Quantum Materials II

Presentations

• Intercalation–Defect Synergy as a Co-Design Framework for Tunable 2D Quantum Materials

  ORAL · Invited

  Nov. 15, 2025, 11:00 AM – Nov. 15, 2025, 11:40 AM

  Publication: 1. Kastuar, S. M., Rzepa, C., Rangarajan, S., & Ekuma, C. E. (2024). A high-throughput and data-driven computational framework for novel quantum materials. APL Machine Learning, 2(4).
  2. Iloanya, A. C., Kastuar, S. M., Jana, G., & Ekuma, C. E. (2025). Atomic-scale intercalation and defect engineering for enhanced magnetism and optoelectronic properties in atomically thin GeS. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 4546.
  3. Kastuar, S. M., & Ekuma, C. E. (2024). Chemically tuned intermediate band states in atomically thin Cu x GeSe/SnS quantum material for photovoltaic applications. Science Advances, 10(15), eadl6752.
  4. Lian, T., Iloanya, A. C., & Ekuma, C. E. (2025). Strain-tunable magnetism in hydrogen-functionalized WSe2 monolayer. Applied Physics Letters, 126(16).
  5. Lian, T., Iloanya, A. C., Kastuar, S. M., Jana, G., & Ekuma, C. E. (2025). Defect-induced bipolar magnetism in atomically thin GeS. Journal of Applied Physics, 137(23).

  Presenters

  • Chinedu E Ekuma

    • Lehigh University

  Authors

  • Chinedu E Ekuma

    • Lehigh University

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• Theoretical and Experimental Insights into Zero-Field Splitting of Edge Defects in Monolayer WSe₂

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2025, 11:40 AM – Nov. 15, 2025, 11:54 AM

  Presenters

  • Abdalla Eldemiry

    • University of Maryland Baltimore County

  Authors

  • Abdalla Eldemiry

    • University of Maryland Baltimore County

  • Birol Ozturk

    • Morgan State University

  • Can Ataca

    • University of Maryland Baltimore County

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• Exploring Predicted Sulfide Superconductors: Synthesis, Characterization, and Validation

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2025, 11:54 AM – Nov. 15, 2025, 12:08 PM

  Publication: [1] ] Benjamin SM. Estimating the single-element concentration of intercalated insulators for the emergence of superconductivity. ACS Phys Chem Au 2022;2:108–17.
  
  [2] ] Benjamin SM. Intercalate superconductivity and van der Waals Equation. ACS Mater Au 2022;2:436–9

  Presenters

  • Mason B McFarland

    • Gettysburg college

  Authors

  • Mason B McFarland

    • Gettysburg college

  • Shermane M Benjamin

    • National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

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• Co-existence of Commensurate and Incommensurate Spin Density Waves in Magnetic Kagome Metal TbTi₃Bi₄

  ORAL

  Nov. 15, 2025, 12:08 PM – Nov. 15, 2025, 12:22 PM

  Publication: E. Cheng et al. Interwoven magnetic kagome metal overcomes geometric frustration. Nat. Mater. Accepted (2025).

  Presenters

  • Wenqing Chen

    • Rutgers University

  Authors

  • Wenqing Chen

    • Rutgers University

  • Erjian Cheng

    • Max Planck Institute

  • Kaipu Wang

    • ShanghaiTech University

  • Yiqing Hao

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Hengxin Tan

    • Weizmann Institute of Science

  • Kaipu Wang

    • ShanghaiTech University

  • Yifeng Yang

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  • Zhongkai Liu

    • ShanghaiTech University

  • Claudia Felser

    • Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids

  • Weida Wu

    • Rutgers University

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