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Predicting the optical read-out of a qubit from first principles
Phonon-assisted luminescence is a key property of defect centers in semiconductors. It can be measured to perform the readout of the information stored in a quantum bit or used to detect temperature variations. The investigation of phonon-assisted luminescence is now … Continue reading
Posted in 2D materials, ab initio, Boron Nitride BN, quantum bit qubit, quantum materials, Zeila
Tagged ab initio, quantum materials
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Focus on Women in 2D Materials Science
A recent study led by Dr. Zeila Zanolli of the ICN2 Theory and Simulation group, on spectroscopic properties of few-layer tin chalcogenides, has been published on a special issue of the Journal of Physics Materials. This edition, called “Women’s Perspectives … Continue reading
Posted in 2D materials, ab initio, chalcogenides, ETSF, nanoscience, publication, science, spectroscopy, Zeila
Tagged 2D materials, chalcogenides, science, theoretical spectroscopy, WomenInScience
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Happy International Graphene Day!
How would you celebrate a day dedicated to graphene reseearch? A nice short video on graphene-related research conducted at ICN2 will do the job! Find me in the video at minute 1:27 ! …And here is the official ICN2 news: … Continue reading
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Graphene controls surface magnetism at room temperature
In a refreshing change of perspective, theoretical physicist Dr Zeila Zanolli has looked at the proximity effects of graphene on a magnetic semiconducting substrate, finding it to affect the substrate’s magnetism down to several layers below the surface. Her paper … Continue reading
Posted in ab initio, graphene, interfaces, magnetism, prize, publication, science, spintronics, Zeila
Tagged computational materials science, DFT, graphene, interfaces, MaX Center of Excellence, prize, spintronics
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in memoriam of Mildred Dresselhaus
This year I have been invited to the ETSF Young Researchers Meeting to deliver a very special presentation: a talk in memoriam of Mildred Dresselhaus. I have accepted the invitation and saw it both as an honor and a duty … Continue reading
First-Principles Design of Novel Materials for Spintronics Applications
Here comes a summary of my work (Z. Zanolli Sci Rep 2016) for a wider public. Highlighted in the spring 2017 issue of the InSiDE magazine (Innovatives Supercomputing in Deutschland). Online and as downloadable .pdf here: INSIDE_First-Principles Design of Novel … Continue reading
Posted in graphene, multiferroics, nanoscience, pop science, publication, Scientific Reports, spintronics, Zeila
Tagged abinitio, graphene, magnetism, multiferroics, publication, science, spintronics
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Metal-Insulator in semiconductor surfaces
Just published! Quasi-One-Dimensional Metal-Insulator Transitions in Compound Semiconductor Surfaces. Existing examples of Peierls-type 1D systems on surfaces involve depositing metallic overlayers on semiconducting substrates, in particular, at step edges. Here we propose a new class of Peierls system on the … Continue reading
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Tagged ab initio, functional materials, III-V semiconductors
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Spintronics by Design
My work “Graphene-multiferroic interfaces for spintronics applications” has just been published on Scientific Reports. First principles calculations tell us the best way to combine the properties of two class of materials – graphene and multiferroics – in a new hybrid … Continue reading
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Tagged ab initio, graphene, interfaces, multiferroics, publication, spintronics
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Quantum Materials by Design 