About the project
In this PhD project you will fabricate novel 3D nanostructured metal and semiconductor materials with a gyroid symmetry that have lattice parameters that are subwavelength (< 10 nm) which will open a whole new world to explore quantum effects.
These materials can act as act as quantum optical metamaterials that will give rise to greatly enhanced chiro-optical interactions, superchirality and even negative refractive indices with applications in superlenses, invisibility cloaks and quantum optical devices.
Soft templating via lips cubic phases will be employed for the fabrication of novel 3D nanostructured metal and semiconductor materials with a gyroid symmetry that have lattice parameters that are subwavelength (< 10 nm) which will open a whole new world to explore quantum effects.
The 3D nanostructuring of materials such as metals and semiconductors has been established as a versatile route to new functional materials with enhanced electronic, optical and magnetic properties. In particular lipid-cubic-phase templating (LCP) is a powerful method to produce ordered and well-interconnected 3D nanomaterials that can access symmetries and length scales not accessible via other routes.
Training provided via Quantum technology CDT.
