We craft quantum materials with bespoke emergent properties and functionalities, bridging fundamental and device physics to pave the way for ultrafast, energy-efficient computing and communication technologies.
To achieve this, we leverage the rich spin-charge-lattice interactions in quantum materials, which can be externally tailored via strain, fields, temperature, and ultrafast electromagnetic excitation. Our work encompasses a broad range of quantum materials, including antiferromagnets, altermagnets, correlated electron systems, and superconductors.
To design atomically precise quantum materials, we use advanced fabrication techniques, such as pulsed laser deposition and ultra-high-vacuum sputtering, allowing us to integrate distinct materials into complex heterostructures. These material stacks are subsequently patterned into devices through lithographic processes to realise novel device functionalities. We study these materials and devices using a suite of in-house and cutting-edge large-scale facilities.
We are always in the lookout for passionate young physicists and materials scientists to join the team at all levels. For more information, reach out to the group leader Hariom Jani.
Our work is funded by the Royal Society (UK) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
