International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing

Special Issue on‘Manufacturing 2D Quantum Materials and Devices – From Synthesis to Applications’

Guest Editor:

Assistant Professor Masoud Mahjouri-Samani

Auburn University, United States of America

Introduction

Quantum materials and devices play a vital role in shaping future technological transformations. Examples of such materials are the atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) crystals (e.g., semiconductors, superconductors, topological insulators, etc.) with unique properties unavailable to conventional bulk materials. Engineering such low-dimensional materials requires high precision bottom-up and top-down manufacturing approaches for synthesis, processing, and device integration, as well as novel tools and methods for material characterization and device performance measurements. This has led to international research efforts in discovery, design, and manufacturing methods focused on the growth and characterization, device fabrication & testing, and theoretical modeling & simulation of new quantum materials and devices.

The aim of this special theme is to provide a forum for researchers to present and review the state-of-the-art development, challenges, and foresight visions in multiscale manufacturing of quantum materials and devices with an emphasis on precision synthesis, processing, and characterization, as well as the recent progress in developing new tools, new processes, and new applications.

Possible topics, within this scope, include but are not limited to:

Novel Synthesis Methods for Controlled Growth of 2D Quantum Materials with Tailored Properties
Large Scale Growth and Wafer Scale Integration Methods
Nonequilibrium Manufacturing Methods
Hybrid Structures (Metals/ semiconductors/ topological insulators/ superconductors…) with Other 0D, 1D, 2D and 3D Materials
Controlled Manufacturing of Lateral and Vertical Heterostructures
Novel Synthesis and Integration Methods Compatible with Flexible and Stretchable Substrates
Precision Processing and Atomic Manipulation
Real-time Probing of the Structure/ Property Evolution During the Synthesis and Processing
Novel Quantum Device Processing
Quantum Transport, Quantum Hall Effect, and Related Phenomena
New Probes and Measurement Techniques
Spin and Charge Detection Schemes
Modeling and Simulations