OBJECTIVES
The project aims to design, synthesize, and characterize new chiral ferromagnetic materials based on hybrid organic–inorganic perovskites (OIHPs), with the goal of developing innovative multifunctional systems for applications in magneto-optical devices, magnetoresistive sensors, and spintronic technologies. Materials combining magnetism and chirality are at the forefront of current research due to their promising properties in emerging fields such as multiferroics, topological magnetic structures, and spintronic devices. However, chiral ferromagnetic materials remain extremely rare.
Two-dimensional (2D) OIHPs, consisting of metal–halide octahedral layers separated by organic molecules, offer a unique opportunity owing to their multiple quantum-well structure, relatively high stability, and extraordinary chemical versatility. The possibility of introducing chiral organic molecules into these architectures opens the way to the realization of chiral ferromagnetic perovskites, a class of materials that has so far been largely unexplored.
The project is based on a synergistic collaboration between the Italian research unit, which has demonstrated expertise in the design of chiral perovskites, and the Indian research unit, a leader in the investigation of magnetic materials and equipped with state-of-the-art scientific instrumentation. The close cooperation between the two groups will ensure the achievement of the main objective: the discovery and comprehensive characterization of new chiral ferromagnetic materials.
PARTECIPATING UNITS
The project involves the research Unit of the University of Pavia (PI Lorenzo Malavasi) and that of the University of Goa (PI Bholanath Pahari). A PhD student has been recruited on the project (Margherita Garbaccio).
NEWS
Jan 2026 – Lorenzo joined the Winter Workshop on Materials for Energy talking about the new magnetic chiral perovskites synthesized
Sept 2025 – Lorenzo presented some of the preliminary results to the PSCO Conference in Perugis