In conventional classification, soft robots feature mechanical compliance as the main
distinguishing factor from traditional robots made of rigid materials. Recent advances in …

Spin-orbit coupling in inversion-asymmetric magnetic crystals and structures has emerged
as a powerful tool to generate complex magnetic textures, interconvert charge and spin …

High-entropy alloys (HEA) are of high current interest due to their unique and attractive
combination of structural, physical, chemical or magnetic properties. HEA comprise multiple …

Magnetism in two dimensions is one of the most intriguing and alluring phenomena in
condensed matter physics. Atomically thin 2D materials have emerged as a promising …

The nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamond is a solid-state defect qubit with favorable
coherence time up to room temperature, which could be harnessed in several quantum …

Chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS) refers to the fact that electrons get spin polarized
after passing through chiral molecules in a nanoscale transport device or in photoemission …

We provide an overview of the experimental techniques, measurement modalities, and
diverse applications of the quantum diamond microscope (QDM). The QDM employs a …

We investigate the voltage control of magnetism in a van der Waals (vdW) heterostructure
device consisting of two distinct vdW materials, the ferromagnetic Fe3-x GeTe2 and the …

Multiferroic heterostructures can be synthesized by integrating monolithic ferroelectric and
magnetic materials, with interfacial coupling between electric polarization and …

The observation of magnetic domains by magneto-optical microscopy, based on the Kerr
and the Faraday effect, is one of the most prominent techniques for the visualization of …