François Sfigakis, University of Waterloo

Research

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Solid state qubits (in semiconductor, topological, and superconductor systems)Spintronics (spin FETs and spin-orbit interactions)Quantum metrology (new electrical current standard)Quantum optoelectronics (on-demand single/entangled photons sources)

Latest papers

Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019
One Million Percent Tunnel Magnetoresistance in a Magnetic van der Waals Heterostructure
Nano Letters · 2018

All 2 publications

2 publications.

01

Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides.

Kim HH, Yang B, Li S, Jiang S, Jin C, Tao Z, Nichols G, Sfigakis F, Zhong S, Li C, Tian S, Cory DG, Miao GX, Shan J, Mak KF, Lei H, Sun K, Zhao L, Tsen AW

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2019346 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1902100116 PMID: 31110023

02

One Million Percent Tunnel Magnetoresistance in a Magnetic van der Waals Heterostructure

Hyun Ho Kim, Bowen Yang, Tarun Patel, F. Sfigakis, Chenghe Li, Shangjie Tian, Hechang Lei, Adam W. Tsen

Nano Letters2018312 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b01552 PMID: 30001134

Frequent collaborators

Department of Chemistry
Institute for Quantum Computing
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Adam Tsen

Department of Chemistry

2 shared papers, latest 2019

Guo-Xing Miao

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2019

David Cory

Department of Chemistry

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Solid state qubits (in semiconductor, topological, and superconductor systems) Dear Professor Sfigakis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Evolution of interlayer and intralayer magnetism in three atomically thin chromium trihalides." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]