Harnessing Crystalline Membranes Based on Non-Centrosymmetric Materials for Computing and Energy Transformation

The successful development of various methods for creating crystalline freestanding membranes in functional materials creates the possibility for designing and developing novel computing and energy devices. In this talk, I will present our recent progress in developing freestanding crystalline nanomembranes based on non-centrosymmetric materials for energy and computing applications. By editing the mechanical boundary conditions, electron-phonon coupling, and symmetry of nanomembranes, I will demonstrate the experimental and theoretical observation of effective tuning of their polar, spin, and topological properties. These observations highlight the uniqueness of using nanomembranes as promising building blocks for designing future computing devices such as spin logic or topological devices.