NIST Ultrafast Condensed-Phase Dynamics Using Mid-Infrared and Terahertz Spectroscopies
NIST uses ultrafast lasers & infrared/THz methods to study energy & carrier dynamics in materials like semiconductors, solar cells, & integrated circuits.
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NRC Research Associateship Programs has archived this opportunity.
Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: $82,764 stipend per year + $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship at NIST to conduct ultrafast laser and mid-infrared/terahertz spectroscopy research on carrier and energy dynamics in condensed phase and nanoscale materials.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a Ph.D. earned within the last 5 years; requires contacting a NIST research adviser prior to application.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on using femtosecond laser methods combined with tunable mid-infrared (MIR), visible/ultraviolet (Vis-UV), and terahertz (THz) spectroscopies to study ultrafast carrier and energy dynamics in condensed phase and nanoscale materials. Research systems include semiconductors, 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) thin films, metal plasmons, inorganic species in solution, crystals, and surfaces.
Key research areas include:
- Time-resolved spectroscopy, hyperspectral and thermal imaging, and nonlinear spectroscopies.
- Development of vibrational and THz nanoprobes such as scattering Near-Field Optical Microscopy (s-SNOM).
- Investigation of novel solar cell and photovoltaic materials.
- Study of electronic-vibrational energy transfer processes (excitons).
- Nanoscale carrier processes in conductive materials.
- Development of THz methods for thermal imaging in active 3D integrated circuits.
The research environment includes advanced instrumentation such as Ti:Sapphire oscillators with regenerative amplifiers, THz pump-probe spectrometers, nonlinear crystals for frequency generation, CCD and mid-IR/THz focal-plane arrays, and Fourier transform infrared spectrometers.
For more information and recent publications, see the research adviser’s page: Edwin J. Heilweil at NIST.
