More than a decade after the groundbreaking discovery of graphene, the family of two-dimensional materials (2DMs) has expanded to hundreds of members with extraordinary electronic and optical properties. These materials enable ultrathin, transparent, flexible, and highly efficient devices. In semiconducting 2DMs, excitonic effects are dramatically enhanced due to reduced screening at the monolayer limit, making them ideal platforms for exploring new quantum phenomena.

The recent discovery of magnetic 2DMs has opened the door to spintronics and next-generation information storage. Unlike traditional materials, these systems can transport spin currents without charge flow, reducing energy losses and paving the way for more efficient devices. However, the field is still in its infancy: we know little about how magnetism influences their optical properties, even though this interplay is key to developing advanced functionalities.

This project aims to explore the coupling between excitonic and magnetic states in 2DMs to unlock their full technological potential. By studying how excitons interact with magnetic excitations, we seek new strategies for controlling light with magnetism and magnetism with light. These breakthroughs could fuel innovations in integrated optics, spin-based information transmission, and emerging fields like magnonics, offering a broader range of possibilities than photonics or phononics.