QUANTIMONY — Quantum Semiconductor Technologies Exploiting Antimony

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Quantum Semiconductor Technologies Exploiting Antimony

Quantimony was conceived as an Innovative Training Network in Quantum Semiconductor Technologies exploiting Antimony to provide high level training to 14 early stage researchers in the overarching field of semiconductors science and technology, covering all scientific and engineering aspects from material growth through to industrial exploitation. The primary aim of the action was to optimize Europe’s research activities in the field of III-Sb by high-level training, accelerating the development of new technologies across the full range of technology readiness levels, from fundamental research at universities and research institutes through to product development and commercial production. This covered a wide range of areas of application, including electronics, datacoms and telecoms, energy harvesting and environmental monitoring with consequent impact on essential strategic sectors such as transport, healthcare, aerospace, defence and security. Stakeholders from the defence and aerospace sector have historically driven the development of III-Sb technologies. Small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) supply this market with products such as ultrahigh-frequency transistors and high-performance infrared and thermal detectors in small quantities and with the associated high production costs. Quantimony aimed at removing these constraints to unveil the full potential of III-Sb technologies for society. We achieved this by using a three-fold approach of: 1) focusing on emerging applications of III-Sb with huge societal and/or commercial gains, 2) combining the most advanced scientific methods to accelerate their development, and 3) involving, from the beginning, the industrial agents which can monitor, upscale and exploit this knowledge.

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Project objective

Due to their unique properties, research into the quantum physics and engineering of Sb-based compound semiconductor (III-Sb) materials and devices is flourishing worldwide. However, III-Sb penetration into the electronic and optoelectronic markets falls substantially short of their potential. The objective of QUANTIMONY (Innovative Training Network in Quantum Semiconductor Technologies exploiting Antimony) is to provide high-level training to fourteen early stage researchers (ESRs) in the overarching field of III-Sb semiconductor science and technology, covering all scientific and engineering aspects from modelling through to material growth and characterisation, device fabrication and analysis, and industrial exploitation. Via QUANTIMONY the beneficiaries and partners will prepare this cohort of researchers for, and jointly instigate, the transition of III-Sb materials from their current status of high-performance, high-cost niche application towards scalable and industrially relevant technologies. To fulfil this mission, we propose a 48-month project with seven work packages, four of which focus on III-Sb research activities that will accelerate the development of new technologies. QUANTIMONY is configured as a multi-site network comprising eleven internationally-renowned research teams as beneficiaries: seven universities, one research institute, two large corporations and one SME. It is enhanced by twelve partner organizations, six of which are industrial partners, three are large scale research facilities and three are internationally-leading academic groups. The combined consortium spans eleven countries: eight European, plus USA, Taiwan and Brazil.

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AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS · MadridCoordinatorSpain
AIXTRON SE · HerzogenrathGermany
IQE plc · CardiffUnited Kingdom
JULIUS-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAT WURZBURG · WuerzburgGermany
NEXTNANO GMBH · PoingGermany
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN · BerlinGermany
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · EindhovenNetherlands
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID · MadridSpain
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA · RomaItaly
UNIVERSITY OF LANCASTER · LANCASTERUnited Kingdom
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK · COVENTRYUnited Kingdom

QUANTIMONY · Quantum Semiconductor Technologies Exploiting Antimony

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Quantum Semiconductor Technologies Exploiting Antimony

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