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Study and evaluation of silicon technology capacities for applications in infrared bolometry


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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

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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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