PhD Studentship: Manipulation of the polarization in ultrathin ferroelectrics

This PhD studentship offers an opportunity to investigate the properties of ultrathin films of various ferroelectric materials of interest to the microelectronic industry. The research aims to find strategies to control the magnitude and direction of the ferroelectric polarization. The student will use both density functional theory to study the fundamental properties of the films, and molecular dynamics using machine learned potentials to investigate larger scale phenomena such as domain behaviour. The position is supervised by Dr Chiara Gattinoni in the Department of Physics at King's College London. Experience of atomistic modelling is preferred for this research position.