Controlling chirality in atomically thin quantum electronic materials
CHIROTRONICS aims to experimentally observe and control chiral responses in atomically thin quantum materials to develop innovative chiral technologies for diverse applications.
Projectdetails
Introduction
Chirality is a foundational and unifying topic in science. It relates properties of elementary particles to those of molecules in chemistry and biology (e.g., sugars), as well as the electromagnetic responses of artificial systems with non-superimposable mirror images.
Potential of Chirality
Besides, chirality bears an extraordinary potential for modern engineering, despite the current lack of large, robust, and actively controlled chiral signals needed to develop new applications.
Advances in Quantum Materials
The emergence of atomically thin quantum electronic materials with handedness has marked the ultimate twist in chirality. A wide variety of exotic and gigantic chiral phenomena are predicted to occur in these novel quantum systems. Moreover, these effects are expected to be actively controlled by local fields, and therefore useful for applications.
Challenges and Investigations
Nonetheless, such responses have yet to be detected, are puzzling, and bring in new conundrums that demand investigation.
Objectives of CHIROTRONICS
The purpose of CHIROTRONICS is two-fold:
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The study aims to experimentally observe these striking chiral responses predicted to occur in chiral, atomically thin quantum electronic materials. Intriguingly, the exploration of these interdisciplinary effects will also contribute to shedding light on central questions existing in many areas of knowledge where chirality is involved.
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The project will demonstrate how chiral signals arising in these quantum materials can be actively controlled and enhanced by local fields, as well as harnessed to engineer a range of basic enantioselective and non-reciprocal optical and electronic devices.
Impact on Technology
As such, CHIROTRONICS will pave the way to develop ultra-compact and disruptive 'chiral technologies', hardware components to be used in a myriad of novel applications including biochemical sensing or quantum communications.
Research Approach
The project will achieve success by an integral approach to research, combining expertise from different disciplines, including materials science and metrology.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
Subsidiebedrag | € 1.799.250 |
Totale projectbegroting | € 1.799.250 |
Tijdlijn
Startdatum | 1-11-2022 |
Einddatum | 31-10-2027 |
Subsidiejaar | 2022 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCApenvoerder
Land(en)
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