offre de thèse ICMCB

Molecular electronics is the discipline that studies nano-electronic devices in which the charge transport occurs across a single molecule or a single layer of molecules, to perform simple or complex electronic functions. In recent years, the advent of Big Data, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) comes at a tremendous energetic cost, making it extremely important to develop new energy-efficient electronic technologies. One possible avenue to design devices with ultra-low energy consumption is the development of spintronic devices that rely on the ability to generate currents presenting an asymmetric population of spin up and spin down electrons. It was recently shown that it is possible to observe spin-dependent charge transport in devices containing chiral molecular spacers. This exciting new phenomenon, named Chirality Induced Spin-Selectivity (CISS), allows to generate currents with very high spin polarizations at room temperature. However, to date, there is a very limited understanding as to how the different molecular properties affect the occurrence and/or the magnitude of the CISS effect, and this is the fundamental question that this project will address.

To apply

Interested candidates are invited to send a CV, motivation letter and contact details of two referees to
Mathieu Gonidec: mathieu.gonidec@icmcb.cnrs.fr

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