Axel Hoffmann is part of the newly renewed Illinois Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC), which brings together multiple research hers from many disciplines to focus on cutting edge materials science. As part of the MRSEC, the Hoffmann research group will work on two-dimensional strainscapes, where local distributions of strains will be used to tailor the properties of novel quantum materials.
Author: Axel Hoffmann
Prof. Axel Hoffmann joined the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in summer 2019. Before his appointment at UIUC he was the Senior Group Leader of the Magnetic Thin Film Group within the Materials Science Division at the Argonne National Laboratory. His research interests encompass a wide variety of magnetism related subjects, including basic properties of magnetic heterostructures, spin-transport in novel geometries, and biomedical applications of magnetism. His main research focus has recently been on pure spin currents investigated by magnetotransport and magnetization dynamic measurements. He has more than 200 publications with combined more than 8000 citations (h-index: 49), four book chapters, and three magnetism-related U.S. patents. In addition, he is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Applied Physics. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, American Vacuum Society, and IEEE. Furthermore, he was in 2011 a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Magnetics Society, received in 2015 the Outstanding Researcher Award by the Prairie Section of the American Vacuum Society, in 2016 was awarded a President’s International Fellowship from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, received in 2017 the Distinguished Performance Award from the University of Chicago, and was selected as a Highly Cited Researcher by the Web of Science in 2019.
Axel Hoffmann featured on the UIUC Talkshow
Axel Hoffmann discusses Magnetism, Flying, and Neuromorphic Computing on the UIUC Talkshow. See the whole interview here.
Hoffmann receives MURI award for elucidating interplays of chirality and spins in chiral assemblies
Axel Hoffmann together with Ying Diao from Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering will participate in a new MURI project on “Elucidating Interplays of Chirality and Spin in Chiral Assemblies” led by Dali Sun at North Carolina State University. This may lay the foundation for new approaches for controlling magnetic states for information technologies.
Lo and Kaman accepted into U.S. Quantum Information Science Summer School
Tzu-Hsiang Lo and Robert Kaman have been accepted into the U.S. Quantum Information Summer School, which will be held at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois during August 6–15, 2023.
Tzu-Hsiang Lo accepted into IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School
Tzu-Hsiang Lo has been accepted into the IEEE Magnetics Society Summer School, which will be held in Bari, Italy during June 11–16, 2023.
Jinho Lim receives APS Travel Award
Dr. Jinho Lim received the Post-Doctoral Travel Award from the Division of Materials Science of the American Physical Society to support his participation at the 2023 March Meeting.
Axel Hoffmann selected as 2022 Highly Cited Researcher
The Web of Science has selected Axel Hoffmann as a Highly Cited Researcher in 2022, which is the fourth year in a row. The list recognizes leading researchers in the sciences and social sciences from around the world. It is based on an analysis of journal article publication and citation data, an objective measure of a researcher’s influence, from 2011-2021. More details can be found in the Illinois News Feed.
The effects of field history on magnetic skyrmion formation in [Pt/Co/Ir]3 multilayers
A. T. Clark, X. Wang, A. R. Stuart, Q. Wang, W. Jiang, J. E. Pearson, S. G. E. te Velthuis, A. Hoffmann, X. M. Cheng, and K. S. Buchanan,
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 563, 169951 (2022).
Spin Transport Modified by Magnetic Order
Hoffmann participates in a large research center exploring quantum materials for neuromorphic computation
Axel Hoffmann is once again part of the DOE-funded Energy Frontier Research Center on Quantum-Materials for Energy Efficient Neuromorphic-Comptuting (Q-MEEN-C), which is led by the University of California – San Diego. This center has been renewed for another four year with a total funding of $12.6M. Our main focus is to explore magnetic oscillating systems, which can form complex networks of dynamic systems that may resemble the functionalities found in the natural brain. A detailed description can be found in the accompanying news stories from UIUC and UCSD.