Executive Summary : | This collaborative Indo-Japanese research project proposes the development of two-dimensional 2D sheets of magnetic oxides that have the potential to be used in spintronics technology. With these emerging 2D materials providing a novel platform to build novel spintronic devices, this may unveil new functionality and offer opportunities for innovative products in the near future. The key components of the project are as follows 1 Synthesis of new materials candidates for two-dimensional antiferromagnetic sheets with high transition temperatures 2 Evaluation of the spintronic properties of these systems using the Spin Seebeck Effect, the anomalous Nernst effect, and other characterisation tools 3 High pressure crystal growth of the high temperature magnetic oxide SrRu2O6 and its variants 4 Synthesis of 2D nano-sheets of these target systems using liquid exfoliation 5 Evaluation of the quantum functionality of prototype devices based on these 2D nanosheets This proposal has components of high pressure material synthesis, specialized spintronic measurements, and the synthesis of 2D sheets of the target materials using liquid exfoliation. The lack of quantum materials with high magnetic transition temperatures is a key bottleneck as far as their eventual integration in spintronic devices are concerned. Our proposal aims to address this issue, by concentrating on systems with high transition temperatures, all of which are expected to have interesting functional properties in the vicinity of room temperatures. This proposal is in line with the priorities of both the Indian and Japanese Governments in general, and the host institutions in particular, where spintronics has been given high priority within the research landscape of Quantum Technologies. |