Quantum Horizons 2026 Topics/ Themes:
2D & Layered Quantum Materials
- Graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), and other van der Waals heterostructures
- Synthesis, stacking, and heterostructure engineering
- Tunable electronic, optical, and magnetic properties
Topological & Correlated Materials
- Topological insulators, superconductors, and semimetals
- Quantum spin liquids and strongly correlated electron systems
- Emergent quantum phases and topological phenomena
Quantum Dots, Nanowires & Low-Dimensional Systems
- Semiconductor, metal, and hybrid quantum dots
- Nanowires, nanoribbons, and other low-dimensional architectures
- Quantum confinement effects and tunable band structures
Spin, Valley & Excitonic Materials
- Spintronic and valleytronic materials for quantum applications
- Exciton condensates, Bose–Einstein condensates in solids
- Magneto-optical and spin–orbit coupling phenomena
Quantum Material Synthesis & Processing
- Chemical vapor deposition (CVD), molecular beam epitaxy (MBE), and solution-based methods
- Strain engineering, doping, and defect control
- Scalable synthesis for industrial applications
Characterizaton & Functional Analysis
- Advanced microscopy: STM, TEM, AFM
- Spectroscopy: ARPES, Raman, photoluminescence, ultrafast spectroscopy
- In situ / operando studies of quantum phenomena
- Quantum metrology and benchmarking
Integration & Device-Ready Materials
- Materials for quantum electronics and photonics
- Hybrid materials for qubits, sensors, and detectors
- Interfaces, heterostructures, and scalable platforms for industrial integration
