FUN-VAN: Designing Functional quantum materials based on multiferroic Van der Waals heterostructures

Description of the granted funding

Achieving control over the quantum properties of materials is a key research area that would enable the realization of novel quantum technologies. The recent discovery of 2D van der Waals multiferroics enables us to envision a new generation of functional multiferroic devices integrated within other van der Waals materials to achieve magnetoelectrical control over their quantum properties. However, the experimental realization of functional quantum materials based on multiferroics has not yet been achieved due to the lack of theoretical designs and computational models that can guide the experiments. In this project, I will theoretically design functional quantum materials based on multiferroic van der Waals heterostructures. This will enable control of the materials' quantum properties using electric fields, boosting opportunities to create new quantum technologies. The project will be carried out at Aalto University, keeping Finland at the forefront of the second quantum revolution.
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Starting year

2025

End year

2029

Granted funding

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728 021 €

Funder

Research Council of Finland

Funding instrument

Academy research fellows

Decision maker

Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering
12.06.2025

Other information

Funding decision number

369367

Fields of science

Physical sciences

Research fields

Tiiviin aineen fysiikka

Identified topics

quantum computing, quantum technology