Offres de stage et propositions de thèse
Domain walls in layered magnetic materials

Domaines
Condensed matter
Quantum information theory and quantum technologies
Nanophysics, nanophotonics, 2D materials and van der Waals heterostructures,, surface physicss, new electronic states of matter

Type de stage
Expérimental
Description
Heterostructures built from atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials form a rapidly advancing frontier of condensed matter physics. Within this family, several compounds exhibit intrinsic magnetic order. A prominent example is CrSBr, where spins align ferromagnetically within each layer but antiferromagnetically between layers. Recently, our team developed a technique to write magnetic domain walls between regions of opposite Néel vectors [arXiv:2503.04922]. Building on this result, we aim to investigate (i) the optical properties of these domain walls and (ii) their response to external electric and magnetic fields. Key open questions include: What is the characteristic size and internal structure of the domain walls? Do they couple to optically injected excitons? Can domain walls be manipulated with electric or magnetic fields? As a Master’s student, you will join our team to explore these questions. Depending on project needs and your personal interests, you could contribute to: • Fabrication of layered magnetic heterostructures • Optical spectroscopy at cryogenic temperatures • Scanning magnetometry experiments

Contact
Patrick Maletinsky
Laboratoire : University of Basel -
Equipe : Quantum sensing
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