Saraf Mohaimen Chowdhury

Quantum Materials and Nanoscale Magnetism

Saraf Mohaimen Chowdhury

Researching quantum phenomena at the nanoscale

Welcome to my academic website. My research focuses on understanding how atomic-scale design can change the properties of low-dimensional materials and lead to new quantum phenomena. By studying quantum behavior in nanoscale materials, I aim to connect fundamental physical principles with the design of functional materials having new and useful properties. My goal is to develop multifunctional nanomaterials for spintronic devices, quantum sensing technologies, and quantum information processing.

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Research Interests

  • Nanomagnetism in low-dimensional materials
  • Spin-orbit interactions, orbital magnetism, magnetic anisotropy, and spin engineering in monolayers and extended layered systems
  • Defects, doping, and surface effects: disorder, localized states, and structural modulation
  • Spin-dependent electronic structure, response, and quantum transport
  • Excited states and nonlinear optical response in noncentrosymmetric and centrosymmetric systems
  • Nodal-surface topology of electronic wavefunctions
  • μSR-informed modeling of perovskite materials: Spin Dynamics, Defect States, and Photovoltaic Properties
  • Chiral/noncentrosymmetric perovskites: spin-dependent, symmetry-driven, and optical phenomena
  • Machine-learning-based modelling to predict magneto-electronic and optoelectronic behavior