PhD: Electric-Controlled FE/FM/SC Interfaces

KU Leuven; Vlaams-Brabant; Sur place; EUR 25 000 - 29 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Doctoral programme

Teaching opportunity

Résumé du poste

KU Leuven invites applications for a PhD project focusing on interface coupling in ferroelectric/ferromagnetic/superconductor systems. The work spans growth, structural/chemical analysis, and magnetic/transport measurements to explore electric-field control of superconductivity in FE/FM/SC heterostructures.

You will collaborate with imec Leuven and use in-house and large-scale facilities to study depth profiles, interface quality, and magnetoelectric effects, advancing fundamental understanding

Qualifications

• Master in physics, chemistry, nanotechnology, or related fields.
• Excellent results in studies and fluent in English.
• Team player with international teamwork experience.

Responsabilités

• Study FE/FM/SC heterostructures and magnetoelectric coupling.
• Characterize interfaces using X-ray scattering, SPM, APT, and Rutherford backscattering.
• Perform magnetization and transport measurements at cryogenic temperatures.

Connaissances

Solid state physics

Experimental skills

Team player

Fluent English

Formation

Master's degree in physics or related

Outils

Molecular beam epitaxy

SQUID magnetometer

Atom Probe Tomography

Neutron reflectivity

Description du poste

KU Leuven invites applications for a PhD project focusing on interface coupling in ferroelectric/ferromagnetic/superconductor systems. The work spans growth, structural/chemical analysis, and magnetic/transport measurements to explore electric-field control of superconductivity in FE/FM/SC heterostructures.

You will collaborate with imec Leuven and use in-house and large-scale facilities to study depth profiles, interface quality, and magnetoelectric effects, advancing fundamental understanding