Quantum Materials Discovery

我们对固体的电子和磁性的现代理解是新技术背后的驱动力，这些新技术从计算机中的数据存储和操作到可充电电池中的能量存储。 越来越明显的是，开发新器件的进展依赖于对电子如何以高度相关的方式在固体中相互作用的更深入理解。 这些“量子材料”，如高温超导体，多铁性和不寻常的磁体，正在为凝聚态物质社区带来挑战，涉及新的视角和技术。 在更基本的层面上，人们越来越需要这些材料的高质量单晶，并在量子材料发现所需的化学和物理边界上继续研究。 通过这个加拿大研究主席在材料合成专业知识的投资是必不可少的保持加拿大在这一领域的最前沿，并使未来的发现，最终将通过创新刺激我们的经济。

Our modern understanding of the electronic and magnetic properties of solids is the driving force behind new technologies that range from data storage and manipulation in computers to energy storage in rechargeable batteries. It has become increasingly apparent that progress in developing new devices relies upon a deeper understanding of how electrons interact in solids in a highly correlated fashion. These "Quantum Materials", such as high temperature superconductors, multiferroics, and unusual magnets, are providing challenges to the condensed matter community which involve new perspectives and techniques. On a more fundamental level, there is a growing need for high quality single crystals of these materials, and continued research at the boundary of chemistry and physics that is required in Quantum Materials Discovery. An investment in materials synthesis expertise through this Canada Research Chair is essential for keeping Canada at the forefront of this field and for making future discoveries that will ultimately stimulate our economy through innovation.