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-DRF-24-0735
Direction
DRF
Thesis topic details
Category
Condensed Matter Physics, chemistry, nanosciences
Thesis topics
Electrical polarisation mapping in ferroelectric devices at the nanoscale
Contract
Thèse
Job description
Ferroelectric materials, with their high dielectric constant and spontaneous polarisation, are the subject of intense research in microelectronics. Polarisation is an essential parameter for these materials while its characterization remains mainly limited to the macroscopic scale by conventional electrical methods. To deepen the understanding of these materials, particularly in thin layers, and built new devices, local measurements are essential. This thesis project aims to develop a new methodology to directly map polarisation in devices at nanoscale. By combining the expertise of SPEC in thin film growth and of C2N in nanostructuration and electric measurements, we will elaborate and design a particular geometry of nanostructures allowing the use of operando electronic holography (collaboration with CEMES-CNRS, ANR POLARYS) to quantitatively map the local electrical potential in nanodevices upon application of a voltage.
University / doctoral school
Physique en Île-de-France (EDPIF)
Paris-Saclay
Thesis topic location
Site
Saclay
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2024
Person to be contacted by the applicant
MOUSSY Jean-Baptiste jean-baptiste.moussy@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS
DSM/IRAMIS/SPEC/LNO
Bât.772
CEA-Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette
01-69-08-72-17
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
MOUSSY Jean-Baptiste jean-baptiste.moussy@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRAMIS
DSM/IRAMIS/SPEC/LNO
Bât.772
CEA-Saclay
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette
01-69-08-72-17
En savoir plus
https://iramis.cea.fr/Pisp/jean-baptiste.moussy/
https://iramis.cea.fr/spec/lno/