contact : nick.barrett@cea.fr

Permanent position research scientist

Functional oxide surfaces and interfaces for low power electronics

Position Filled 

The Condensed Matter Division (Service de Physique de l’Etat Condensé – SPEC UMR3680 CEA, CNRS) of the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energy Authority IRAMIS institute offers a full time career position to develop its research on the electronic and chemical structure of functional oxide surfaces and interfaces for low power electronics. The successful candidate will join the LENSIS laboratory in the CEA centre of the Paris Saclay University campus near Paris.

We focus on the physical phenomena at work at the surface and interfaces of oxide based heterostructures, in particular ferroelectrics and 2D materials. We have strong national and international collaborations with both fundamental and technological research laboratories, including the NaMLab (Dresden, Germany), C2N (Paris Saclay), CEA DRT/Léti (Grenoble), the Central school (Lyon), ST Microelectronics (Crolles) and the AFRL (Dayton, OH, USA). Our research addresses the optimization and integration of HfO2 based materials into ultra-low power logic and memory applications and involves multilateral collaborations funded, for example, by the European Commission, as in the case of the recent 3eFERRO project.

We use electron and photoelectron spectroscopy, including UPS, XPS, Hard X-ray photoemission, PEEM, LEEM in laboratory and synchrotron environments as well as with lasers. Candidates with experience of oxide thin films, ferroelectric materials and complementary characterization techniques are particularly welcome.

The successful candidate will supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students, play an active role in ongoing scientific projects and will be expected to develop research themes within the overall existing orientation of the laboratory. A capacity and enthusiasm for collaborative research and the associated human qualities are needed.

Candidates should have a PhD in physics, and a sound understanding of semiconductor physics. Experience in ferroelectric materials is an advantage. Preferred start date is February 2023.

CV, motivation letter and two letters of reference to:

Nicholas BARRETT

DRF/IRAMIS/SPEC

Bâtiment 462

CEA Saclay

91191 Gif sur Yvette

France

Tel +33(0)1 69 08 32 72

Mail : nick.barrett@cea.fr