J. Marcelo Lopes lends expertise to featured article in Applied Physics Reviews
J. Marcelo Lopes, Senior Scientist at PDI, recently co-authored a review paper that appeared as a featured article in the prominent journal Applied Physics Reviews. The manuscript, entitled The quest for harnessing nuclear effects in graphene-based devices is part of a special collection on New Carbon Materials, and addresses the potential of isotopically enriched 13C graphene for fundamental research. Graphene is a two-dimensional material with unique properties, and nuclear spins in carbon-13 (13C) atoms embedded in graphene can exhibit interesting quantum effects. These nuclear spins can potentially be harnessed for quantum information processing applications.
The PDI author drew from his expertise in the synthesis of two-dimensional (2D) materials and heterostructures to contribute to the discussions on the current state of the art, prospects, and challenges regarding the controlled wafer-scale synthesis 13C graphene. He is currently using molecular beam epitaxy to realize large-area 13C graphene films within the framework of a collaboration with a group from the University of Hamburg, which led to the invitation to contribute to the review article.
J. Marcelo Lopes has been investigating epitaxial growth of 2D materials since 2010 when he joined PDI as a junior research group leader. Since 2014 he has worked as a senior scientist and has expanded the list of materials that can be grown at our institute by epitaxial methods to include the 2D insulator h-BN as well as layered ferromagnets such as Fe3GeTe2.
Publication: The quest for harnessing nuclear effects in graphene-based devices
Authors: V. Strenzke, M. Prada, J. M. J. Lopes, L. Tiemann, R. H. Blick
Journal: Applied Physics Reviews
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0185100