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-26-0420
Direction
DRT
Thesis topic details
Category
Technological challenges
Thesis topics
Advanced electrode materials by ALD for ionic devices
Contract
Thèse
Job description
This work aims to develop Advanced ultrathin cunductive layers (<10nm) by ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition)for électrodes use(resistivity <mOhm)of high density ionic capacitors fabricated on 3D complex structures (high aspect ratio 1:100).
The preliminary effort will be focused on the deep analysis and the impact of interface formation between ionic layers and subseqquent electrode layers. One challenge of this work concerns the adaptation of electrodes layers to 3D complex structures (HAR>100). The other challenge aims to reduce the ALD-based electrode layer thickness less than 5nm while still maintaining the advanced electric properties (resistivity in the mOhm range).
This work covers multiple aspects including inter alia ALD process, ALD precursors, Elementary characterization of intrinsec properties (physico-chemical, morphological and electrochemical) as well as integration on short loop 3D devices.
University / doctoral school
Sciences Chimiques Balard (EDSCB)
Montpellier
Thesis topic location
Site
Grenoble
Requester
Position start date
01/10/2026
Person to be contacted by the applicant
BEDJAOUI Messaoud
messaoud.bedjaoui@cea.fr
CEA
DRT/DPFT//LDJ
CEA-Grenoble
17 avenue des martyrs
0438782926
Tutor / Responsible thesis director
BECHELANY Michael
mikhael.bechelany@umontpellier.fr
CNRS
Institut Européen des Membranes (IEMM, ENSCM UM CNRS UMR5635)
Institut Européen des Membranes (IEMM, ENSCM UM CNRS UMR5635)
Place Eugène Bataillon
34095 MONTPELLIER Cedex 5
France
04 67 14 91 67
En savoir plus
https://www.leti-cea.fr/cea-tech/leti