Postdoc Researcher • Ex-ASML Engineer • Nanoscience PhD
Dr. Jan Hidding

Dr. Jan Hidding

Experimental physicist and nanoscience researcher specializing in magnetoresistance, 2D material optoelectronics, and advanced sensor development. Currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at Danish Technical University (DTU).

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Key Publications
PhD
Nanoscience (2023)
ASML
Ex-Optical Sensor Engineer

01. Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher — Danish Technical University (DTU)
2025 – Present • Lyngby, Denmark
  • Investigating extraordinary magnetoresistance (EMR) in home-built topology-optimized devices fabricated from III-V semiconductors for neurological applications.
  • Designing, maintaining, and developing electrical and magnetic measurement setups (electromagnets, lock-ins, Keithleys, current preamplifiers, liquid helium).
  • Developing MATLAB and Python scripts for instrumentation control, measurement automation, and data analysis.
III-V Semiconductors Magnetoresistance Python/MATLAB Cryogenics
Optical Sensor Engineer — ASML
2023 – 2025 • Veldhoven, The Netherlands
  • Developed and tested specific optical sensors in state-of-the-art EUV lithography machines to reduce aberrations and improve accuracy, overlay, and throughput.
  • Defined, specified, and documented system requirements to meet high-performance precision standards.
  • Collaborated in multi-disciplinary teams using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
EUV Lithography Optical Engineering SAFe Agile Precision Optics

02. Doctoral & Academic Background

PhD in Nanoscience — University of Groningen
2018 – 2023 • Advised by Prof. Dr. Ir. Bart van Wees & Prof. Dr. Marcos Guimarães

Dissertation Topic: Spin-orbit torques and photocurrent spectroscopy in 2D material devices and photodiodes.

  • Fabricated (opto)electronic devices from 2D materials (graphene, TMDs, hBN, FGT) in cleanroom environments (electron beam lithography, e-beam evaporation, sputtering, SEM, RIE, AFM).
  • Built and aligned electrical/optical measurement setups (flow cryostats, pulsed Ti:Sapphire lasers, continuous white light, electromagnets).
  • Developed Python code for instrumentation control and complex data analysis.
  • Awards: Best Flash Presentation (Vlieland Zernike Meeting), Best Oral Contribution (Graphene2021), Nominated for Poster Prize (Physics@Veldhoven).
2D Materials Cleanroom Fabrication Spin-Orbit Torques Photocurrent Spectroscopy
Education Overview
University of Groningen
  • Top Master Nanoscience (2016–2018): Research on exciton transport in molecular nanotubes using ultrafast time-resolved spectroscopy & atomic force spectroscopy on cancer cells.
  • Bachelor Physics (2013–2016): Anomalous Hall measurements on proximity-induced magnetic graphene/YIG heterostructures.

03. Selected Publications

Locally Phase-Engineered MoTe₂ for Near-Infrared Photodetectors ↗
ACS Photonics (Submitted 2024)
J. Hidding, C. A. Cordero-Sillis, D. Vaquero, K. P. Rompotis, J. Quereda, M. H. D. Guimarães
Crystallographic-dependent bilinear magnetoelectric resistance in a thin WTe₂ layer ↗
Phys. Rev. B. 108, 165407 (2023)
T. Liu, A. Roy, J. Hidding, H. Jafari, D. K. de Wal, J. Slawinska, M. H. D. Guimarães, B. J. van Wees
Spin-orbit torques in MOCVD grown MoS₂/permalloy bilayers ↗
Phys. Rev. B. 108, 064419 (2023)
J. Hidding, K. Mertiri, F. Mujid, J. Park, M. H. D. Guimarães
Interfacial spin-orbit torques and magnetic anisotropy in WSe₂/permalloy bilayers ↗
J. Phys. Mater. 4 04LT01 (2021)
J. Hidding, S. H. Tirion, J. Momand, A. Kaverzin, M. Mostovoy, B. J. van Wees, B. J. Kooi, M. H. D. Guimarães
Spin-orbit torques in transition metal dichalcogenide/ferromagnet heterostructures ↗
Front. Mater., 7, 594771 (2020)
J. Hidding and M. H. D. Guimarães

04. Skills & Technical Expertise

Programming & Tools: Python, MATLAB, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Blender, OriginPro, MS Office.

Cleanroom & Fabrication: Electron Beam Lithography (EBL), E-beam Evaporation, Sputtering, Reactive Ion Etching (RIE), SEM, AFM.

Languages: Dutch (Native), English (Fluent).