Excellent candidates with background in ELECTRONICS (with special reference to op amps, electronic interfaces,…) can apply for 1 PhD position at the University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy. The successful candidate will join a large cross-disciplinary research effort for increasing the efficiency of piezoelectric nanogenerators [1-4] by improving modeling, nano-fabrication, devices, and electronics. The project is led by Dr. Christian Falconi [4-7]; the research is in collaboration with Prof. Zhong Lin Wang [1-4].
Salary is about € 1000 per month (after taxes). Besides, mobility costs (travel, food, and accommodation) for visits to the Georgia Institute of Technology will be fully supported.
Available facilities (within 2 minutes walking) include SEM, AFM, furnaces, standard instrumentation for electronics, workstations for electronic circuit design and FEM simulations, three deposition systems (conventional PLD and two Laser-MBE), X-ray diffraction, microprobe analysis; resistivity measurements in applied magnetic field, up to 1T, down to 15K; I-V and Hall effect measurements.
Available facilities at the Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie – CNR (about 15 minutes driving) include: sputtering, PECVD, ECR-PECVD, optical lithography, electron beam lithography, ion lithography, micromachining, I-V and C-V characterization of semiconductor devices, SEM, AFM, and laser annealing.
Please, send inquiries and CV to falconi[ at ]eln.uniroma2.it
[1] Z. L. Wang, J. Song, “Piezoelectric nanogenerators based on zinc oxide nanowire arrays”, Science, v. 312, 2006, 242?246.
[2] X. Wang, J. Song, J. Liu, Z. L. Wang, “Direct current nanogenerator driven by ultrasonic waves”, Science, v. 316, 2007, 102?105.
[3] Y. Qin, X.D. Wang and Z.L. Wang, “Microfiber?NanowireHybrid Structure for Energy Scavenging”, Nature, 451 (2008) 809?813.
[4] C. Falconi, G. Mantini, A. D’Amico, Z. L. Wang, “Studying piezoelectric nanowires and nanowalls for energy harvesting”, Sensors and Actuators B 139 (2009) 511–519.
[5] C. Falconi, M. Fratini, “CMOS microsystems temperature control”, Sens. Actuators B 129 (2008), 59-66.
[6] C. Falconi, E. Martinelli, C. Di Natale, A. D’Amico, F. Maloberti, P. Malcovati, A. Baschirotto, V. Stornelli, G. Ferri, “Electronic interfaces”, Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, v 121, n 1, Jan 30, 2007, p 295-329.
[7] C. Falconi, E. Zampetti, S. Pantalei, E. Martinelli, C. Di Natale, A. D’Amico, V. Stornelli, G. Ferri, “Temperature and Flow Velocity Control for Quartz Crystal Microbalances”, Proceedings of IEEE ISCAS 2006, Kos, Greece
Salary is about € 1000 per month (after taxes). Besides, mobility costs (travel, food, and accommodation) for visits to the Georgia Institute of Technology will be fully supported.
Available facilities (within 2 minutes walking) include SEM, AFM, furnaces, standard instrumentation for electronics, workstations for electronic circuit design and FEM simulations, three deposition systems (conventional PLD and two Laser-MBE), X-ray diffraction, microprobe analysis; resistivity measurements in applied magnetic field, up to 1T, down to 15K; I-V and Hall effect measurements.
Available facilities at the Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie – CNR (about 15 minutes driving) include: sputtering, PECVD, ECR-PECVD, optical lithography, electron beam lithography, ion lithography, micromachining, I-V and C-V characterization of semiconductor devices, SEM, AFM, and laser annealing.
Please, send inquiries and CV to falconi[ at ]eln.uniroma2.it
[1] Z. L. Wang, J. Song, “Piezoelectric nanogenerators based on zinc oxide nanowire arrays”, Science, v. 312, 2006, 242?246.
[2] X. Wang, J. Song, J. Liu, Z. L. Wang, “Direct current nanogenerator driven by ultrasonic waves”, Science, v. 316, 2007, 102?105.
[3] Y. Qin, X.D. Wang and Z.L. Wang, “Microfiber?NanowireHybrid Structure for Energy Scavenging”, Nature, 451 (2008) 809?813.
[4] C. Falconi, G. Mantini, A. D’Amico, Z. L. Wang, “Studying piezoelectric nanowires and nanowalls for energy harvesting”, Sensors and Actuators B 139 (2009) 511–519.
[5] C. Falconi, M. Fratini, “CMOS microsystems temperature control”, Sens. Actuators B 129 (2008), 59-66.
[6] C. Falconi, E. Martinelli, C. Di Natale, A. D’Amico, F. Maloberti, P. Malcovati, A. Baschirotto, V. Stornelli, G. Ferri, “Electronic interfaces”, Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, v 121, n 1, Jan 30, 2007, p 295-329.
[7] C. Falconi, E. Zampetti, S. Pantalei, E. Martinelli, C. Di Natale, A. D’Amico, V. Stornelli, G. Ferri, “Temperature and Flow Velocity Control for Quartz Crystal Microbalances”, Proceedings of IEEE ISCAS 2006, Kos, Greece