Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM)

ProQM

Director

Dmitri Basov

Lead Institution

Columbia University

Class

2018-2022

Mission

To discover, characterize, and deploy new forms of quantum matter controllable by gating, magnetic proximity and nano-mechanical manipulation.

Research Topics

optics, phonons, topological states, magnetism and spin physics, quantum information science, materials and chemistry by design, synthesis (novel systems), synthesis (self-assembly), synthesis (scalable processing)

Systems Studied

Systems: metal, optoelectronic and metamaterial

Interfaces: solid/solid 

Nanostructured: 0D, 1D, 2D, 3D

Experimental and Theoretical Methods

near-field microscopy, surface science

Partner Institutions

  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • Columbia University
  • University of Washington
 

BES Staff Contact

Michael Pechan, Matthias Graf, Athena Sefat