比利时微电子研究中心物理学自旋电子学研究博士后职位

Job description

CMOS technology through transistor scaling has been the main driver for the huge productivity growth registered over the past 50 years. However, transistor scaling is approaching its physical limits and new devices, circuits and architectures are being investigated to continue the performance scaling.



To replace the silicon transistor, many devices have been proposed and are currently at varying levels of maturity - from idea to experimental demonstration. Logic devices with spin as a state variable encompass a broad range of computing concepts and physical incarnations. For several options, basic experimental demonstration of the concepts is still missing in entirety. For yet others only some of the components needed for computation are missing.



For most spin logic concepts, one of the fundamental issues is the energy efficiency. For this reason we are looking to study the conversion from the charge domain to the spin domain. We are particularly interested in phenomena such as spin orbit torque, voltage control of magnetic anisotropy and spin Hall effect. The purpose of this postdoc is investigate experimentally these phenomena in various materials combinations.

In addition to the energy efficiency issues, a related set of problems to be investigated arises from interconnect considerations. Topics such as domain wall propagation and spin transport will be investigated.



Device fabrication for these studies is carried out in the imec 300mm fab. For increased flexibility certain steps can be carried out in the imec lab. The team working on spin devices currently includes a mix of experimentalists, scientists focused on micromagnetic modeling and engineers working on circuit models using these concepts. We expect you to work with the current logic and interconnect teams.



Profile



- You have a PhD in Physics or Engineering with a strong background in spintronics

- You are a self-starter and a hands-on person

- You have device fabrication and characterization experience

- You have excellent reporting skills and are able to present scientific results (publications, conferences, seminars)

- You can easily integrate in an international team

- The imec environment requires a good and flexible team player with competent communication skills.

- You have good English communication skills



This postdoctoral position is funded by imec through the KU Leuven. Because of the specific financing statute which targets international mobility for postdocs, only candidates who did not stay or work/study in Belgium for more than 24 months in the past 3 years can be considered for the position (short stays such as holiday, participation in conferences, etc. are not taken into account).