Two-Dimensional Ferroic Materials and Devices Discovery & Control
Two-dimensional (2D) ferroics—encompassing ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and ferroelastic materials—are garnering significant attention due to their intriguing physical properties and potential functional applications. The ferroic ordering in 2D materials holds immense promise for advancing high-density memory devices, energy conversion technologies, and sensing systems, among other applications. In this seminar, I will begin with a brief introduction to 2D materials, followed by an overview of our research on 2D ferroic materials. Our approach combines high-throughput computation and data analytics with experimental methods to predict, synthesize, and characterize new ultrathin ferroic materials with novel properties. Additionally, I will discuss the use of these 2D ferroics for energy-efficient electronic and photonic devices.
Dr. Ibrahim Abdelwahab is a Research Associate at the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) at Harvard University. Before joining Harvard, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellow at the Faculty of Physics at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU). He holds a joint Ph.D. degree in physics from Imperial College London and the National University of Singapore (NUS). His current research focuses on developing ultrathin 2D ferroic materials for innovative applications in integrated photonics, quantum technology, and ultra-low power electronic devices.