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TeraHertz Landau emission in HgTe/CdTe topological quantum wells


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Reference

SL-DRT-25-0537  

Direction

DRT

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Technological challenges

Thesis topics

TeraHertz Landau emission in HgTe/CdTe topological quantum wells

Contract

Thèse

Job description

Quantum well heterostructures of HgTe/CdTe are known as topological insulators. They inherit very peculiar electronic properties. One of them is the ability of producing TeraHertz emission from inter-Landau energy level optical transitions. These transitions can be envisioned to lead to coherent optical sources in spectral range where they are basically absent. The PhD Thesis consists in elaborating and characterizing HgTe/CdTe multiple quantum well structures by epitaxy, process them in order to add functionality through optical cavities metallic report or deposition and electrical gating, and finally carry out full range optical spectroscopy of Landau emission in magnetic fields. The PhD will be carried out in a collaborative environment between CEA-Leti and Institut Néel (CNRS) in Grenoble, France, two leading laboratories in the expertise in material growth and Physics of HgTe/CdTe topological insulator systems. The results will help to understand the potential of application of this peculiar material system in TeraHertz laser sources and hopefully lead to the first demonstration of spontaneous emission in the TeraHerz range.

University / doctoral school

Ecole Doctorale de Physique de Grenoble (EdPHYS)
Université Grenoble Alpes

Thesis topic location

Site

Grenoble

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2025

Person to be contacted by the applicant

BALLET Philippe philippe.ballet@cea.fr
CEA
DRT/DPFT/SMTP/LMP
CEA/Grenoble
17, rue des Martyrs
38054 Grenoble cedex 9
0438782930

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

ORLITA Milan milan.orlita@lncmi.cnrs.fr
CNRS - INstitut Néel
LNCMI
LNCMI
Institut Néel - CNRS
Rue des Martyrs
38000 Grenoble, France
(+33)(0)4.76.88.70.14

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