Metrology of Single Electron Transistor Devices

A four-year funded PhD studentship is available at Imperial College London in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Teddington Middlesex. The successful candidate will join the Optical and Semiconductor Devices Group in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London. The student will be primarily located at Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, but must also spend at least three months at the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex in the Dimensional Metrology Group working on metrology of quantum devices. The project will provide a grounding in several industrially relevant areas including: nanometrology, nanoscale device fabrication, quantum device physics, measurement and modelling, dimensional nanometrology using AFMs leading to a sound basis for a career in nanoscience. The student will benefit from additional training and support at the Imperial College and from the Post Graduate Institute for Measurement Science at NPL. The Post Graduate Institute for Measurement Science (PGI), based at NPL is a pioneering initiative to equip the UK with an exceptionally skilled workforce ready to tackle real life industrial challenges. NPL is a world leading national metrology institute and Imperial College is consistently ranked as one of the top universities in the world. The studentship covers home tuition fees for 3 years and provides a stipend at UKRI level plus an additional £5,000 per annum for 3.5 years.