Join us on Wednesday, October 1 at 2:30 PM in White Hall, Room G09. Brendan Magill will present a talk titled "Phononics and Magnonics in Materials with Strong Magneto-Electric Couplings."

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Abstract

Magneto-electric phenomena in which magnetic or electric polarization is induced via an external electric or magnetic field have attracted renewed research interest because of the possibility of creating novel electronic and optoelectronic devices. In this direction, multifunctional materials, with their enhanced coupling between electronic, vibrational, and spin degrees of freedom, are ushering in a new era of revolutionary advances in optoelectronics, spintronics, and quantum information and sensing. I will discuss how extensive multidisciplinary research is required to understand the inherent properties of complex systems such as multiferroics.

Acknowledgment: This material is based upon work supported by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award numbers FA9550-24-1-0059, FA9550-17-1-0341, and DURIP (FA9550-16-1-0358).

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Biography

Brenden Magill is a Collegiate Associate Professor of Nanoscience at Virginia Tech. He graduated from Florida State University where he performed the major part of his research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. His research activities are focused on ultrafast optics, multiferric materials, optical control of spin, and systems far from equilibrium.