DTU Physics, Technical University of Denmark
At the atomic scale, correlation
between form and function is key. Electron transport is no exception to the
rule. Any subtle change in lattice structure, defect or external contamination
can change radically the transmission of a given low-dimensional system. However,
making accurate theoretical predictions of the transport properties of a single
configuration can be very computation heavy, which prohibits rapid testing.
This ultimately makes the development of an intuition for the phenomena
involved at the atomic-scale an extremely slow process.
By leveraging the possibilities
offered by Virtual Reality, we provide a novel approach which aims at making
the teaching and research in 2D materials more approachable, by allowing for
fast experimentation and prototyping. As a demonstrator, we have, using various
tricks of the trade, designed a tool that outputs real-time electron transport
calculations, based on the user defined structures. Niels
Pichon is currently a Master student at DTU Physics, studying fluorographene in
Peter Bøggild’s group. Being a VR and AI enthusiast, he has been working as
student assistant on developing the DevinaVR software environment. Joachim
Sødequist is also a Master Student at DTU Physics, focusing mostly on
theoretical condensed matter physics. He has been working on the real time
transport calculation for the last few months as a research assistant. | 
