IRG 4 attempts to establish quantum control of materials by addressing fundamental issues in quantum materials engineering. We are at the start of a new era in electronic materials in which macroscopic quantum coherence will play an essential role in their design and function. The goal is to create and then manipulate these macroscopically coherent states in a broad class of new materials. We focus on model systems that can be finely tuned, thus enabling the precise control of associated complex quantum dynamics. Our initiative will provide new paradigms for how novel quantum states can be implemented into useful devices.
