AIXTRON supports young academics in researching of future semiconductor quantum components / New EU doctoral program

DGAP-Media / 06.12.2021 / 09:03 AIXTRON supports young academics in researching of future semiconductor quantum components AIXTRON is a partner of the new EU doctoral program QUANTIMONY / Research focus is on semiconductor materials and devices containing antimony / Applications are optoelectronics, datacomms and energy as well as future quantum semiconductor technologies Herzogenrath/Germany, December 6, 2021 - AIXTRON (FSE: AIXA, ISIN DE000A0WMPJ6) is partner of the new international doctoral program QUANTIMONY. The leading provider of deposition equipment for the semiconductor industry is thus supporting the training of young academics and at the same time the research into the future field of quantum technologies utilizing the chemical element antimony (Sb).

The EU funding program QUANTIMONY ("Innovative Training Network in Quantum Semiconductor Technologies Exploiting Antimony") is an innovative network for doctoral education in this field. It provides 14 junior researchers with PhD positions. They get into the field of semiconductor science and -technology a high-quality education that covers all scientific and engineering aspects from modeling to material growth and characterization to industrial use.

QUANTIMONY is configured as a multi-site network. It comprises eleven internationally renowned research teams as beneficiaries and is supported by twelve partner organizations. The combined consortium spans eight European countries, plus USA, Taiwan and Brazil.

Focus on antimony semiconductor components

The work focuses on research into semiconductor quantum components that contain the chemical element antimony. With QUANTIMONY a contribution should be made to raise the full potential of the III-Sb compound semiconductors GaSb, InSb, AlSb. Antimonic semiconductor components are to be used primarily in optoelectronic applications such as LEDs, lasers and detectors in the infrared spectral range as well as DRAM-memories, single photon sources and solar cells.