Centre of Excellence in Quantum Materials (QMAT)

Heikkilä, Tero UJ; Hakonen, Pertti AU; Lado, Jose AU; Ojanen, Teemu TU; Prunnila, Mika VTT; Shawulienu, Kezilebieke UJ; Sun, Zhipei AU; Törmä, Päivi AU

The present information society builds on our ability to customise the properties of materials according to their intended use. This ability is based on our understanding of the microscopic structure of materials. The understanding is, however, far from complete, as we cannot properly control many of the macroscopic quantum properties of matter, such as quantum entanglement.

The aim of the Centre of Excellence in Quantum Materials is to build foundations for future materials technologies. The CoE will provide fundamental new information about quantum properties of materials by harnessing two-dimensional materials, electric and optical measurement techniques, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. In recent years, technological advances made in all these areas have been very rapid. The CoE will create and characterise novel quantum materials whose functionality can be used in electronics and photonics applications.