Magnetism in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) materials has recently emerged as
one of the most promising areas in condensed matter research, with many exciting emerging …

BACKGROUND The electron can be considered as a tiny magnet, with two opposite poles
defining its magnetic field associated with the spin and orbital motion. When such minuscule …

The Hubbard model, formulated by physicist John Hubbard in the 1960s, is a simple
theoretical model of interacting quantum particles in a lattice. The model is thought to …

Moiré superlattices can be used to engineer strongly correlated electronic states in two-
dimensional van der Waals heterostructures, as recently demonstrated in the correlated …

Symmetry breaking in 2D layered materials plays a significant role in their macroscopic
electrical, optical, magnetic and topological properties, including, but not limited to, spin …

Two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures constitute a promising platform to
study correlated electronic states, as well as the many-body physics of excitons. Transport …

The emergence of two-dimensional Dirac materials, particularly transition metal
dichalcogenides (TMDs), has reinvigorated interest in valleytronics, which utilizes the …

Materials that integrate magnetism, miniaturization, and valley properties hold potential for
spintronic and valleytronic nanodevices. Recently, ferromagnetism was reported to be able …

The strong light-matter interaction and the valley selective optical selection rules make
monolayer (ML) MoS 2 an exciting 2D material for fundamental physics and optoelectronics …

The recently emerged ferromagnetic two-dimensional (2D) materials provide unique
platforms for compact spintronic devices down to the atomic-thin regime; however, the …