Postdoc fellowship in orbital electronics

Project description: Spin-polarized electrons form the basis of spintronics, that has enabled ultrahigh-density magnetic memory storage and precision sensing. In addition, the orbital angular momentum is also a quantum property that can be harnessed to create novel orbital electronic devices. Over the past decades, the advent of graphene and other atomically thin 2D materials, such as graphene-like materials, has brought a fresh stimulus for spintronics. This project aims to understand, observe, and realize novel charge, spin, and orbital phenomena using thin film heterostructures, including 2D materials. The project involves advanced nanofabrication in state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities at Ångström Laboratory and precision measurements using several cutting-edge experiments recently set up by the QMD group.