Stéphane Nilsson

Stéphane Nilsson obtained his Bachelor and Master's degree in Materials Science and Engineering from EPFL, receiving the R. & R. Haenny Foundation prize. During his Master thesis, he spent 6 months at the Paul Scherrer Institut, working on the epitaxial growth of Fe₃Sn₂. Fe₃Sn₂ is a Weyl semimetal with topologically protected features, which are of interest for quantum computing and spintronic applications. He joined the Laboratory for Mesoscopic Systems as a PhD student in June 2023.

Current Research Interests

Stéphane's research focuses on the implementation of multilayer coupling in Artificial Spin Ice (ASI) systems, which can lower the energy barrier to switching and therefore facilitate reaching the low temperature phases. His aim is to control ASI by means of magnetic field/electric currents. He is also curious about the use of ASI in neuromorphic computing.