Michał Zieliński
Professor of Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
E-mail: michal.zielinski@fizyka.umk.pl
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ORCID 0000-0002-7239-2504 ·
ResearcherID C-2587-2013
Research fields
Theoretical and computational physics of semiconductor nanostructures; quantum dots and nanowires; atomistic electronic-structure methods; excitons and optical properties; many-body calculations; high-performance computing; machine learning in computational physics.
Professional experience
- 2024–present Full Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- 2016–2024 Head of the Department of Quantum Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- 2009–2024 Faculty positions, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- 2006–2009 Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada
Degrees and education
- 2015 D.Sc. (habilitation), Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- 2006 Ph.D. in Physics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- 2002 M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics and M.Sc. in Microelectronics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Honours and Awards
- 2013–2026 Multiple Nicolaus Copernicus University Rector’s Awards and Distinctions for Scientific Achievements
- 2020–2021 Listed among the world’s top 2% scientists by citation impact
- 2013 Scholarship for Outstanding Young Scientists, Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education
- 2009 Foundation for Polish Science / Grzegorz Białkowski Award for Ph.D. thesis
- 2002 Polish Physical Society Award for M.Sc. thesis
Research Grants
Principal investigator of multiple competitive research grants funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), and Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, including OPUS, SONATA BIS, SONATA and international joint research programmes.
Mentor in the NCN POLONEZ BIS programme.
Research visits and international collaborations
Numerous research visits and international collaborations with institutions in North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.
Conference activity
Participation in more than 40 national and international scientific conferences, workshops, and schools, including over 25 invited talks. Regular presentations of research on semiconductor nanostructures, quantum dots and nanowires, excitonic effects, atomistic modelling, and computational physics.
Supervision and mentoring
Supervisor of three completed Ph.D. dissertations and supervisor/co-supervisor of Ph.D. and M.Sc. students. Experience in mentoring young researchers and postdoctoral researchers.
Teaching
University teaching in theoretical and computational physics, quantum mechanics, semiconductor nanostructures, numerical methods, and applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in physics.
Computational skills
Extensive experience in scientific computing and high-performance computing for large-scale atomistic simulations of semiconductor nanostructures.
Programming: C/C++, Fortran, Python, shell scripting.
Parallel computing: MPI, OpenMP, distributed-memory and shared-memory computing, large-scale calculations on national and European HPC systems, including job scheduling and workflow automation.
Numerical methods: sparse matrix methods, iterative eigensolvers (Lanczos and Arnoldi methods), configuration-interaction calculations, numerical solution of Poisson-type problems, optimization and large-scale data processing.
Scientific software development: development and maintenance of research codes for tight-binding, many-body and atomistic simulations; performance analysis, numerical validation and reproducible computational workflows.
Machine learning: neural networks and transformer-based models, surrogate modelling, active learning, inverse design, and data-driven analysis of computational-physics problems.
Tools and environments: Linux/Unix, Slurm, Git, numerical and scientific Python ecosystem.
Books
J. Matulewski, S. Orłowski, M. Zieliński, Delphi 2005. 303 gotowe rozwiązania (Delphi 2005. 303 ready solutions), Wydawnictwo Helion, 2005, ISBN 83-7361-923-2.
