Fabrication of amorphous neuromorphic switching devices

The goal of the project is to synthesize two-terminal selector devices with high ON/OFF ratio and low threshold voltage using amorphous GeTe grown by sputtering in the cleanroom. You will go through a training process that allows you to gain access to the Notre Dame Nanofabrication facility. You will also learn how to carry out photolithography in a cleanroom setting and how to operate a sputtering chamber dedicated to the synthesis of chalcogenide materials.

 

Name of research group, project, or lab
Assaf group.
Why join this research group or lab?
  • You will gain skills that are useful in the semiconductor industry and in graduate school.
  • You will gain cleanroom experience.
  • You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative group of people who work together to tackle some of the most exciting challenges in solid-state physics and materials science.
Logistics Information:
Project categories
Physics & Astronomy
Student ranks applicable
First Year
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Student qualifications
  • Motivated to work in a cleanroom.
  • Collaborative 
  • Good communicator
  • Has completed Physics 2 or Engineering Physics 2.
  • Prior experience with python or matlab is desired (even in the context of a class)
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Number of openings
1
Techniques learned
  • Sputtering
  • X-ray diffraction
  • Lithography
  • Electrical transport measurements
Project start
ASAP
Contact Information:
Mentor
bassaf@nd.edu
Name of project director or principal investigator
Badih Assaf
Email address of project director or principal investigator
bassaf@nd.edu
1 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Physics & Astronomy