Molecular Engineering of Layered Magnetic Materials for Multifunctional Spintronic Devices

March 2022 – February 2025

Total Funding

775.585€

AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION (Spain)

286.005€

AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE (France)

267.680€

NEMZETI KUTATASI FEJLESZTESI ES INNOVACIOS HIVATAL (Hungary)

149,900€

TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU

72.000€

Multispin proposes to take advantage of the chemical programmability of (macro)molecules to engineer the physical and chemical properties of LMMs, enabling the precise tuning of their magnetic properties and the demonstration of opto-spintronic devices with new functionalities.

Atomically thin layered magnetic materials (LMMs) constitute an ideal platform to study magnetism in reduced dimensions.

One of the key features that distinguish LMMs from conventional bulk magnetic compounds is the tunability of their magnetic properties, which stems from their reduced dimensionality and the extremely high surface-to-volume ratio.

So far, the magnetic response of LMMs has been significantly altered only by using conventional approaches such as electrostatic gating.

Molecular functionalization, which is an extremely powerful method to tune the optoelectronic properties of non-magnetic 2D materials and to modify the magnetism of conventional metallic surfaces, has not yet been explored on LMMs..

WP1

(Static) improvement of 2D magnetism

WP1 aims to improve the physico-chemical properties of LMMs through chemical functionalization. The use of molecular dopants is expected to increase the TC.

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WP2

(Dynamic) control of 2D magnetism: multi-responsivity in LMMs

WP2 aims to employ different molecules to provide LMMs with a dynamic response to external stimuli.

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WP3

Hybrid LMM/molecule heterostructures

WP3 aims to demonstrate multi-responsive spintronic devices based on LMM/molecule interfaces. Vertical spin valves will be fabricated based on molecular interlayers.

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WP4

Ferromagnetic ordering in non-ferromagnetic 2DMs

WP4 aims to generate ferromagnetic ordering in layered materials which are naturally not ferromagnetic.

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WP5

Management, dissemination, outreach and exploitation

WP5 addresses the coordination and management of the scientific and administrative activities of the project.

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THE TEAM

CIC nanoGUNE

CIC nanoGUNE is a research centre, which has received the “Maria de Maeztu” recognition for scientific excellence by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, and has obtained the “HR Excellence in Research” awarded by the EC, recognizing institutions that follow good practices in the recruitment and hosting of researchers. CIC nanoGUNE is also a founding member of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), which includes several technological and research centres from the Basque Country and has the aim to foster technological development and knowledge transfer within the region.

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Université de Strasbourg

ISIS is part of the University of Strasbourg (UNISTRA), which is one of the largest universities in France, with over 51,000 students and over 2,800 teachers-researchers. Certified Excellence Initiative (IdEx) – obtained in 2010 and confirmed in 2016 by the national programme Investissements d’Avenir – UNISTRA strengthens its position as an internationally attractive university. The scale of research activity at UNISTRA is substantial, involving a European Doctoral College and its 10 doctoral schools and 71 research units.

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Budapest University of Technology and Economics

The Nanoelectronics group of the Department of Physics (DP) is an internationally well-recognized low temperature transport team with the present focus on spintronics, molecular electronics and quantum electronics.

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Izmir Institute of Technology

The CENT group led by Prof. Dr. Hasan Şahin conducts theoretical and experimental research to identify and understand the fundamental physical mechanisms underlying the surface, interface and transport behaviour of crystals and molecular materials. Studies carried out by CENT group in past 10 years have focused on 2D ultra-thin materials and perovskite crystals.

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