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The Computational Nanoelectronics Group (http://www.nano-tcad.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich (Switzerland) is looking for
1 Ph.D. student in ab initio electronic transport simulations (100%)
Job description: Semiconductor microprocessors build the core of all electronic devices, from laptops, cell phones, or tablets to vehicles and automated systems. Besides the end of Moore’s scaling law, the development of future chips face other challenges such as the introduction of new functionalities to devices whose dimensions do not exceed few nanometers. For example, ultra-scaled transistors, the active components of all microprocessors, might soon be combined with photo-emitters, modulators, and receivers to enable optical communication within or between chips. This requires the integration of new materials with Silicon, the semiconductor of reference, and makes the conception of next-generation nano-devices extremely complex, thus calling for the emergence of advanced design methods.
In this PhD thesis, a novel ab initio quantum transport solver will be developed that will take advantage of the always increasing computational power offered by today's HPC resources. The focus will be on electronic transport and the interplay between electrons and other carriers, phonons, and photons. All these effects will be captured at the quantum mechanical level and from first-principles. The main task of this PhD thesis will be to implement the required physical modules in Python, validate them, and apply them to the simulation of nanoscale devices. This work will be performed in close collaboration with other PhD students and post-docs.
The successful candidate should have a Master degree in electrical engineering, physics, material science, computational chemistry or in a related discipline, excellent Python programming skills, a strong background in quantum transport theory, and interest in physics-based device modeling. Experience with density functional theory is a plus.
For further information and to apply, please visit https://www.jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_ethz_KQhFIuTqkoTDPnpijA.