General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
SL-DRT-25-0586
Direction
DRT
Thesis topic details
Category
Technological challenges
Thesis topics
Study and evaluation of silicon technology capacities for applications in infrared bolometry
Contract
Thèse
Job description
Microbolometers currently represent the dominant technology for the realization of uncooled infrared thermal detectors. These detectors are commonly used in the fields of thermography and surveillance. However, the microbolometer market is expected to grow explosively in the coming years, particularly with their integration into automobiles and the proliferation of connected devices. The CEA Leti LI2T, a recognized player in the field of infrared thermal detectors, has been transferring successive microbolometer technologies to the industrial partner Lynred for over 20 years. To remain competitive in this growing market for microbolometers, the laboratory is working on breakthrough microbolometers incorporating CMOS components as the sensitive element. In this context, the laboratory has initiated studies focusing on temperature-dependent silicon technology capabilities, with promising initial results not reported in the literature. The thesis topic fits into this context and aims to demonstrate the interest of these components for microbolometric applications. It will therefore cover the analytical modeling of these components and their associated physical effects, as well as the reading of such a component in a microbolometer imager approach. A reflection on technological integration will also be conducted. The student will benefit from several already realized technological lots to experimentally characterize the physical effects and familiarize themselves with the subject. To understand the encountered phenomena, the student will have access to the laboratory's entire test set-ups (semiconductor parameter tester, noise analyzer, optical bench, etc.) as well as the numerical analysis Tools (Matlab/Python, TCAD simulations, SPICE simulations, Comsol, etc.). By the end of the thesis, the student will be able to address the question of the interest of these components for microbolometric applications.
University / doctoral school
Electronique, Electrotechnique, Automatique, Traitement du Signal (EEATS)
Université Grenoble Alpes
Thesis topic location
Site
Grenoble
Requester
Position start date
01/01/2025
Person to be contacted by the applicant
ALBOUY Antoine
antoine.albouy@cea.fr
CEA
DRT/DOPT//LI2T
17 avenue des martyrs 38054 Grenoble
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
RAFHAY Quentin
IMEP LAHC CNRS
UMR 5130
Grenoble INP - Minatec : 3, Parvis Louis Néel - CS 50257 - 38016 Grenoble Cedex 1
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