Explorations and Applications of Quantum Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 January 2024) | Viewed by 2028
Special Issue Editors
Interests: condensed matter physics; strongly correlated systems; single crystal synthesis; materials under extreme conditions (low temperatures, ultra-high magnetic fields); thermoelectric materials; optoelectronics in low-dimensional compounds; topological insulators and Weyl semimetals; unconventional superconductors; charge density wave systems; resonant ultrasound spectroscopy of quantum materials; quantum criticality in materials
Interests: condensed matter physics; strongly correlated electrons; complex oxides; emergent properties in quanum materials; multiferroics; magetoelectrics in metal organic systems; ferroelectrics; spin-liquids; frustrated magnetism; materials under extreme conditions; topological insulators; Weyl semimetals; spin-orbit coupling; iridates; quantum materials synthesis
Interests: nanotechnology; condensed matter physics; applied nanobiomaterials; nanostructured topological insulators; Weyl semimetals; local electronic properties, two-dimensional materials; heterostructures; superconductors; emergent ordering in complex materials; low temperature local probes
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The field of quantum materials embraces materials that show properties emerging from strong electronic correlations and/or from the geometrical properties of electronic wavefunctions. In these systems, the competition of several low-energy states leads to novel emergent ground states and rich phase diagrams, posing interesting questions not only relating to our understanding of the fundamental physics of many body systems, but also to the possibility of new applications in highly efficient electronic and optical devices, as well as quantum computing. These include magnetic materials, multiferroics, superconductors, charge density wave compounds, topological insulators, Weyl semimetals, low-dimensional compounds and heterostructures, and disordered metals, among others.
This Special Issue, entitled “Explorations and Applications of Quantum Materials”, looks to highlight recent and original developments including, but not restricted to, the following topics: the fabrication of new quantum materials; the optimization of their diverse physical, electronic, and chemical properties; the exploration and characterization of phase diagrams and/or novel electronic ground states; the fabrication and characterization of devices based on these materials; and the calculation and prediction of new properties and applications.
Dr. Paula Giraldo-Gallo
Dr. Shalinee Chikara
Dr. Carolina Parra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- magnetic materials
- spintronic devices
- spin liquids and frustrated magnets
- ferroelectrics
- piezoelectrics
- multiferroics
- metal-to-insulator transitions
- charge density wave compounds
- electronic nematic systems
- high-temperature superconductors: cuprates and pnictides
- heavy fermion superconductors
- room temperature superconductivity
- superconductivity and other correlated states in twisted-bilayer graphene and other moirè heterostructures
- superconductivity in disordered metals
- organic superconductors
- topological insulators
- Weyl semimetals
- topological quasiparticles
- transition metal chalcogenides
- complex oxides
- nanostructures of quantum materials
- optoelectronic devices and materials
- photovoltaic devices and materials
- quantum materials under extreme conditions
- quantum materials synthesis
- quantum materials for biological applications
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