PhD Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering

The Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering research division is home to more than 70 research students working in fields as diverse as atomic force microscopy, quantum sensors, high speed optical devices and atomistic device simulations.

Overview

You will have access to the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC) and the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre. The JWNC holds a number of world records in nanofabrication including for the performance of nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Over 250 international companies have worked with the JWNC in the last five years. Over 90 different universities from around the globe collaborate with us in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Research areas

The Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering research division carries out leading-edge research in the following areas:

Semiconductor Device Modelling

• Statistical variability
• Monte Carlo transport
• Quantum transport
• Reliability
• Compact models
• Circuit simulation
• Process simulation
• Molecular electronics

Optoelectronics

• Semiconductor lasers, amplifiers and LEDS
• Nonlinear optics
• Photonic integration
• Nanophotonics
• Quantum sensors

Micro and Nanotechnology

• Atomic force microscopy
• Electromagnetics design
• Microsystem technology
• Ultrafast systems
• High frequency electronics
• Nano-Electronic diamond devices and systems.