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PROMIS · Postgraduate Research on Dilute Metamorphic Nanostructures and Metamaterials in Semiconductor Photonics

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2015-01-01 → 2018-12-31
EU contribution
€3,947,453
Participants
17
Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN

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Results in brief

Postgraduate Research on Dilute Metamorphic Nanostructures and Metamaterials in Semiconductor Photonics

Photonics, nanotechnology, advanced materials, and advanced manufacturing have been identified as key enabling technologies for the EU. The photonics global market alone is around €300 billion and Europe has established a strong position with a total share of 20%, directly employing about 290,000 people. However, the shortage of skilled labour and entrepreneurs remains a major problem. Tailoring of semiconductors at the nanoscale is an important enabling technology for a wide range of photonics and electronics applications in diverse areas. In this training network, a cohort of 16 early stage researchers were trained in the full range of skills required for a career in photonics, including materials growth, device fabrication, characterisation, design, theory, and commercialisation. A carefully-chosen consortium of 8 academic partners, 2 full industry partners and 7 associated partners provided the training in these skills, with European and worldwide reputations as leaders in each field. These skills were developed within four burgeoning research areas; Semiconductor Metamaterials & Plasmonics, Dilute Nitride semiconductor nanostructures, Hydrogenated semiconductors and Metamorphic structures. The outcomes of this enabling fundamental research delivered advances in sources for secure communications, sensitive detectors for security applications, more efficient solar cells for energy generation, LEDs and sensors for environmental gas and bio-sensing. Each researcher experienced both academic and commercial environments thanks to the strong industrial involvement, resulting in multi-skilled, industry-focused graduates.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

Photonics, nanotechnology, advanced materials, and advanced manufacturing technologies have been identified as key enabling technologies (KETs) for the EU. Today the photonics global market alone is around €300 billion and Europe has established a strong position with a total share of 20%, directly employing about 290,000 people. However, the shortage of sufficient skilled labour and entrepreneurs capable of handling the highly multi-disciplinary nature of KETs remains a major problem in the EU. Tailoring of semiconductors at the nanoscale is an important enabling technology for a wide range of photonics and electronics applications in diverse areas. In the training network proposed here, a cohort of 15 early stage researchers will be trained in the full range of skills required for a career in photonics, including materials growth, device fabrication, characterisation, design, theory, and commercialisation. A carefully-chosen, well-balanced consortium of 8 academic partners, 2 full industry partners and 7 associated partners are well placed to provide the training in these skills, with European and worldwide reputations as leaders in each field. These skills will be developed within four burgeoning research areas; Semiconductor Metamaterials & Plasmonics, Dilute Nitride semiconductor nanostructures, Hydrogenated Semiconductors and Metamorphic structures. The outcomes of this enabling fundamental research are well focused to deliver advances in sources for secure communications, sensitive detectors for security applications, more efficient solar cells for energy generation, LEDs and sensors for environmental gas and bio-sensing. Each researcher will experience both academic and commercial environments thanks to the strong industrial involvement, resulting in multi-skilled, industry-focused graduates. PROMIS therefore directly addresses the need for additional skilled photonics professionals, as identified by the European Technology Platform, Photonics21.

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER · LANCASTERCoordinatorUnited Kingdom
  • Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd · GlasgowUnited Kingdom
  • ID QUANTIQUE SA · CarougeSwitzerland
  • III-V LAB · Palaiseau CedexFrance
  • IQE plc · CardiffUnited Kingdom
  • NASP III/V GMBH · MARBURGGermany
  • PHILIPPS UNIVERSITAET MARBURG · MarburgGermany
  • SIKEMIA · GrabelsFrance
  • SOLUCIONES TECNOLOGICAS SOLTEKNIA SL · LAS ROZAS MADRIDCountry levelSpain
  • TELEDYNE E2V (UK) LIMITED · ChelmsfordUnited Kingdom
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM · NottinghamUnited Kingdom
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · SHEFFIELDUnited Kingdom
  • UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID · MadridSpain
  • UNIVERSIDAD DE CADIZ · CadizSpain
  • UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA · RomaItaly
  • UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER · MontpellierFrance
  • UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK · CorkIreland

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