The “EDGE” project at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) aims to do fundamental research towards room temperature quantum effect devices, including ab-initio calculations of transport phenomena, development of novel THz and electrostatic scanning probe based characterisation methods, and fabrication of devices based on room temperature quantum effects and ballistic transport. The Ph.D. three students (1 theoretical + 2 experimental) will collaborate across disciplines and the involved Departments to accomplish these goals, working closely with colleagues and students within the Graphene Flagship as well as the Danish Centre of Excellence, Center for Nanostructured Graphene.

For the EDGE project the Theoretical Nanoelectronics group (Group Leader Prof. M. Brandbyge) at the Dept. of Micro and Nanotechnology (DTU-Nanotech) seeks a candidate to perform research in the following areas:

• Electronic structure and transport calculations using Density Functional Theory (DFT) in combination with non-equilibrium Greens functions (NEGF).
• Development and use of tight-binding models based on DFT-NEGF parameters for large-scale calculations.
• Computational studies of device physics relevant to the experiments in the EDGE project providing atomistic insights into e.g. role of disorder, doping and contact resistance.
• Collaboration with the 2 experimental Ph.D. students in the EDGE project.

Essential requirements:

• M.Sc. degree in physics, materials science or engineering
• Solid background in theoretical solid-state physics and/or quantum chemistry.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferably:

• Experience with electronic structure calculation based on Density Functional Theory.
• Experience with atomistic electron transport calculations.
• Theory of electronic structure of 2D materials and interfaces.
• Good command of computational tools on linux clusters (scripting and programming)

Further details on how to apply and salary etc.:

http://www.dtu.dk/english/career/job?id=87add45a-7e74-4317-bfb9-be35b8d4e100

The deadline for applications is 01.09.2015. The application should be submitted in English.