The growth of new van der Waals materials through atomic-level manipulation of two-dimensional (2D) lattices enables the creation of novel semiconductors, semimetals, superconductors, and topological materials that do not exist in nature. Based on these developments, the center aims to provide platform materials for next-generation quantum technologies that will shape the future society. In particular, van der Waals materials with artificially controlled interlayer distance, periodicity, and symmetry at the atomic layer scale—far smaller than the wavelength of quasiparticles involved in electronic structure or topological characteristics—can overcome the thermodynamic limitations of nature and be realized in nearly infinite compound varieties. This center leads the study of new material phenomena by implementing such atomic lattice control at the system scale and, in doing so, proposes new platforms for emerging quantum technologies. Through this, the center aims to lead the development of quantum material science and technology.

• 1. Creation of large-area van der Waals quantum materials with lattice symmetry precisely controlled
• 2. Establishment of a theoretical framework for symmetry-controlled van der Waals growth
• 3. Discovery of novel optical quantum phenomena in van der Waals materials
• 4. Development of large-area, controllable van der Waals quantum devices