Webinar: 2D van der Waals Magnetic Semiconductors: Opportunities, Challenges and Pathways Forward Online event

Organizers:

Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Tran Thuat (VNU-Hanoi)
Prof. Phan Bach Thang (VNU-HoChi Minh City)
Assoc. Prof. Jonathan Tran (RMIT-Melbourne)

Speaker:

Professor Manh-Huong Phan
Department of Physics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA
E-mail: phanm@usf.edu

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) magnets are being tapped as the primary components of a new generation of computing devices based on spintronics. In addition to their miniaturization, these two-dimensional (2D) magnets enable faster processing speeds, lower energy consumption, and even increased storage capacity. To fully exploit their impressive potential, these materials should not require cryogenic temperatures or other special protections to function. Therefore, it’s essential to have control over their unique atomic-level magnetism at room temperature, at which most of our devices operate. To this end, we have discovered strong and light-tunable room temperature ferromagnetism in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) such as VSe2 [1] and V-doped TX2 (T = W, Mo; X=S, Se, Te) [2-4] monolayers, that have the potential to transform the fields of spintronics, spin-caloritronics, valleytronics, and quantum computation [5-7]. In this talk, I will discuss recent progress, emerging opportunities, and challenges in the development of 2D vdW magnets, with a focus on a novel class of 2D diluted magnetic semiconductors based on magnetically doped TMD monolayers and their device applications.

Biography

Dr. Manh-Huong Phan is a Full Professor of Physics at the University of South Florida. He received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Physics from Bristol University, UK in 2006, a M.S. degree in Applied Physics from Chungbuk National University, South Korea in 2003, and a B.S. degree in Physics from Vietnam National University – Hanoi in 2000. He is a leading expert in the development of advanced magnetocaloric and magnetoimpedance materials for energy-efficient magnetic refrigeration and smart sensor technologies, respectively. Recently, his group has discovered light-tunable room-temperature ferromagnetism in atomically thin van der Waals materials that have the potential to transform the fields of spintronics, opto-spin-caloritronics, valleytronics, and quantum computation. He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed ISI journal papers (over 14,000 citations, h-index: 57 from Google Scholar), 10 review papers, 8 book chapters, and 1 textbook. Presently, he serves as Managing Editor for the Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (IF = 7.38), the Editor for Applied Sciences (IF = 2.838), and the Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports (IF = 4.379). He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Vietnam National University – Hanoi (2021), the recipient of The USF Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Awards (2017, 2019, 2021), the recipient of The USF Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award (2018, HM), and the recipient of The Honorary Medal by Vietnam National University – Hanoi (2018). He has been featured in the list of the World's Top 2 Percent Scientists (2019, 2020, 2021). He has delivered plenary, keynote and invited talks at professional meetings on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM, ICM, APS, MRS, INTERMAG, TMS, etc.) and organized numerous international conferences on Magnetism, Nanomaterials, and Nanotechnology.