Riku Tuovinen

Riku Tuovinen

Senior Lecturer
Unit
Faculty of Mathematics and Science
Department / Division
Department of Physics
Room number
Mobile
+358505730519
Postal address
Survontie 9

Biography

I work as a Senior Lecturer in theoretical physics. My area of expertise lies in theoretical condensed matter and materials physics, with a focus on non-equilibrium phenomena in nanoscale systems. I am also actively involved in teaching, supervising theses at all levels, and contributing to the development of teaching in quantum physics.

Research interests

My research focuses on understanding how interacting quantum systems behave out of equilibrium, with applications in nanomaterials, optoelectronics, and quantum technologies. By developing predictive and scalable theoretical tools, such as non-equilibrium Green's functions, my work supports the modeling of quantum transport and light-matter interaction in realistic settings. This research is relevant in physics, chemistry, and engineering aiming to design devices where quantum effects are central to operation, such as molecular junctions or superconducting circuits. My scientific contributions (see below) connect fundamental many-body theory with practical challenges in controlling quantum dynamics at the nanoscale.

Publications

Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Physical Review B.
Pavlyukh, Y.
Tuovinen, R.
Publication
2025
Available through Open Access

Physical Review B.
Ridley, Michael
Bellassai, Leo
Moskalets, Michael
Kantorovich, Lev
Tuovinen, Riku
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Physica Status Solidi B : Basic Research.
Pavlyukh, Yaroslav
Tuovinen, Riku
Perfetto, Enrico
Stefanucci, Gianluca
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Nano Letters.
Tuovinen, Riku
Pavlyukh, Yaroslav
Publication
2024
Available through Open Access

Physica Status Solidi B : Basic Research.
Cosco, Francesco
Tuovinen, Riku
Lo Gullo, Nicolino
Publication
2023
Available through Open Access

Physical Review Letters.
Tuovinen, R.
Pavlyukh, Y.
Perfetto, E.
Stefanucci, G.
Publication
2016
Available through Open Access

Physical Review B.
Tuovinen, Riku
Säkkinen, Niko
Karlsson, Daniel
Stefanucci, Gianluca
van Leeuwen, Robert
Publication
2016
Available through Open Access

Progress in Non-equilibrium Green's Functions. Journal of Physics: Conference Series. Institute of Physics Publishing Ltd.
Tuovinen, Riku
van Leeuwen, Robert
Perfetto, Enrico
Stefanucci, Gianluca
Publication
2016
Available through Open Access

Research report / Department of Physics, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥.
Tuovinen, Riku
Publication
2015
Available through Open Access

Nanoscale.
Gomes da Rocha, Claudia
Tuovinen, Riku
van Leeuwen, Robert
Koskinen, Pekka