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IRG 1: Directing Spin, Charge, and Energy with 2D Strainscapes

IRG2: Photo-Ionics: Controlling Ion Transport and Defects with Light

Interfacial coupling and tuning in mixed-dimensional heterostructures

Using Altermagnets for Straintronics Applications
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The Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center is supported by the National Science Foundation MRSEC program under NSF Award Number DMR-2309037.
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