Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE200101531
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$419,615.00
Summary
Ferroelectricity in two-dimensions. This project aims to develop a new kind of electronic devices to store and process information. It will demonstrate a new category of ferroelectric material. By combining it with other materials like graphene, it will realise fully two-dimensional and completely new conceptual devices that are capable of preserving information in a non-volatile manner and performing non-destructive information readout. The outcomes will significantly enhance the information de ....Ferroelectricity in two-dimensions. This project aims to develop a new kind of electronic devices to store and process information. It will demonstrate a new category of ferroelectric material. By combining it with other materials like graphene, it will realise fully two-dimensional and completely new conceptual devices that are capable of preserving information in a non-volatile manner and performing non-destructive information readout. The outcomes will significantly enhance the information density, stability and readout protocols. Successful demonstration of non-destructive readout provides a key conceptual step forward for the ferroelectric random-access memory to be widely used as a universal computing memory and provides fundamental support for the electronic industry. Read moreRead less
Complex Interfaces and Solid-State Precipitation in Advanced Materials. Solid-state precipitates are key features of the microstructures of many natural and artificial materials and govern their properties. Yet understanding, let alone designing, the microstructures of materials remains a formidable challenge. The recent discovery of a new class of embedded interfaces in aluminium alloys offers the prospect of determining the atomic-scale mechanisms of precipitation. This project aims to apply t ....Complex Interfaces and Solid-State Precipitation in Advanced Materials. Solid-state precipitates are key features of the microstructures of many natural and artificial materials and govern their properties. Yet understanding, let alone designing, the microstructures of materials remains a formidable challenge. The recent discovery of a new class of embedded interfaces in aluminium alloys offers the prospect of determining the atomic-scale mechanisms of precipitation. This project aims to apply the latest microscopy and computational techniques synergistically to characterise such interfaces and develop atomic-scale mechanisms of nucleation and growth in model alloy systems. It is expected that this work will constitute a major step towards practical control of solid-state precipitation in technologically important materials.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE140100033
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$150,000.00
Summary
Ultrafast time-resolved optical spectroscopy for advanced multifunctional materials. Ultrafast time resolved optical spectroscopy for advanced multifunctional materials: Time resolved spectroscopy is among the hottest emerging fields in condensed matter physics and offers a new perspective into the complex physics of multifunctional materials like multiferroics or unconventional superconductors. At present, the underlying physics of these novel complex materials is not fully understood and new e ....Ultrafast time-resolved optical spectroscopy for advanced multifunctional materials. Ultrafast time resolved optical spectroscopy for advanced multifunctional materials: Time resolved spectroscopy is among the hottest emerging fields in condensed matter physics and offers a new perspective into the complex physics of multifunctional materials like multiferroics or unconventional superconductors. At present, the underlying physics of these novel complex materials is not fully understood and new experimental approaches such as the proposed time-resolved optical spectroscopy are required. The deeper understanding of the involved phenomena would also allow for a systematic search for new, undiscovered multifunctional materials with similar but enhanced properties. This offers a huge potential for future industry in applications such as in novel sensors, information processing, and high efficiency photovoltaics.Read moreRead less
Transition Metal Oxide Interfaces: Novel Emerging Functionalities. The project aims to investigate transition metal oxide heterostructures, which offer tremendous opportunities for fundamental research and future technological applications because they combine quantum size effects with effects of strong electron correlations such as magnetic switching, multiferroic coupling or superconductivity. Recent advances in growth methods such as pulsed laser deposition enable layer-by-layer growth with ....Transition Metal Oxide Interfaces: Novel Emerging Functionalities. The project aims to investigate transition metal oxide heterostructures, which offer tremendous opportunities for fundamental research and future technological applications because they combine quantum size effects with effects of strong electron correlations such as magnetic switching, multiferroic coupling or superconductivity. Recent advances in growth methods such as pulsed laser deposition enable layer-by-layer growth with atomic precision. The aim of this project is to combine complementary experimental methods (ie neutron scattering and optical spectroscopy), in order to gain a detailed insight into the magnetic and electronic properties of the heterostructures. This is designed to yield a deeper understanding of the underlying physics in order to help develop new materials for next-generation information technology.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150101499
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$355,801.00
Summary
First-principles design and characterisation of topological materials. It has long been predicted that materials may contain special topological order. The recent discovery of topological insulators reveals the tip of the iceberg, but many theoretical hypotheses, such as the existence of the fractional Chern insulator and quantum spin liquid, remain elusive. This project aims to bridge the gap between conceptual models and real materials by using first-principles calculations. The plan is to ide ....First-principles design and characterisation of topological materials. It has long been predicted that materials may contain special topological order. The recent discovery of topological insulators reveals the tip of the iceberg, but many theoretical hypotheses, such as the existence of the fractional Chern insulator and quantum spin liquid, remain elusive. This project aims to bridge the gap between conceptual models and real materials by using first-principles calculations. The plan is to identify and engineer topological electronic bands in experimentally feasible materials, characterise existing quantum frustrated materials and connect these materials with minimal theoretical models. This project also aims to reveal further families of topological materials and clarify their physical properties.Read moreRead less
Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment And Facilities - Grant ID: LE200100197
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,102,947.00
Summary
Cryogenic Scanning Microwave Measurement Facility for Quantum Materials. This proposal addresses a major experimental capacity gap in Australian infrastructure for research and development of novel electronic materials and nanoscale quantum devices for future technologies. It will establish Australia's first non-contact, non-destructive, cryogenic scanning microwave microscopy facility for advanced materials characterization enabling new studies of these materials in the 2 to 300 Kelvin temperat ....Cryogenic Scanning Microwave Measurement Facility for Quantum Materials. This proposal addresses a major experimental capacity gap in Australian infrastructure for research and development of novel electronic materials and nanoscale quantum devices for future technologies. It will establish Australia's first non-contact, non-destructive, cryogenic scanning microwave microscopy facility for advanced materials characterization enabling new studies of these materials in the 2 to 300 Kelvin temperature range. The facility will provide crucial new information for the development of future quantum materials, enhancing our international competitiveness in the development of next-generation electronic materials and device technologies.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE160100167
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$373,536.00
Summary
Electro-optical quantum transport in semiconductor microcavities. The project seeks to expand fundamental knowledge in the new area of exciton-polariton physics which has a range of practical applications. This project plans to connect fundamental study in quantum physics with application-oriented research involving elements of quantum engineering. The project plans to investigate the transport of exciton polaritons – hybrid light–matter particles that can propagate nearly as fast as light and a ....Electro-optical quantum transport in semiconductor microcavities. The project seeks to expand fundamental knowledge in the new area of exciton-polariton physics which has a range of practical applications. This project plans to connect fundamental study in quantum physics with application-oriented research involving elements of quantum engineering. The project plans to investigate the transport of exciton polaritons – hybrid light–matter particles that can propagate nearly as fast as light and are very robust. It may allow us to better understand fundamental features in physics and optics, and to model and construct optoelectronic devices such as quantum switchers, filters, transistors and detectors. The theory that the project aims to develop could be employed in different spheres of modern physics, chemistry, and medicine and biology.Read moreRead less
Electronic functionality in nanoscale materials: from discovery to design. This project will develop innovative multifunctional carbon/boron-nitride nanomaterials by devising new strategies to manipulate their electronic functionality. Outcomes will include technological breakthroughs leading to smart materials for energy storage, greenhouse gas emission reduction and nanoelectronics.
Topological effects and correlations in quantum materials. The project aims to advance the knowledge base that will support the development of novel quantum materials. Novel quantum materials, at the forefront of modern condensed matter physics, are qualitatively different from usual metals or semiconductors. The difference is due to their topological and correlation effects which create electron behaviour that creates highly unusual and useful material properties. The project aims to reveal the ....Topological effects and correlations in quantum materials. The project aims to advance the knowledge base that will support the development of novel quantum materials. Novel quantum materials, at the forefront of modern condensed matter physics, are qualitatively different from usual metals or semiconductors. The difference is due to their topological and correlation effects which create electron behaviour that creates highly unusual and useful material properties. The project aims to reveal the mechanisms behind the topological and correlation effects and develop methods to enhance and engineer desirable properties to facilitate creation of new materials. Expected project outcomes may be applicable to a range of fields, from creation of artificial quantum materials to novel methods of detection of dark matter.Read moreRead less
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE180100314
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$353,773.00
Summary
Engineering magnetism at the atomic scale in topological insulators. This project aims to explore strategies to optimise the magnetisation and Curie temperature by incorporating dopants via ion implantation, and exploiting proximity effects in heterostructures with magnetic thin films. The recently discovered magnetism in topological insulators opens up a new class of materials with potential applications in energy-efficient electronics, data storage and information processing. The central chall ....Engineering magnetism at the atomic scale in topological insulators. This project aims to explore strategies to optimise the magnetisation and Curie temperature by incorporating dopants via ion implantation, and exploiting proximity effects in heterostructures with magnetic thin films. The recently discovered magnetism in topological insulators opens up a new class of materials with potential applications in energy-efficient electronics, data storage and information processing. The central challenges are to control the underlying magnetic structure and stabilise magnetic order at desirable temperatures. The project expects to discover new composite materials and advance our knowledge for designing magnetic components in the next generation of electronics with ultra-low power dissipation.Read moreRead less