Advanced electrode materials by ALD for ionic devices

Thesis topic details

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

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