Center for Molecular Magnetic Quantum Materials (M2QM)

Director

Xiaoguang Zhang

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Class

2018-2026

Mission

To provide the materials physics and chemistry understanding of molecular magnetic quantum materials essential for quantum and conventional computing beyond Moore’s Law.

Partner Institutions

University of Florida
California Institute of Technology
Florida State University
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Northeastern University
University of Texas at El Paso

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https://efrc.ufl.edu

BES Staff Contact

Athena Sefat

Marat Valiev

Grand Challenges Addressed

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Transformative Opportunities Addressed

Understanding the Critical Roles of Heterogeneity, Interfaces, and Disorder

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Harnessing Coherence in Light and Matter

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Revolutionary Advances in Models, Mathematics, Algorithms, Data, and Computing

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BES Reports Addressed

Quantum Materials

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Illustration showing a crystal structure, with balls connected by lines and a blue ball increasing in size moving above the structure

Thin Materials and Fat Electrons: A Recipe for New Quantum Phenomena

The 2D material cerium silicon iodide contains the same heavy electrons responsible for heavy fermion physics, something so far seen only in 3D materials.

Applying a voltage to lanthanum strontium manganite (LSMO) can cause it to separate into distinct regions with dramatically different magnetic properties, as illustrated by the red and blue colors in the above figure.

Tuning Magnetism With Voltage Opens a New Path to Neuromorphic Circuits

Experiments show that applied voltage can dramatically alter the magnetic properties of quantum materials.