EST. 2007
Department of Physics
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei · Taiwan
Magnetic thin films, 2D materials, and spin transport

NanoMaterials &
Spintronics Laboratory

We investigate how magnetic order, transport, and interfacial phenomena can be tuned — reversibly — through hydrogen absorption, electric fields, and engineered heterostructures. Current frontiers include magnetic van der Waals systems, skyrmion transport, and altermagnetism.

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PI  Prof. Wen-Chin Lin
Institution  National Taiwan Normal University
Founded  2007
Research Focus

Four lines of inquiry

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01

Hydrogen-Tunable Magnetism

Reversible control of magnetic anisotropy, coercivity, and interlayer coupling in Pd-based alloy films through gas absorption — enabling next-generation gas sensors and programmable spintronic devices.

02

Magnetic van der Waals Systems

Probing intrinsic magnetism and interfacial coupling in 2D materials — Fe₃GaTe₂, FePS₃, and their heterostructures with graphene, hBN, and MoS₂ — via Kerr microscopy and conductive AFM.

03

Skyrmion Transport & Manipulation

Creation, stabilization, and electrical readout of topological spin textures. Designing pathways toward low-power, high-density information encoding in racetrack-like geometries.

04

Altermagnetism & Beyond

Exploring emerging magnetic phases that break conventional ferro-/antiferromagnetic dichotomy — with implications for spin-splitting without net magnetization, and new routes to spin currents.

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Recent milestones

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2026
ADMISSION

Ph.D. candidate Po-Wei Chen admitted to the Osaka University – NTNU Dual Ph.D. Program in Physics.

EXCHANGE

Multiple members visit Kyushu University (Japan) and National University of Singapore for research exchange.

SCHOLARSHIP

Undergraduate Ko-Fan Chen awarded the NTNU Physics Alumni Undergraduate Research Scholarship.

2025
PAPER

Seven papers published in Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, JPhys Materials, and Applied Surface Science Advances.

VISIT

Ph.D. student Po-Wei Chen conducts experiments at the Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP), University of Tokyo.

SCHOLARSHIP

Undergraduate Shao-Chuan Chang receives NSTC Undergraduate Research Grant and the New-Generation Talent Scholarship.

2024
AWARD

Po-Wei Chen wins Outstanding Poster Award; Zi-Qi Liu wins Honorable Mention at the 2024 Taiwan Physical Society Meeting.

FELLOWSHIP

Po-Wei Chen awarded the NSTC Ph.D. Fellowship.

2023
AWARD

Po-Wei Chen wins First Place Poster at the Yokohama–NTNU–IAMS Joint Symposium.

AWARD

Ming-Hsien Hsu receives Honorable Mention at the 2023 Taiwan Physical Society Meeting.

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We welcome motivated graduate and undergraduate students with interests in magnetism, surface science, 2D materials, and spintronic device physics. International students are encouraged to apply.

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