2025 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit

Symposium MQ05-One-Dimensional van der Waals Quantum Materials

This symposium will cover the emerging field of one-dimensional (1D) van der Waals (vdW) quantum materials, which reveal quantum, strongly correlated, and topology-related properties with high potential for enabling novel device functionalities. The 1D and quasi-1D quantum materials are characterized by the 1D atomic-chain motifs in their crystal structure and include the family of transition metal trichalcogenides (TMTs) with the formula MX3, metal halides along with other families of vdW materials. Recent developments suggest that taking one more step down in dimensionality — from monolayer atomic sheets, like in graphene, to individual atomic chains — can bring novel exciting prospects in fundamental science and practical applications. The atomic chain is the ultimate limit in material downscaling, a frontier for establishing an entirely new field of 1D quantum materials. The symposium will cover the approaches for the synthesis of 1D vdW materials and materials with mixed dimensionality, ranging from 1D to 2D; microscopy, spectroscopy, and other advanced material characterization techniques; study of quantum and strongly correlated phenomena; topological phases; magnetism; anomalous heat transport; and other unique phenomena attainable in vdW materials of lower dimensionality. Possibilities for engineering the properties of 1D materials via control of their composition and structural defects (vacancies, etc.), hetero-integration of vdW materials, as well as potential applications of such materials in electronics, optoelectronics, and composites, will also be discussed. The symposium will also welcome contributions to machine learning for discovering new 1D vdW materials and theoretical approaches to study and predict their properties.

Topics will include:

  • Innovative approaches for the synthesis of 1D van der Waals materials
  • Realizing the ultimate single-chain systems: challenges in exfoliation and characterization
  • Quantum, strongly correlated, topological, and magnetic phenomena in 1D materials
  • Thermal transport in 1D van der Waals materials
  • Novel device functionality attainable with 1D/2D materials for electronic applications
  • Applications of 1D vdW materials in composites and additive manufacturing
  • Machine learning predictions of new van der Waals materials
  • Theory of the electron, phonon, and magnon transport in 1D materials
  • Heterogeneous integration of 1D, 2D, and 3D materials
  • Advanced characterization techniques for low-dimensional vdW

Invited Speakers:

  • Maxx Q. Arguilla (University of California, Irvine, USA)
  • Matthew G. Boebinger (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)
  • Jae-Young Choi (Sungkyunkwan University, Republic of Korea)
  • Siyuan Dai (Auburn University, USA)
  • Letian Dou (Purdue University, USA)
  • Angela Height Walker (National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA)
  • Takeshi Kondo (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
  • Roger Lake (University of California, Riverside, USA)
  • Deyu Li (Vanderbilt University, USA)
  • Kosuke Nakayama (Tohoku University, Japan)
  • Frances M. Ross (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
  • Ming Yi (Rice University, USA)

Symposium Organizers

Fariborz Kargar
Auburn University
Materials Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering
USA

Alexander A. Balandin
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
USA

Albert Davydov
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Materials Science and Engineering Division
USA

Tina T. Salguero
University of Georgia
Department of Chemistry
USA

Topics

2D materials crystal crystal growth heterostructure magnetic properties modeling topological