How fast can we control and manipulate quantum states at atomic scale?

I work with atomically thin 2D semiconductors in the research group of Prof. Kirill Bolotin. We build devices thinner than a nanometer based on 2D materials (graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, 2D magnets). I control their properties through lasers, electromagnetic fields, mechanical strain, and surface manipulation.

Working on femtosecond timescales via ultrafast laser spectroscopy, I uncover new regimes of quantum interactions and find new ways to manipulate information transfer, not just through charge, but through spins and valleys.

The goal: a new generation of "lab on a chip" where spin, light, and strain fields work together on a single chip, leading to faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient devices.