Publications
The effects of surface termination, stoichiometry, and strain on the optical properties of bulk-like ZnSe/ZnS core-shell nanocrystals
Scientific Reports 16, 10003 (2026)
Double nanowire quantum dots and machine learning
Scientific Reports 15, 5939 (2025)
Insights from core/shell ZnCuInS/ZnS nanocrystals, type-II confinement, and implications for the design of safer industrial nanocrystals
Scientific Reports 15, 30787 (2025)
Atomistic tight-binding Hartree-Fock calculations of multielectron configurations in P-doped silicon devices: Wavefunction reshaping
Phys. Rev. B 112, 075158 (2025)
Size dependence of biexciton binding energy in strained ZnTe/(Zn,Mg)Te nanowire quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 111, 155413 (2025)
Challenges to extracting spatial information about double P dopants in Si from STM images
Scientific Reports 14, 18062 (2024)
Single-electron states of phosphorus-atom arrays in silicon
Phys. Rev. B 109, 205412 (2024)
Quantum confinement in optically active ultrathin (Cd,Mn)Te/(Cd,Mg)Te core/shell nanowires
Phys. Rev. B 107, 075305 (2023)
Exploiting underlying crystal lattice for efficient computation of Coulomb matrix elements in multi-million atoms nanostructures
Comput. Phys. Commun. 287, 108693 (2023)
Scanning tunneling microscopy of buried dopants in silicon: images and their uncertainties
npj Comput. Mater. 8, 182 (2022)
Bardeen's tunneling theory applied to intraorbital and interorbital hopping integrals between dopants in silicon
Phys. Rev. B 106, 115426 (2022)
Antibonding ground states in crystal phase quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 106, L041405 (2022) (Letter / Editors’ Suggestion)
Crystal field splitting and spontaneous polarization in InP crystal phase quantum dots
Scientific Reports 12, 15561 (2022)
Electric-field control of exciton fine structure in alloyed nanowire quantum dot molecules
Phys. Rev. B 104, 195411 (2021)
Dark-bright excitons mixing in alloyed InGaAs self-assembled quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 103, 155418 (2021)
Fine structure of dark and bright excitons in vertical electric fields: Atomistic theory of alloyed self-assembled InGaAs quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 102, 245423 (2020)
Electron g-factor in nanostructures: continuum media and atomistic approach
Scientific Reports 10, 22001 (2020)
Vanishing fine structure splitting in highly asymmetric InAs/InP quantum dots without wetting layer
Scientific Reports 10, 13542 (2020)
Excitonic complexes in InAs/InP nanowire quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 101, 195302 (2020)
Electric field tuning of excitonic fine-structure splitting in asymmetric InAs/InP nanowire quantum dot molecules
Phys. Rev. B 100, 235417 (2019)
Importance of second-order deformation potentials in modeling of InAs/GaAs nanostructures
Phys. Rev. B 100, 155409 (2019)
Spectra of dark and bright excitons in alloyed nanowire quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 100, 045309 (2019)
From quantum dots to quantum dashes: Excitonic spectra of highly elongated InAs/InP nanostructures
Phys. Rev. B 99, 205402 (2019)
Efficient computation of Coulomb and exchange integrals for multi-million atom nanostructures
Comput. Phys. Commun. 238, 254 (2019)
Atomistic theory of excitonic fine structure in InAs/InP nanowire quantum dot molecules
Phys. Rev. B 95, 125407 (2017)
Photon Cascade from a Single Crystal Phase Nanowire Quantum Dot
Nano Lett. 16, 1081 (2016)
Linear scaling approach for atomistic calculation of excitonic properties of 10-million-atom nanostructures
Phys. Rev. B 94, 045440 (2016)
Exact Diagonalization Approach for Atomistic Calculation of Piezoelectric Effects in Semiconductor Quantum Dots
Acta Phys. Pol. A 129, 79 (2016)
Excitonic fine structure and binding energies of excitonic complexes in single InAs quantum dashes
Phys. Rev. B 94, 115434 (2016)
Deterministic coherent writing of a long-lived semiconductor spin qubit using one ultrafast optical pulse
Phys. Rev. B 92, 201201(R) (2015)
Excitonic complexes in natural InAs/GaAs quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 91, 085303 (2015)
