CIC07: Master project on THEORY OF CARBON NANORIBBONS ON VARIOUS SUBSTRATES FOR QUANTUM DEVICES

SHORT DESCRIPTION: Carbon nanoribbons are nanometrically narrow stripes of graphene, which display an interesting variety of electronic properties, including tunable conduction and topologically protected states, which can be exploted in quantum technologies in different ways. In collaboration with the experimental group of Nanoimaging in Nanogune, different ribbons, including atomic scale modifications and on a various substrates, will be studied using quantummechanical first-principles simulations.

DETAILS OF THE PROJECT: Using theory and first-principles calculations, the project aims to characterize electronic states of nanoribbons of controlled characteristics realized in experiments, which should display topologically protected states, and help analyzing the experimental results themselves by comparing with their simulated counterparts.

DESCRIPTION OF THE GROUP: The Theory group of Nanogune has ample experience in the description of condensed matter from first-principles simulations, in general, and with a long history of work in nanostructures, surfaces and graphene.

TASKS: Establish and perform a series of large-scale first-principles calculations for various graphene nanoribbon realizations, on well controlled substrates. Analyse the quantum mechanical states close to the Fermi level.

OBJECTIVES: Understand the behaviours obtained in experiments, steer following experiments, and make progress in the engineering of the ribbons for quantum device applications

WORK MATERIALS: The work is theoretical and computational, and will involve the use of supercomputers using parallel computing. The programs will be provided.

START DATE: Whatever appropriate for a TFM

END DATE: Whatever appropriate for a TFM

TIMETABLE: Flexible

TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS: Whatever appropriate for a TFM

LANGUAGE: English


Application:

If you are a master student and you are interested in this project, please get in touch with the scientist in charge: Emilio Artacho (e.artacho@nanogune.eu).

To apply for a master position, fill in the form below and follow the instructions and recomendations of the general call open until 30 September 2021.



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