Solid State Physics

Research

The focus of the division of Solid State Physics is fundamental and applied research within nanoscience, based on semiconductor materials and semiconductor physics. A crucial resource is Lund Nano Lab, which is an advanced clean room laboratory for epitaxial growth of materials and processing of nanostructures. Lund Nano Lab is also available for external users. In recent years, our research has to a large extent been focused on growth of, properties of and applications of semiconductor nanowires – an area in which we are one of the leading groups worldwide. Nanowires are small crystalline wires (tens of nanometers in diameter and up to several microns long), which give access to new regimes for fundamental physics studies, but also opens up for applications, especially within nanoelectronics, photonics and life sciences (e.g. bio sensors). The division is coordinating the “Nanometer Structure Consortium” (nmC), which is an interdisciplinary center involving about ten research groups collaborating on research and applications of nanometer structures, in close interaction with several companies.

To the Division of Solid State Physics website

To the Nanometer Structure Consortium website

 

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