Atomistic theory of dark excitons in self-assembled quantum dots of reduced symmetry
Phys. Rev. B 91, 085403 (2015)
Deterministic Writing and Control of the Dark Exciton Spin Using Single Short Optical Pulses
Phys. Rev. X 5, 011009 (2015)
The emergence of classical behaviour in magnetic adatoms
EPL (Europhysics Letters) 109, 57001 (2015)
Strain-induced energy gap variation in ZnTe/ZnMgTe core/shell nanowires
Appl. Phys. Lett. 104, 163111 (2014)
Excitonic fine structure of elongated InAs/InP quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 88, 155319 (2013)
Valence band offset, strain and shape effects on confined states in self-assembled InAs/InP and InAs/GaAs quantum dots
J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 25, 465301 (2013)
Fine structure of light-hole excitons in nanowire quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 88, 115424 (2013)
Controlling a Nanowire Quantum Dot Bandgap Using a Straining Dielectric Envelope
Nano Lett. 12, 6202 (2012)
Including strain in atomistic tight-binding Hamiltonians: An application to self-assembled InAs/GaAs and InAs/InP quantum dots
Phys. Rev. B 86, 115424 (2012)
Influence of substrate orientation on exciton fine structure splitting of InAs/InP nanowire quantum dots
Nanoscale Research Letters 7, 265 (2012)
Multi-Scale Simulations of Semiconductor Nanostructures
Acta Phys. Pol. A 122, 312 (2012)
Band engineering in nanowires: Ab initio model of band edges modified by (111) biaxial strain in group IIIA-VA semiconductors
Phys. Rev. B 86, 085411 (2012)
Atomistic Calculation of Coulomb Interactions in Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Role of Surface Passivation and Composition Details
Acta Phys. Pol. A 122, 324 (2012)
Electronic and optical properties of semiconductor and graphene quantum dots
Frontiers of Physics 7, 328 (2012)
Controlling the optics of quantum dots with nanomechanical strain
Phys. Rev. B 84, 235412 (2011)
Effect of mechanical strain on the optical properties of quantum dots: Controlling exciton shape, orientation, and phase with a mechanical strain
Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 067404 (2010)
Ab initio calculation of band edges modified by (001) biaxial strain in group IIIA-VA and group IIB-VIA semiconductors: Application to quasi-particle energy levels of strained InAs/InP quantum dot
J. Appl. Phys. 107, 104315 (2010)
Atomistic tight-binding theory of multi-exciton complexes in a self-assembled InAs quantum dot
Phys. Rev. B 81, 085301 (2010)
Multiexciton complexes in InAs self-assembled quantum dots
J. Appl. Phys. 105, 122406 (2009)
Building semiconductor nanostructures atom by atom
Microelectronics Journal 39, 318 (2008)
Theory of InP nanocrystals under pressure
Phys. Rev. B 75, 245433 (2007)
Strain effects on the electronic structure of strongly coupled self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots: Tight-binding approach
Phys. Rev. B 74, 195339 (2006)
Tight-binding theory of ZnS/CdS nanoheterostructures. The role of strain and d orbitals
Phys. Rev. B 74, 205309 (2006)
Pressure-induced optoelectronic properties of InP nanocrystals: Tight-binding approach
phys. stat. sol. (c) 3, No. 11, 3832–3835 (2006)
Strain and spin-orbit effects in self-assembled quantum dots
Acta Phys. Pol. A 108, 929 (2005)
Quantum Dot Molecules And Chains
in Quantum Dots: Fundamentals, Applications, and Frontiers, B. A. Joyce, P. C. Kelires, A. G. Naumovets, D. D. Vvedensky (Eds.), NATO Science Series II, Vol. 190, pp. 257–268, Kluwer, Dordrecht (2005)
Coupling and Strain Effects in Vertically Stacked Double InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots: Tight Binding Approach
Acta Phys. Pol. A 106, 193 (2004)
Stark effect in semiconductor nanocrystals: Tight-binding approach
Vacuum 74, 259 (2004)
Electronic properties of quantum-dot molecules and solids
Physica E 17, 40 (2003)
Tunnel-Coupled Quantum Dots: Atomistic Theory of Quantum Dot Molecules and Arrays
Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 737, 12 (2002)
Artificial molecules
Int. J. Quantum Chem. 90, 1075 (2002)