News : Engineering sciences

Description of the project: Semiconductor piezoelectric nanowires (NWs) (GaN and ZnO among others) have improved piezoelectric properties compared to thin films and bulk materials, due to their greater flexibility and sensitivity to lower forces. An intrinsic improvement in piezoelectric coefficients has also been identified by recent theoretical and experimental studies [1, 2]. These NWs can […] >>

                           MSc subject SiC microelectrode arrays for ex-vivo characterization     Thesis background : Nervous system damage and disorders come in a variety of forms and rarely heal over time. Millions of individuals  worldwide suffer from physical disabilities that are a direct result of damage to their central nervous system (CNS);  thousands more have lost […] >>

Silicon on insulator sensor with metal deposited contacts for detection of charged nanoparticles:  proof of concept of two original electrical methods: fluctuation-enhanced sensing and out-ofequilibrium body potential   FMNT laboratories involved/Advisors: IMEP-LAHC: C. Theodorou, christoforos.theodorou@grenoble-inp.fr; I. Ionica, Irina.Ionica@grenoble-inp.fr LMGP: Marianne Weidenhaupt, marianne.weidenhaupt@grenoble-inp.fr Context/objectives: In the wide family of bio-chemical sensors, the ISFETs (Ion Sensing Field […] >>

Master thesis Master Recherche / PFE (5 to 6 month) Integrated optical circuits and dielectrophoresis: Towards bacterial sensing applications IMEP-LaHC is one of the leading laboratories in the field of integrated optics, and more specifically of photonics on glass. Striving for innovation, one of our goals is to fabricate integrated devices dedicated to sensing applications […] >>

Master Student Training: Period: first semester 2021 Simulation, development and characterization of transducers based on piezoelectric nanowires IMEP-LaHC / LMGP/ MINATEC / Grenoble-France Keywords: Nanotechnologies, Nanowires, Piezoelectricity, Semiconductor physics, Characterization, FEM simulation. Training: Very recently, the scientific community gets interested in nanowire (NW) based devices, thanks to their unique electrical and mechanical properties due to […] >>