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Quantum engineering
Controlling quantum degrees of freedom and translating physical principles into useful devices, measurement protocols, and architectures.
Quantum engineering · 2D materials · Optoelectronics
Exploring how charge, light, and quantum states meet.
I’m Daniel Wang, an incoming master’s student at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering. My work centers on atomically thin materials and electrically driven light emission, with broader interests in quantum information and emergent quantum systems.
Chicago, Illinois
Open to research conversations
01 / About
Connecting physical mechanism with device performance.
I’m interested in research questions that connect fundamental quantum and condensed-matter physics with experimentally measurable device behavior.
My current work investigates non-carrier-injection electroluminescence in two-dimensional semiconductor heterostructures. I use optical spectroscopy, low-temperature measurements, and device comparisons to understand how material alignment and transport pathways affect exciton generation and radiative recombination.
Beyond this project, I’m developing a broader foundation in quantum information, quantum optics, and quantum simulation—especially where information-theoretic ideas can illuminate real physical systems.
02 / Research interests
Questions I want to pursue
A research agenda spanning materials, devices, and the information carried by quantum states.
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2D optoelectronics
Excitonic physics, carrier transport, and light–matter interaction in atomically thin semiconductors and van der Waals heterostructures.
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Quantum information
Quantum correlations, measurement, tomography, and the emergence and flow of information in complex quantum systems.
03 / Selected work
Research in progress
Current experimental work and the physical questions that motivate it.
Electroluminescence without external carrier injection
Investigating field-driven near-infrared emission in type-I MoTe₂/WSe₂ heterostructures. The project examines how internal carrier reservoirs, WSe₂ transport pathways, and band alignment influence excitation and radiative efficiencies.
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Active
Exciton and trion dynamics at low temperature
Resolving neutral excitons, charged excitons, and localized states to understand competing channels under optical and electrical excitation.
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Exploration
Information in quantum many-body systems
Building a theoretical foundation in quantum measurement, correlations, classical shadows, and simulators for strongly interacting systems.
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Public notebook · Coming soon
Knowledge Garden
Connected notes on physics, concepts, and derivations. I organize what I learn into entries that can grow and connect as my understanding develops.
Explore the knowledge entries04 / Education
Academic path
2026 —
Incoming master’s student
University of Chicago
Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering
Focus: quantum engineering and advanced materials
Curriculum interests
Quantum mechanics · Quantum information · Condensed matter · Device physics
05 / Contact
Let’s talk about physics, materials, or a possible collaboration.
I welcome conversations about quantum engineering, optoelectronics, and research at the intersection of theory and experiment.