Facility for electric & magnetic probes of materials at extreme conditions

This proposal aims to establish a readily accessible facility - co-located at Monash and RMIT - for measurement ofimportant electric and magnetic properies of materials under extreme temperature, magnetic field, and sensitivityconditions currently unavailable in Victoria. Such measurements are central to the understanding of functionalmaterials, and critical for two recently funded ARC Centres of Excellence. The intended outcome is to buildcapacity for and support world-leading research into novel topological materials, atomically thin materials,materials with strong light-matter interactions and magnetic materials. The intended benefits to society are newdevices for efficient generation, storage, transmission and switching of energy.