AIXTRON: supports young researchers in researching future semiconductor quantum components

Herzogenrath, December 6, 2021 – AIXTRON (FWB: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6) is a partner of the new international doctoral program QUANTIMONY. The leading provider of deposition systems for the semiconductor industry supports the training of young scientists and at the same time researches the future field of quantum technologies using the chemical element antimony (Sb).

The EU funding program QUANTIMONY (“Innovative Training Network in Quantum Semiconductor Technologies Exploiting Antimony”) is an innovative network for doctoral training in this field. It offers 14 junior researchers doctoral positions. You will receive high quality education in the field of semiconductor science and technology that covers all scientific and engineering aspects from modeling to material growth and characterization to industrial use.

QUANTIMONY is configured as a multi-site network. It includes eleven internationally renowned research teams as beneficiaries and is supported by twelve partner organizations. The combined consortium includes eight European countries plus the USA, Taiwan and Brazil.

Focus on antimony semiconductor components

The work focuses on research into semiconductor quantum components, which contain the chemical element antimony. With QUANTIMONY a contribution should be made to raise the full potential of the III-Sb compound semiconductors GaSb, InSb, AlSb. Antimonic semiconductor components are to be used primarily in optoelectronic applications such as LEDs, lasers and detectors in the infrared spectral range as well as DRAM memories, single photon sources and solar cells.

Via QUANTIMONY, antimony (Sb) compounds are to find their way to mass production through the use of MOCVD technology and enable use in computers and memories, telecommunications, automobiles, robotics and many other applications that are beyond those already in the aerospace industry and security go beyond already served applications.

“Quantum semiconductor technologies based on antimony are an important field of the future. The possible uses are extremely exciting. The research work of these PhD students within the framework of QUANTIMONY will make a decisive contribution to accelerating the necessary research and development work for this future. The results will contribute to technological solutions for energy saving and solving the climate emergency “, says Prof. Dr. Michael Heuken, Vice President Advanced Technologies at AIXTRON SE and head of the QUANTIMONY Exploitation and Industrial Engagement Committee.

Beneficiaries and partner organizations are: Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), Lancaster University, University of Warwick, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), Technische Universität Berlin (TUB), University of Würzburg, Universität Rome “Tor Vergata”, AIXTRON SE, IQE plc, Nextnano GmbH, Bruker AXS, Nanoplus GmbH, Lancaster Materials Analysis Ltd (LMA), TiberLab Srl, QuantCAD LLC, Fluxim AG, Lund University, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Cardiff University, Universidad de Cádiz (UCA), Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar).

QUANTIMONY is a European project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie (grant agreement number 956548-QUANTIMONY-H2020-MSCA-ITN-2020).

Further information: QUANTIMONY and AIXTRON

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