Physics and applications of high binding energy excitons
This project studies materials with strongly bound excitons for room-temperature sensing and computing, using ultrafast spectroscopy and device fabrication.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 (NIST February review) | May 1, 2025 (Close Date) | August 1, 2025 (NIST August review)
Funding Amounts: $82,764 stipend plus $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship to study physics and applications of high binding energy excitons using ultrafast spectroscopy and device fabrication at NIST.
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 applying.
Description
This postdoctoral research opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on the physics and applications of materials exhibiting high binding energy excitons (HBEE). HBEE excitons are promising for enabling room temperature sensing and future computing technologies. The project involves exploring these excitons in various materials such as organic molecules, polymers, 2D materials, and perovskites.
Research methods include advanced ultrafast optical spectroscopy techniques like transient absorption spectroscopy (TAS), time-resolved fluorescence, two-dimensional spectroscopy, and pump-probe spectral interferometry. The project also encompasses opto-electronic device design, fabrication, and characterization using NIST's nanofabrication facilities, including low temperature current-voltage, impedance and capacitance-voltage measurements, electroluminescence, and photocurrent studies.
The fellowship provides a unique opportunity to work at the Physical Measurement Laboratory, Nanoscale Device Characterization Division in Gaithersburg, MD, under the mentorship of NIST scientists.
