with atomistic-scale simulations and explainable machine learning

Chin, J. R., Moses, I. A., Wang, M., Frye, M. B., Yu, M., Nayir, N., Hilse, M., van Duin, A. C. T., Law, S., Reinhart, W. & Garten, L. M., Dec 2025, In: Materials Today Advances. 28, 100640.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Evidence for In-Plane Electrical Polarization in 3R-ß’-In2Se3 Thin Films Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Liu, D. S. H., Calderon, S., Jacques, L., Yao, J., Suceava, A. C., Fazlioglu-Yalcin, B., Li, M., Young, J., Auker, W., Law, S., Engel-Herbert, R., Gopalan, V., Liu, Y., Trolier-McKinstry, S., Dickey, E. C., Redwing, J. M. & Hilse, M., Jun 18 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 24, p. 35661-35672 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Growth of InBi on InSb(100) via molecular beam epitaxy

McDonough, M., Zhang, Y., Alem, N. & Law, S., May 1 2025, In: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 43, 3, 033406.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Tailoring in-Plane Permittivity Gradients by Shadow Mask Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Mukherjee, S., Sitaram, S. R., Yu, M., Wang, X. & Law, S., Aug 20 2025, In: Small Methods. 9, 8, 2500361.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Understanding and Mitigating the Degradation of Optical Emission from Exfoliated Ga2Se2

Murray, L. L., Whalen, M. P., Ishraq, A., Maurtua, C., Yu, M., Law, S., Xiao, J., Chakraborty, C. & Doty, M., Aug 22 2025, In: ACS Applied Optical Materials. 3, 8, p. 1757-1765 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Layer-dependent optical properties of PtSe2 determined from a single film

Peterson, O., Saeed, H., Niedel, J., Wang, K., Zhang, Q., Law, S., Hilse, M. & Peiris, F., May 1 2025, In: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 43, 3, 032201.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Substrate preparation methods for improved synthesis of Bi2Se3 films grown on sapphire by molecular beam epitaxy

Trice, R., Yu, M., Richardella, A., Hilse, M. & Law, S., May 1 2025, In: Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 43, 3, 033407.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Tracing terahertz plasmon polaritons with a tunable-by-design dispersion in topological insulator metaelements

Viti, L., Schiattarella, C., Sichert, L., Wang, Z., Law, S., Mitrofanov, O. & Vitiello, M. S., Dec 2025, In: Light: Science and Applications. 14, 1, 288.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Multimodal Machine Learning Analysis of GaSe Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth Conditions

Yu, M., Moses, I. A., Reinhart, W. F. & Law, S., Jun 11 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 23, p. 34707-34716 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Correction to: Effects of Sb and Bi Doping in SnTe Layers Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. (2025) 7:8 (3543−3551) DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.5c00299)

Zhang, Q., Caucci, M. K., Hilse, M., Diaz Gomez, A., Sinnott, S. & Law, S., Jun 24 2025, In: ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 7, 12, p. 5730 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Mitigation of Structural Defects during the Growth of 2D van der Waals Chalcogenides by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Zhang, Q., Hilse, M. & Law, S., Dec 1 2025, In: Small Methods. 9, 12, e01236.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review