Organisation/Company: Université de Strasbourg
Department: Institut de Science et d'Ingénierie Supramoléculaires (ISIS)
Research Field: Physics » Solid state physics
Researcher Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)
Positions: PhD Positions
Country: France
Application Deadline: 3 Feb 2025 - 00:00 (Europe/Paris)
Type of Contract: Temporary
Job Status: Full-time
Hours Per Week: 35
Offer Starting Date: 3 Mar 2025
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA
Reference Number: 101169225
Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number: 101169225
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description There is currently a growing interest in the possibility of using strong light-matter coupling occurring in cavities to modify transport properties in semiconductors, with potential applications for optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. While most research has focused on charge and energy transport under "electronic strong coupling", where an electronic transition in the visible frequency range is coupled to a cavity mode, the interaction between charge transport and vibrational strong coupling remains to be fully explored. Vibrational strong coupling occurs when a vibrational (or a phonon) mode in the mid-to-far infrared frequency range is coupled to a cavity mode. In this case, the strength of the light-matter coupling can be comparable to the vibrational mode frequency, a situation referred to as "ultrastrong coupling", where the quantum ground state is profoundly modified. This opens up very interesting prospects, where the "light component" of the ground state could significantly alter charge transport, potentially leading to new physics.
In the framework of the MSCA doctoral network project "SPARKLE - Scientific training Programme for Advanced Research and Knowledge in Light-matter Engineering", the objective of this PhD project is to investigate theoretically the effects of vibrational strong/ultrastrong coupling on charge transport in doped semiconductors. The theoretical work will be conducted in collaboration with experimentalists to identify potentially relevant materials and designs.
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Requirements Research Field: Physics » Solid state physics
Education Level: Master Degree or equivalent
Skills/Qualifications:
Solid background in condensed-matter physics.
Analytical calculations, programming languages (Python, Matlab, C++).
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