Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials Lmsc

Our research activities are centered on the investigations of novel semiconductor nanostructure combinations, using mainly nanowires, which are filamentary crystals with a very high ratio of length to diameter, the latter being in the nanometer range.
Semiconductor nanowires are of significant interest from a fundamental point of view as they exhibit new physical and chemical properties owing to their large surface-to-volume ratio, low dimensionality and confinement in one dimension. From a technological perspective, they constitute attractive building blocks for the assembly of novel nano-electronic and nano-photonic systems, as well as biochemical sensor.
Our synthesis methods span from the standard Chemical Vapor Deposition to catalyst-free Molecular Beam Epitaxy. Examples of our experimental methods are to study the fundamental properties that span from optical and Raman spectroscopy to magnetotransport.
We intensively collaborate with the Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona, CSIC for detailed structural characterization by Transmission Electron Microscopy methods.

In the fall semester 2010, Prof. Anna Fontcuberta i Morral will be teaching the classes: "Semiconductor materials and properties: from the bulk to the nanostructure" (for Master students in Materials Science and in Physics), "Introduction for materials science and engineering" (for the Material Science and Enginneering Doctoral School). Check our teaching pages for more information.

We have research lab courses open at any time, available for both students in Materials Science and in Physics, e.g., for "Projets Matériaux I & II" (BSc in Materials Science), "Research Projects I & II" (MSc in Materials Science, BSc and MSc in Chemistry).
Furthermore, we are accepting students from Materials Science as well as Physics for Master theses (MSc in Materials Science or Physics).
Check our lab-projects pages for more information on the "Projets de semestre" available for spring semester 2011.