Venkata Kamalakar Mutta

Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy; X-ray Photon Science; Condensed Matter Physics of Energy Materials

E-mail:: venkata.mutta@physics.uu.se
Visiting address:: Ångströmlaboratoriet, Regementsvägen 10
752 37 Uppsala
Postal address:: Box 516
751 20 UPPSALA

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Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Physics and Astronomy; X-ray Photon Science

E-mail:: Venkata.Mutta@physics.uu.se
Visiting address:: Ångströmlaboratoriet, Regementsvägen 10
752 37 Uppsala
Postal address:: Box 516
751 20 UPPSALA

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Short presentation

I am an associate professor in Quantum Technology. My group (Quantum Material Devices) explores charge, spin, and orbital phenomena using atomically thin quantum materials to realize energy-efficient intelligent electronics and invent next-generation quantum technologies. We take a comprehensive approach encompassing the growth of materials, their implementation into innovative devices through high-resolution nanofabrication, and precision probing of quantum and relativistic phenomena.

Keywords

graphene
two dimensional crystals
spintronics
nanomagnetism
quantum technology

Biography

You can find out more about my research on my group's webpage and read my recent publications on Google Scholar

My research is enabled by funding from

Swedish Research Council VR (Starting and Project Grants)
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Project Grant 2022
PRISMAS PhD Grant (Max-IV)
European Research Council Consolidator Grant 2020
Swedish Energy Agency
Swedish Research Council FORMAS (Future Research Leader and Project Grants)
Wenner Gren Foundation
Olle Engkvist Foundation

In addition to my Ph.D. (Cycle-3) education, I am involved in the following teaching activities.

Coordinator for the Quantum Technology Master's programme (Cycle-2)
Course responsible for Applied Molecular Physics, Spin based Technology-I, Spin based Technology-II (Cycle-2)
Teacher in Nanoscience (Cycle-2)
Teacher in Condensed Matter Physics (Cycle-1)

I have been the Outreach Coordinator for my division of X-ray Photon Science (2021-2023)

Awards:

Thuréus Prize

Research

Quantum Material Devices for next-generation Computing and Sensing

At the Quantum Material Laboratory, we integrate material growth, precision nanofabrication, and innovative experiments to explore quantum and relativistic effects. Our key materials of interest include low-dimensional systems such as graphene, two-dimensional semiconductors, 2D magnets, topological insulators, and their van der Waals heterostructures. Our research spans steady-state and ultrafast charge, spin, and orbital transport in 2D heterostructures. We investigate these phenomena using low-noise, low-temperature magnetotransport, and magneto-optic measurement techniques. Furthermore, we employ X-ray spectroscopic techniques to perform in-operando studies on our devices. Recent milestones include achieving the longest spin communication in atomically thin graphene, the direct growth of 2D van der Waals circuits, record quantum yield enhancements, nanoscale orbital accumulation, and electrical control of magnetization dynamics. This progress is driven by interface engineering, custom heterostructure design, and the development of novel experimental techniques (down to 10 mK), paving the way for next-generation quantum technologies.

If you are enthusiastic about our research and interested in working with us, please get in touch with me.