Enabling and Controlling the Quantum Effects in 2D Semiconducting Hybrid Perovskites

量子材料表现出独特的量子效应，包括纠缠、涨落和相干，利用这些效应可能会导致突破性的应用，如在新能源技术和量子计算方面。二维(2D)有机-无机钙钛矿杂化材料(HOIP)是一类具有可调谐电学、光学、磁学性质的潜在量子控制的半导体材料。在这里，我们建议加拿大西部大学的杨松教授和美国威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校的宋进教授开展国际研究合作，总体目标是通过分子工程(金教授)和压力调谐(宋教授)实现对选定的2D HOIP材料电子态的量子力学控制。这一合作受益于两个小组的互补专业知识，以应对探测和操作量子力学性质的挑战，从而为这一前沿领域的研究人员提供了一个极好的培训平台。在公平、多元化和包容性的原则指导下，学员将获得技术技能和专业技能发展的实践经验。这个试点项目很可能发展成更大规模的合作，并有可能在加拿大的量子科学中提供领先优势。

Quantum materials exhibit unique quantum effects, including entanglement, fluctuations and coherence, the harness of which could result in ground-breaking applications such as in novel energy technology and quantum computing. 2-dimenional (2D) hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (HOIPs) are a class of semiconducting materials with tunable electronic, optical, magnetic properties of potential quantum control. Here we propose an international research collaboration between Prof. Yang Song of Western University, Canada and Prof. Song Jin of University of Wisconsin-Madison, US with an overall objective to achieve quantum mechanical control of electronic states of selected 2D HOIP materials, realized via molecular engineering (by Jin) in conjunction with pressure tuning (by Song).This collaboration benefits from the complementary expertise of both groups to address the challenges in probing and manipulating the quantum mechanical properties and thus offers an excellent training platform for research personnel in this frontier. Guided by the principles of equity, diversity and inclusiveness, trainees will obtain hands-on experience in the development of both technical skills and professional skills. This pilot project may well develop into a larger scale collaboration and potentially provide a leading edge in Canada's quantum science.