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Nanostructures: growth, quantum effects and magnetism

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Our team explores materials from the growth of nanostructures to light-matter interaction in quantum systems and the manipulation of magnetization by acoustic or light waves in magnetic compounds.

 

(Nano)-magnetism

Fundamental and experimental studies of magnetization dynamics, in the context of magnetic coding of information:

  • Acoustic manipulation of magnetization in ferro- and antiferromagnetics (L. Thevenard, C. Gourdon, M. Marangolo)
  • Photoinduced magnetic dynamics (M. Hennes, M. Sacchi, F. Vidal, Y. Zheng)
  • Magnetic helicoidal dichroism (M. Sacchi)

 

Low-dimensional systems for quantum technologies 

Our quantum-dots projects are part of the national PEPR project Calcul quantique au vol (OQULUS project) for the next 5 years, with the aim of realizing photonic qubits in discrete variables for quantum computation.

  • Quantum emitters (V. Voliotis, S. Hameau, B. Eble, P. Atkinson)
  • Spin Q-bits (B. Eble, V. Voliotis, P. Atkinson)
  • Exfoliated TMD heterostructures (V. Voliotis)

Epitaxial growth of low-dimensional heterostructures

The team has 3 MBE (molecular beam epitaxy) machines for the production of lamellar materials and devices for quantum technologies, and 2 PLD (pulsed laser deposition) for the growth of magnetic nanostructures.

  • Magnetic thin films and heterostructures (M. Hennes, D. Demaille, F. Vidal, Y. Zheng, J.-E. Duvauchelle, S. Chenot, M. Ebbrief, P. Atkinson )
  • Lamellar and 2D compounds with remarkable properties (M. Eddrief, P. Atkinson)
  • Semiconductor heterostructures for quantum technologies (P. Atkinson, S. Chenot)