Workshop · 1–2 September 2025
Faculty of Physics & Astronomy · Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań
This workshop brings together leading researchers working on the physical, chemical, and functional aspects of van der Waals (vdW) materials, with the aim of fostering interdisciplinary discussions that will drive the next generation of nanoelectronic technologies. The scope spans from fundamental studies — including topological properties, phonon-mediated heat transport, strain-tunable thermal conductivity, mechanical behaviour, spin and charge transport, spin dynamics — to emerging applications in resistive switching, RF oscillations, and quantum device architectures. Special emphasis is placed on the role of heterostructures, monolayers, and intercalated vdW crystals, highlighting how these materials respond to external stimuli such as low temperature, magnetic field and compressive strain, how their phonon spectra and heat dissipation mechanisms can be tailored at the nanoscale. Through presentations and discussions, the workshop will explore how microscopic mechanisms — including phonon scattering, electron–phonon coupling, and spin–lattice interactions — govern macroscopic functionalities, creating a foundation for innovations in electronics, spintronics, thermal management, and quantum technologies.
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Towards Transfer Electron RF Oscillations in van der Waals Heterostructures
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Spin on 2D Quantum Materials
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Spin and charge transport in graphene-based van der Waals heterostructures: towards twist and strain engineering of magnetic and topological properties
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Mechanical features of vdW crystals and nanomembranes
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Graphene as platform for optospintronics and quantum information
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Electronic and magnetic properties of van der Waals materials: first-principles studies
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Chemically Tunable 2D Layered Materials Through Atomic Intercalation
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Compressive Strain Tuning of vdW Solids
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PtSe2: From Layer to Device
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Magnons in Vanadium dichalcogenides: spin wave theory and numerical simulations
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Chemistry of TMDs: Distinct Behaviors in Seemingly Similar Materials
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Thermal Transport of vdW materials under compressive strain
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Microscopic insights to resistive switching mechanisms in heterojunctions with monolayer materials
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Workshop opening — prof. dr hab. Michał Banaszak
Faculty introduction – the dean prof. I. Weymann / B. Graczykowski
10:45 – 11:00
Anna Dyrdał, Maciej Wiesner — Project goals and team introduction
TRANSPORT IN VDW MATERIALS
11:00 – 11:25
Deji Akinwande — Towards Transfer Electron RF Oscillations in van der Waals Heterostructures
11:25 – 11:50
Anna Dyrdał — Spin and charge transport in graphene-based van der Waals heterostructures: towards twist and strain engineering of magnetic and topological properties
11:50 – 12:15
Saroj Prasad Dash — Spin on 2D Quantum Materials (online)
12:15 – 12:30
Coffee break
12:30 – 12:55
Jung-Fu Lin — Compressive Strain Tuning of vdW Solids
12:55 – 13:20
Wenne Wang — Microscopic insights to resistive switching mechanisms in heterojunctions with monolayer materials
13:20 – 14:20
Lunch
14:20 – 14:45
Maciej Wiesner — Electric charge and phonon transport in intercalated van der Waals crystals subjected to high pressure and ultralow temperatures
14:45 – 15:10
Maciej J. Szary — Chemistry of TMDs: Distinct Behaviors in Seemingly Similar Materials
15:10 – 16:30/17:00
Group discussion over coffee
— Possible funding schemes:
dr Anna Stachowiak-Szrejbrowska, Director of the AMU Support Section of Grant Applications
— Research strategy & task allocation
— Sample distribution, measurement schedule, initial coordination
— Lab tour: low-energy & high-filed facilities
18:30
Dinner
SPIN, ACOUSTIC AND OPTICAL WAVES IN VDW MATERIALS
10:00 – 10:25
Yaguo Wang — Thermal Transport of vdW materials under compressive strain
10:25 – 10:50
Kristie Koski — Chemically Tunable 2D Layered Materials Through Atomic Intercalation
10:50 – 11:15
Bartłomiej Graczykowski — Mechanical features of vdW crystals and nanomembranes
11:15 – 11:40
Mirali Jafari — Electronic and magnetic properties of van der Waals materials: first-principles studies
11:40 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 12:25
Wojciech Rudziński — Magnons in Vanadium dichalcogenides: spin wave theory and numerical simulations
12:25 – 12:50
Michał Inglot — Graphene as a platform for optospintronics and Quantum Information
12:50 – 13:15
Jan Raczyński — PtSe₂: From Layer to Device
13:15 – 14:30
Lunch
14:40 – 15:40
Panel: Continuing research & securing funding — grant proposal strategy (NCN / NCBiR / EU / USA)
15:40 – 16:00
Workshop wrap-up & conclusions
Summary of agreements, scheduling next online meeting
Poznań is easily accessible by plane, train, and road. The closest airport is Poznań–Ławica (POZ), just 20 minutes from the city centre. International visitors can also fly into Warsaw Chopin (WAW) and take a direct train to Poznań.
