Center for Molecular Magnetic Quantum Materials (M2QM)

Director

Hai-Ping Cheng

Lead Institution

University of Florida

Class

2018-2026

Mission

To provide the materials physics and chemistry understanding of molecular magnetic quantum materials essential for quantum and conventional computing beyond Moore’s Law, with an overarching goal of turning molecular magnets into quantum materials useful for both quantum computing and quantum current conventional devices.

Partner Institutions

Univ of Florida
Florida State
Univ of Central Florida
UT El Paso
LANL
Caltech

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https://efrc.ufl.edu

BES Staff Contact

Athena Sefat; Claudia Mewes

Grand Challenges Addressed

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Transformative Opportunities Addressed

Understanding the Critical Roles of Heterogeneity, Interfaces, and Disorder

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Revolutionary Advances in Models, Mathematics, Algorithms, Data, and Computing

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Highlights

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A metallic line atop a medium biased at the edge of chaos can provide effective negative resistance for time-varying signals, outputting a larger signal compared to its input. The energy for amplification comes from the static bias applied to the medium.

The “Edge of Chaos” Amplifies Signals Without Transistors

Emulating the edge of chaos of axons enables a metal wire to overcome its resistance without cooling, thereby amplifying signals flowing inside of it.

Infrared laser light (red beam) illuminates the surface of ZrSiSe and mixes with electron oscillations enabled by an atomic force microscope (silver cone), propagating light as ray-like structures that guide the light through the interior (blue zig-zag).

What If Metals Could Conduct Light?

In the unusual world of quantum materials, metals can guide light in their interiors instead of merely reflecting it.